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//@version=6
indicator(title="HTF Candles & Separators", shorttitle="HTF+Candles+Sep", overlay=true, max_boxes_count=500, max_lines_count=500, max_labels_count=500) // Increased labels count
// --- HTF Settings ---
timeframe1 = input.timeframe('D', 'Timeframe 1')
timeframe2 = input.timeframe('W', 'Timeframe 2')
timeframe3 = input.timeframe('M', 'Timeframe 3')
numBoxes = input.int(3, 'Number of Boxes', minval=1, maxval=10)
// Separator Timeframe Selection
separatorTF = input.timeframe('D', 'Separator Timeframe')
// Box Settings
BoxShow = input.bool(true, 'Show HTF Boxes')
BoxWidth = input.int(1, 'Box Border Width', minval=0)
BoxLineStyle = input.bool(false, 'Box Border Dashed') ? line.style_dashed : line.style_solid
// HTF mSpot Settings
mSpotShow = input.bool(false, 'Show HTF mSpot')
mSpotWidth = input.int(1, 'mSpot Line Width', minval=0)
mSpotStyle = input.bool(true, 'mSpot Line Dashed') ? line.style_dashed : line.style_solid
// HTF Open Line Settings
OpenLineShow = input.bool(true, 'Show HTF Open Line')
OpenLineWidth = input.int(1, 'Open Line Width', minval=0)
OpenLineStyle = input.bool(false, 'Open Line Dashed') ? line.style_dashed : line.style_solid
// --- Timeframe Label Settings ---
showLabels = input.bool(true, "Show Timeframe Labels", group="Timeframe Labels")
labelPosition = input.string("Top", "Label Position", options=["Top", "Middle", "Bottom"], group="Timeframe Labels")
labelSize = input.string("small", "Label Size", options=["tiny", "small", "normal", "large"], group="Timeframe Labels")
labelColor = input.color(color.white, "Label Color", group="Timeframe Labels")
labelBgColor = input.color(color.new(color.black, 50), "Label Background Color", group="Timeframe Labels")
// HTF Box Colors - Automated (no user selection)
boxBullishColor = color.new(#66bb6a, 80)  // Green for bullish
boxBearishColor = color.new(#f7525f, 80)  // Red for bearish
boxBorderColor = color.new(#9598a1, 50)   // Gray border
mSpotColor = color.new(#9598a1, 50)       // Gray mSpot
openLineColor = color.new(#00ff00, 50)    // Green open line
// --- Period Separator Inputs ---
showSeparators = input.bool(true, "Show Period Separators")
sepColorInput = input.color(color.gray, "Separator Color", group="Period Separators")
sepStyleInput = input.string("Dotted", "Separator Style", options=["Solid", "Dashed", "Dotted"], group="Period Separators")
sepWidthInput = input.int(1, "Separator Width", minval=1, group="Period Separators")
sepMode = input.string("Historical", options=["Historical", "Present"], title="Separator Mode", group="Period Separators")
// --- HTF Variables Arrays ---
var float[] htfHigh = array.new_float(3, na)
var float[] htfLow = array.new_float(3, na)
var float[] htfOpen = array.new_float(3, na)
var float[] htfClose = array.new_float(3, na)
var int[] htfBarIndex = array.new_int(3, na)
var float[] prevmSpotValue = array.new_float(3, na)
var float[] prevOpen = array.new_float(3, na)
var box[] currentBoxes = array.new_box(3, na)
var line[] currentLines = array.new_line(3, na)
var line[] currentOpenLines = array.new_line(3, na)
var label[] currentLabels = array.new_label(3, na) // Array to store current labels
// Timeframes array
timeframes = array.from(timeframe1, timeframe2, timeframe3)
// --- Period Separator Variables ---
var line[] separators = array.new_line()
// Get line style function
getLineStyle(string styleInput) =>
    switch styleInput
        "Solid" => line.style_solid
        "Dashed" => line.style_dashed
        "Dotted" => line.style_dotted
        => line.style_dotted
// Pre-calculate HTF time changes outside the loop
htfTime1 = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, timeframe1, time)
htfTime2 = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, timeframe2, time)
htfTime3 = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, timeframe3, time)
changeHTF1 = ta.change(htfTime1) != 0
changeHTF2 = ta.change(htfTime2) != 0
changeHTF3 = ta.change(htfTime3) != 0
// Pre-calculate separator time change
separatorTime = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, separatorTF, time)
changeSeparatorTF = ta.change(separatorTime) != 0

// Helper function to determine label Y position
getLabelYPos(float top, float bottom, string position) =>
    switch position
        "Top" => top
        "Middle" => (top + bottom) / 2
        "Bottom" => bottom
        => (top + bottom) / 2 // Default to middle

// Main logic for each timeframe
for i = 0 to numBoxes - 1
    if i < array.size(timeframes)
        tf = array.get(timeframes, i)
        // Get the pre-calculated change flag for this timeframe
        bool changeHTF = i == 0 ? changeHTF1 : i == 1 ? changeHTF2 : changeHTF3
        // Create security context for each timeframe
        htfOpenVal = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, open)
        htfHighVal = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, high)
        htfLowVal = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, low)
        htfCloseVal = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, close)
        barIndex = bar_index + 1
        if changeHTF
            // --- A new HTF bar has started ---
            highVal = array.get(htfHigh, i)
            lowVal = array.get(htfLow, i)
            openVal = array.get(htfOpen, i)
            closeVal = array.get(htfClose, i)
            barIdx = array.get(htfBarIndex, i) + 1
            prevMSpot = array.get(prevmSpotValue, i)
            prevOpn = array.get(prevOpen, i)
            if not na(highVal) and not na(lowVal)
                // Calculate current period's mSpot
                float currentmSpotValue = math.avg(highVal, lowVal)
                // Draw mSpot line using previous mSpot (shifted display)
                if not na(prevMSpot)
                    if mSpotShow
                        line.new(x1=barIdx, y1=prevMSpot, x2=barIndex, y2=prevMSpot, xloc=xloc.bar_index, color=mSpotColor, style=mSpotStyle, width=mSpotWidth)
                // Determine box color based on direction from previous open to previous mSpot
                bool boxBullish = false
                if not na(prevOpn) and not na(prevMSpot)
                    boxBullish := prevOpn > prevMSpot  // Upward = Bearish, Downward = Bullish
                BGColor = boxBullish ? boxBearishColor : boxBullishColor
                // Draw box using CURRENT open and PREVIOUS mSpot
                boxCreated = box(na)
                if BoxShow and not na(openVal) and not na(prevMSpot)
                    boxCreated := box.new(left=barIdx, top=math.max(openVal, prevMSpot), right=barIndex, bottom=math.min(openVal, prevMSpot), border_width=BoxWidth, border_style=BoxLineStyle, border_color=boxBorderColor, bgcolor=BGColor)
                // --- Draw Timeframe Label for the *previous* HTF bar ---
                if showLabels and not na(boxCreated) and not na(tf)
                    labelY = getLabelYPos(math.max(openVal, prevMSpot), math.min(openVal, prevMSpot), labelPosition)
                    label.new(x=barIdx + (barIndex  - barIdx) / 2, y=labelY, text=tf, xloc=xloc.bar_index, yloc=yloc.price, style=label.style_label_center, textcolor=labelColor, size=labelSize, color=labelBgColor)
                // Draw open line using current open
                if OpenLineShow and not na(openVal)
                    line.new(x1=barIdx, y1=openVal, x2=barIndex , y2=openVal, xloc=xloc.bar_index, color=openLineColor, style=OpenLineStyle, width=OpenLineWidth)
                // Store current values for next period
                array.set(prevmSpotValue, i, currentmSpotValue)
                array.set(prevOpen, i, openVal)
            // Store data points for the *new* HTF bar
            array.set(htfOpen, i, htfOpenVal)
            array.set(htfClose, i, htfCloseVal)
            array.set(htfBarIndex, i, bar_index)
            array.set(htfHigh, i, htfHighVal)
            array.set(htfLow, i, htfLowVal)
        else if bar_index > 0
            // --- The current HTF bar continues ---
            highVal = array.get(htfHigh, i)
            lowVal = array.get(htfLow, i)
            closeVal = array.get(htfClose, i)
            htfHighCurrent = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, high)
            htfLowCurrent = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, low)
            htfCloseCurrent = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, tf, close)
            array.set(htfHigh, i, math.max(highVal, htfHighCurrent))
            array.set(htfLow, i, math.min(lowVal, htfLowCurrent))
            array.set(htfClose, i, htfCloseCurrent)
        // Handle last bar updates
        if barstate.islast and bar_index > 0
            // Clean up temporary "current" objects from previous iterations
            boxToDelete = array.get(currentBoxes, i)
            lineToDelete1 = array.get(currentLines, i)
            lineToDelete2 = array.get(currentOpenLines, i)
            labelToDelete = array.get(currentLabels, i) // Get label to delete
            if not na(boxToDelete)
                box.delete(boxToDelete)
            if not na(lineToDelete1)
                line.delete(lineToDelete1)
            if not na(lineToDelete2)
                line.delete(lineToDelete2)
            if not na(labelToDelete) // Delete label
                label.delete(labelToDelete)
            // Redraw final elements for the *current* HTF bar on the last chart bar
            highVal = array.get(htfHigh, i)
            lowVal = array.get(htfLow, i)
            openVal = array.get(htfOpen, i)
            closeVal = array.get(htfClose, i)
            barIdx = array.get(htfBarIndex, i)
            prevMSpot = array.get(prevmSpotValue, i)
            prevOpn = array.get(prevOpen, i)
            if not na(highVal) and not na(lowVal)
                float currentmSpotValue = math.avg(highVal, lowVal)
                // Draw mSpot line using previous mSpot (shifted display)
                if not na(prevMSpot)
                    if mSpotShow
                        newLine = line.new(x1=barIdx, y1=prevMSpot, x2=barIndex, y2=prevMSpot, xloc=xloc.bar_index, color=mSpotColor, style=mSpotStyle, width=mSpotWidth)
                        array.set(currentLines, i, newLine)
                // Determine box color based on direction from previous open to previous mSpot
                bool boxBullish = false
                if not na(prevOpn) and not na(prevMSpot)
                    boxBullish := prevOpn > prevMSpot  // Upward = Bearish, Downward = Bullish
                BGColor = boxBullish ? boxBearishColor : boxBullishColor
                // Draw box using CURRENT open and PREVIOUS mSpot
                newBoxCreated = box(na)
                if BoxShow and not na(openVal) and not na(prevMSpot)
                    newBoxCreated := box.new(left=barIdx, top=math.max(openVal, prevMSpot), right=barIndex, bottom=math.min(openVal, prevMSpot), border_width=BoxWidth, border_style=BoxLineStyle, border_color=boxBorderColor, bgcolor=BGColor)
                    array.set(currentBoxes, i, newBoxCreated)
                // --- Draw Timeframe Label for the *current* HTF bar ---
                newLabelCreated = label(na)
                if showLabels and not na(newBoxCreated) and not na(tf)
                    labelY = getLabelYPos(math.max(openVal, prevMSpot), math.min(openVal, prevMSpot), labelPosition)
                    newLabelCreated := label.new(x=barIdx + (barIndex - barIdx) / 2, y=labelY, text=tf, xloc=xloc.bar_index, yloc=yloc.price, style=label.style_label_center, textcolor=labelColor, size=labelSize, color=labelBgColor)
                    array.set(currentLabels, i, newLabelCreated) // Store the new label object
                // Draw open line using current open
                if OpenLineShow and not na(openVal)
                    newOpenLine = line.new(x1=barIdx, y1=openVal, x2=barIndex, y2=openVal, xloc=xloc.bar_index, color=openLineColor, style=OpenLineStyle, width=OpenLineWidth)
                    array.set(currentOpenLines, i, newOpenLine)
// --- Period Separator Logic for Selected Timeframe ---
if changeSeparatorTF and showSeparators
    new_separator = line.new(x1=bar_index, x2=bar_index, y1=high + syminfo.mintick, y2=low - syminfo.mintick, extend=extend.both, color=sepColorInput, style=getLineStyle(sepStyleInput), width=sepWidthInput)
    array.push(separators, new_separator)
    if sepMode == "Present" and array.size(separators) > 1
        line_to_delete = array.shift(separators)
        line.delete(line_to_delete)