Serenity V2 Settings Guide

Visual Appearance Settings

Theme Selection

Setting: Theme
Options: 29 professional themes including Professional, Dark Mode, Neon, Ocean, etc.
What it does: Changes all colors throughout the entire indicator to match your chosen aesthetic
When to use: Select based on your screen setup, lighting conditions, and personal preference
Recommendation: Professional for business use, Dark Mode for low-light trading, Neon for high-energy scalping

Swing Fail Pattern Settings

Pattern Display Options

Setting: Regular Swings
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays normal swing highs and lows that haven’t failed yet
When to use: Enable when learning market structure or need complete swing analysis
Recommendation: Hide for cleaner charts, Show for educational purposes

Setting: Potential SFPs
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows early warning signals where SFP patterns might be forming
When to use: Enable for advance warning of possible reversals
Recommendation: Show for day trading, Hide for swing trading to reduce noise

Setting: Failed Breakouts
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Highlights confirmed SFP patterns where breakouts have failed and reversed
When to use: Always enable – these are your main trading signals
Recommendation: Always Show – this is the core SFP functionality

Pattern Confirmation Speed

Setting: Confirmation Mode
Options: All / Instant / Early / Regular
What it does: Controls how quickly patterns are confirmed and displayed

All: Shows every possible pattern (educational mode)
Instant: Confirms patterns immediately (0-1 bars)
Early: Moderate confirmation (2-8 bars)
Regular: Full confirmation (8+ bars)

When to use:

Scalping: Instant mode for fastest signals
Day Trading: Early mode for balanced speed/accuracy
Swing Trading: Regular mode for highest accuracy
Learning: All mode to see complete pattern development

Liquidity Zone Settings

Zone Activation Controls

Setting: Zone 1
Options: Off / On (Both) / High Only / Low Only
What it does: Controls short-term liquidity zones (5-15 minute timeframes)
When to use: Essential for scalping and day trading
Recommendation: On (Both) for active trading, Off for position trading

Setting: Zone 2
Options: Off / On (Both) / High Only / Low Only
What it does: Controls medium-term liquidity zones (30min-1hour timeframes)
When to use: Primary zones for day trading and short-term swing trading
Recommendation: Always On (Both) for most trading styles

Setting: Zone 3
Options: Off / On (Both) / High Only / Low Only
What it does: Controls daily liquidity zones for swing trading
When to use: Essential for swing trading and position entries
Recommendation: On (Both) for swing traders, consider for day traders

Setting: Zone 4
Options: Off / On (Both) / High Only / Low Only
What it does: Controls weekly liquidity zones for position trading
When to use: Long-term swing trades and position trading
Recommendation: On for position traders, Off for day traders

Setting: Zone 5
Options: Off / On (Both) / High Only / Low Only
What it does: Controls monthly liquidity zones for investment-level decisions
When to use: Portfolio management and long-term position trading
Recommendation: Off unless doing major position trading

Zone Timeframe Selection

Setting: Timeframe (per zone)
Options: Various timeframes from minutes to months
What it does: Sets the specific timeframe used to calculate each zone
When to use: Customize based on your primary trading timeframe
Recommendations:

Zone 1: 15 minutes for day trading, 5 minutes for scalping
Zone 2: 1 hour for most traders
Zone 3: 4 hours or Daily
Zone 4: Weekly
Zone 5: Monthly

Pivot Point Settings

Pivot System Selection

Setting: Fibonacci Pivots
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Shows pivot points calculated using Fibonacci ratios (38.2%, 61.8%, 100%)
When to use: Best for trending markets and breakout trading
Recommendation: Enable for most trading – widely followed by institutions

Setting: Woodie Pivots
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Shows alternative pivot calculation that weights closing price more heavily
When to use: Excellent for ranging markets and mean reversion strategies
Recommendation: Enable alongside Fibonacci for complete analysis

Pivot Timeframes

Setting: Intraday Pivots
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows pivots calculated from current trading session
When to use: Day trading and scalping during active sessions
Recommendation: Show for intraday trading, Hide for swing trading

Setting: Daily Pivots
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows pivots calculated from previous day’s data
When to use: Most important pivot timeframe – used by all trading styles
Recommendation: Always Show – universal reference levels

Setting: Weekly Pivots
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows pivots calculated from previous week’s data
When to use: Swing trading and identifying major weekly levels
Recommendation: Show for swing traders, optional for day traders

Setting: Monthly Pivots
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows pivots calculated from previous month’s data
When to use: Position trading and major market structure analysis
Recommendation: Show for position trading, Hide for short-term trading

Setting: Yearly Pivots
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows pivots calculated from previous year’s data
When to use: Long-term investment and strategic market analysis
Recommendation: Generally Hide unless doing major position analysis

Pivot Display Options

Setting: Show P (Pivot Point)
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays the central pivot point line
When to use: Always – this is the most important level
Recommendation: Always Show

Setting: Show R1, R2, R3 (Resistance Levels)
Options: Show / Hide (individually)
What it does: Shows first, second, and third resistance levels above the pivot
When to use:

R1: Most important, always show
R2: Major resistance, show for swing trading
R3: Extreme levels, show for position trading Recommendation: R1 always, R2 for swing trading, R3 optional

Setting: Show S1, S2, S3 (Support Levels)
Options: Show / Hide (individually)
What it does: Shows first, second, and third support levels below the pivot
When to use: Same logic as resistance levels
Recommendation: S1 always, S2 for swing trading, S3 optional

Market Session Settings

Session Display Controls

Setting: Asia Session
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays box around Asia/Tokyo trading session (21:00-06:00 GMT)
When to use: When trading during Asian hours or need 24-hour market context
Recommendation: Show if trading Asian markets, Hide if only trading London/NY

Setting: London Session
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays box around London trading session (07:00-16:00 GMT)
When to use: Essential for European and forex trading
Recommendation: Always Show for forex and European markets

Setting: New York Session
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays box around NY trading session (13:00-22:00 GMT)
When to use: Critical for US markets and major forex pairs
Recommendation: Always Show for US markets and major currency pairs

Setting: Sydney Session
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays box around Sydney trading session
When to use: When trading AUD/NZD pairs or need complete 24-hour view
Recommendation: Show only if specifically trading Pacific markets

Session Data Display

Setting: Show Session Data
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays numerical data inside session boxes (open, high, low, volume, range)
When to use: When you need detailed session statistics
Recommendation: Hide for cleaner charts, Show when analyzing session behavior

Setting: Session Label Size
Options: Tiny / Small / Normal / Large / Huge
What it does: Controls size of text labels in session boxes
When to use: Adjust based on screen size and readability needs
Recommendation: Small for most setups, Normal for large screens

Volume Analysis Settings

Volume Display Options

Setting: Show Total Volume
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays current period’s total trading volume
When to use: Always useful for confirming price moves
Recommendation: Always Show

Setting: Show Buy/Sell Volume
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Breaks down volume into buying pressure vs selling pressure
When to use: Critical for understanding institutional flow direction
Recommendation: Always Show for professional analysis

Setting: Show Volume Change
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows percentage change in volume from previous periods
When to use: Identifying volume spikes and institutional activity
Recommendation: Show for active trading styles

Setting: Show Volume Average
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays rolling average volume for comparison
When to use: Determining if current volume is unusually high or low
Recommendation: Show for institutional flow analysis

Volume Analysis Depth

Setting: Volume Periods
Options: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 periods
What it does: Sets how many periods to include in volume calculations
When to use: Shorter for day trading, longer for swing trading
Recommendation: 20 periods for most applications

Open Interest Settings

Open Interest Display

Setting: Show Open Interest
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays current open interest data (futures/options only)
When to use: Only available and useful for derivative instruments
Recommendation: Show when trading futures or options

Setting: Show OI Change
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Shows change in open interest from previous period
When to use: Critical for understanding institutional positioning changes
Recommendation: Always Show when open interest is available

Setting: OI Analysis Period
Options: Daily, Weekly, Monthly
What it does: Sets timeframe for open interest trend analysis
When to use: Match to your trading timeframe
Recommendation: Daily for day trading, Weekly for swing trading

Alert Settings

Alert Priority Levels

Setting: Perfect SFP Alerts
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Alerts for highest quality SFP patterns (90%+ quality score)
When to use: Always enable – these are your best trading opportunities
Recommendation: Always Enable

Setting: Triple Confluence Alerts
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Alerts when SFP + Zone + Pivot + Volume all align
When to use: Ultimate high-probability setups
Recommendation: Always Enable

Setting: Institutional Flow Alerts
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Alerts for high volume + open interest spikes at key levels
When to use: When you want to follow institutional money
Recommendation: Enable for professional trading

Setting: Zone Activity Alerts
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Notifications when price touches or breaks liquidity zones
When to use: For zone-based trading strategies
Recommendation: Enable based on your zone trading frequency

Setting: Pivot Touch Alerts
Options: Enable / Disable
What it does: Alerts when price reaches pivot levels
When to use: For pivot-based trading strategies
Recommendation: Enable for pivot traders, Disable if too many alerts

Alert Frequency Control

Setting: Minimum Alert Quality
Options: 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%
What it does: Sets minimum quality score required to trigger alerts
When to use: Higher percentages = fewer but better quality alerts
Recommendation: 70% for active trading, 80%+ for selective trading

Setting: Alert Session Filter
Options: All Sessions / Active Sessions Only / Specific Sessions
What it does: Limits alerts to chosen trading sessions
When to use: Prevent alerts during hours when you’re not trading
Recommendation: Set to your active trading sessions only

Performance Settings

Processing Optimization

Setting: Update Frequency
Options: Real-time / Every 5 seconds / Every 15 seconds / Every minute
What it does: Controls how often the indicator recalculates
When to use: Real-time for scalping, slower for swing trading
Recommendation: Real-time for day trading, Every 15 seconds for swing trading

Setting: Historical Bars
Options: 100, 500, 1000, 2000 bars
What it does: Sets how much historical data to analyze
When to use: More bars = better analysis but slower performance
Recommendation: 500 bars for most users, 1000+ for swing traders

Setting: Zone Merge Sensitivity
Options: High / Medium / Low
What it does: Controls how aggressively zones from different timeframes merge
When to use: High sensitivity = more merged zones, Low = more individual zones
Recommendation: Medium for most users

Display Optimization

Setting: Zone Transparency
Options: 0% (opaque) to 90% (very transparent)
What it does: Controls how see-through the zone backgrounds are
When to use: Higher transparency reduces visual clutter
Recommendation: 60-80% for clean charts while maintaining visibility

Setting: Show Zone Labels
Options: Show / Hide
What it does: Displays text labels identifying each zone
When to use: Hide for cleaner appearance, Show when learning
Recommendation: Hide for experienced users, Show when learning

Setting: Pivot Line Style
Options: Solid / Dashed / Dotted
What it does: Changes appearance of pivot point lines
When to use: Personal preference and chart clarity
Recommendation: Solid for primary levels, Dashed for secondary levels

Recommended Settings by Trading Style

Scalper Settings

Theme: Neon or Electric
SFP Confirmation: Instant
Zones: Zone 1 and Zone 2 only
Pivots: Daily and Intraday only
Sessions: Current session only
Alerts: Perfect SFP and Triple Confluence only
Update Frequency: Real-time

Day Trader Settings

Theme: Professional or Dark Mode
SFP Confirmation: Early
Zones: Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone 3
Pivots: Daily, Weekly, and Intraday
Sessions: London and New York
Alerts: All high and medium priority alerts
Update Frequency: Real-time

Swing Trader Settings

Theme: Ocean or Professional
SFP Confirmation: Regular
Zones: Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4
Pivots: Daily, Weekly, and Monthly
Sessions: All major sessions
Alerts: Focus on high-priority alerts only
Update Frequency: Every 15 seconds

Position Trader Settings

Theme: Professional or Minimal
SFP Confirmation: Regular with 80%+ quality
Zones: Zone 3, Zone 4, and Zone 5
Pivots: Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly
Sessions: All sessions for context
Alerts: Perfect setups and institutional flow only
Update Frequency: Every minute

Quick Setup Guide

First Time Setup

Choose Theme: Start with Professional theme
Enable Core Features: SFP (Regular mode), Zone 2, Daily Pivots, Volume Analysis
Set Your Sessions: Enable London and/or New York based on trading hours
Configure Alerts: Start with Perfect SFP and Triple Confluence alerts only
Test Performance: Add features gradually to ensure smooth operation

Performance Issues

Slow Loading: Reduce historical bars, disable unused sessions
Too Many Alerts: Increase minimum alert quality, disable lower priority alerts
Visual Clutter: Hide zone labels, increase transparency, use simpler theme
Missing Signals: Check feature enable/disable settings, verify timeframe compatibility

Getting Help

Settings Not Saving: Check browser permissions and TradingView account sync
Features Not Working: Verify sufficient historical data and market hours
Display Issues: Try different themes and adjust browser zoom level
Alert Problems: Check TradingView alert permissions and notification settings