Range Pulse + Compass
User manual.

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One workspace. Two useful views.

Range Pulse follows price around an accepted range. Compass adds the next mapped levels above and below. They share the same market, range and clock. Leave Compass on for the combined market map; switch it off for a simpler range-and-activity view.

Open the member page, choose NQ, ES, GC, RTY or YM, and select Live session. Check the source timestamp. Live tracking includes the overnight futures session, normally Sunday evening through Friday, 18:00–17:00 New York with a daily 17:00–18:00 break. The page opens in Live session and updates about every three seconds. An open session continues across midnight; a new session begins at 18:00. Full session includes the overnight chart. Opening-range levels still use 9:30–10:00 ET and appear only after the required bars are available. Replay dates remain New York calendar dates. Holiday closures, missing history and feed interruptions can leave readings unavailable.

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Read the high, low and points wide

The high and low are the boundaries of the active range. Points wide is the distance between them. These remain fixed while price tests them, until you reset the range or Auto range accepts a new base.

The gauge beside the bubbles follows price. Above the range, its tag shows points above the high; below, points below the low. Inside, it shows points up from the low. The current price is displayed separately. Previous ranges are context, not the active boundaries.

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Read the Compass arrow

↗ Testing above / ↘ Testing below: price is outside the active range. ↑ Holding above / ↓ Holding below: continuously observed price has qualified as staying outside. ↩ Back inside: price returned through the boundary. ↔ Inside the range: price is currently between the boundaries.

Read the arrow with its edge distance and observed outside duration. Holding describes what has happened; it does not guarantee continuation. A gap interrupts continuity. “Establishing range” and “Waiting for recorded price” are unavailable states, not directional calls.

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The left bubble: activity pace

1-min pace compares the latest minute of recorded executed contracts with the preceding four-minute average. Older recordings may contain sampled activity. 1.00× means the same pace, 1.30× means 30% faster, and 0.70× means 30% slower.

The bubble’s vertical position follows price relative to the active range; its size follows activity pace. Buying and selling both contribute. The number is not a buy/sell imbalance, total exchange volume or a prediction. A dashed bubble means the comparison is unavailable. Visual size is capped for readability; the printed ratio is not.

While the pace comparison rebuilds, the left circle shows CONTRACTS / MIN, or CONTRACTS · PART for an incomplete minute. These are observed contract counts. Its size stays fixed until a valid × ratio returns. Live counts come directly from the ordered trade stream, independently of depth and chart-price coverage.

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The right bubble: price response

Price response compares net price movement per unit of recorded activity with the market’s recent baseline. 2.00× means twice the response per unit; 0.50× means half. The signed point change and color describe the latest minute’s direction.

Read the two bubbles together. Faster activity with little net progress describes busy trading without much movement. Greater response means more net movement per unit of activity. Neither identifies the participants or proves absorption, thin liquidity, or the next direction. Back-and-forth movement can finish with little net change.

When the response comparison is unavailable, the right circle shows 1-MIN POINTS if actual price observations exist at both ends of the minute. This is signed price change, not a response ratio. Missing endpoints remain dashed. Read the units below each number.

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First → Then → Larger objective

Compass lists conditional routes If higher and If lower. Nearby steps can include active range boundaries, mapped walls and opening references. The larger objective is an opening-range or expansion reference. Distances are measured from the displayed price.

A larger objective can remain in place while nearer obstacles change. After price retreats, a previously crossed level may need reclaiming again. Read each intervening step. A new accepted range or reaching the objective can change the larger reference. These routes use known mapped levels; they are not an exhaustive order book or a probability of arrival.

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Opening range and expansion targets

The ladder lists OR high, OR midpoint, OR low and Bull/Bear 0.5R, 1R, 1.5R and 2R when opening data is available. These are session references, separate from the smaller active range. Here, R refers to the opening-range width, not your trade risk.

The app matches its existing Ninja indicator: it uses the completed bars stamped 09:30 through 09:57 and fixes the opening reference at 10:00 New York time, once the required observations are available. A chart using a different opening-window convention can show different values. Missing or incompatible opening bars leave these references unavailable.

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Fit the chart and inspect a level

Choose 30 minutes (default), 1 hour, 2 hours or Full session. Changing the view does not reset the range. Fit next Compass levels on chart includes nearby route steps and larger objectives in the scale; switch it off for a closer price view. The full opening ladder remains listed even when a level is off-screen.

Move over the chart to inspect time and price with yellow crosshair labels. Click or tap to pin the inspection point. Arrow keys move it while the chart is focused; Escape clears it. Inspection does not move the current price, range, bubbles or replay clock.

Cyan marks the active range; dashed gold marks a candidate; dotted gray shows earlier ranges. Gold reference lines show opening levels, purple lines mapped walls. Green dots mark exits above, pink exits below, and gold returns inside. Breaks in the price line are gaps in observations.

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Let a new range develop—or keep yours

Auto range is on by default and remembers your preference for each market. It watches for a separate stable base outside the current range. A dashed gold candidate is provisional; it becomes active only after confirmation. Leaving the candidate or interrupted observations can cancel it.

Turn Auto range off to keep the reference. Use Track a new range here to start from the latest qualifying observations; the button is unavailable without enough usable data. Switching Compass off does not reset your range or change Auto range.

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Replay a session with the same map

Choose a market and recorded-session date, then Load replay. Use Play/Pause, the time slider and speed control to follow the session. Select Live session to return. The readings use observations available at the selected time; later levels do not appear early.

Starting directly at a later time establishes a range from recent prices at that time. Carrying an earlier range forward can produce a different read at the same clock time. Compare the same tracked range when reviewing an example. Rewinding before its establishment creates an earlier range. Server recording continues without this page open, provided the upstream data is available.

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Understand the missing-data messages

Dashed bubble: the recent activity or price coverage needed for that comparison is incomplete. Price tracking may still work. No recorded wall: usable wall context is absent. Opening levels unavailable: the required opening bars or contract context is missing.

Displayed liquidity is sampled resting bid/ask size within the distance named on the card; it is not executed volume. Unavailable does not mean zero. The price-progress card measures net movement since range tracking began. Tracking time and events describe the current range.

On a failed refresh, the current price clears and a timestamped Last known chart notice identifies the retained picture. Successful updates remove that notice. Historical archives may not include contract identity; their context is labeled. Do not treat missing observations as an absence of trading.

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A useful routine from range to next level

1. Locate: read the current price, high, low and width. 2. Observe: check whether price is inside, testing, holding or back inside. 3. Compare: read pace and price response together. 4. Map: follow the first obstacle and larger objective in each direction. 5. Reassess: watch the next test or accepted range.

For example, “Holding above” with an OR high overhead describes an observed hold and a known next reference. A return inside changes the state and brings the lower route into focus. Keep Session Compass for the broader NQ direction and Price Control for recorded responses at areas. Range Pulse + Compass does not submit or manage trades.