Hello all,

I am looking for a flexible volume profile indicator that can be used within a ninjascript of NT8. Specifically, I want to use the VPOC and also the HVA and LVA to build an automated strategy.
Where can I get such an indicator - for free or for purchase?


Thanks a lot for support!

Many greetings,
Chris

HGxTrader 

Hello all, I am looking for a flexible volume profile indicator that can be used within a ninjascript of NT8. Specifically, I want to use the VPOC and also the HVA and LVA to build an automated strategy. Where can I get such an indicator - for free or for purchase? Thanks a lot for support! Many greetings, Chris

I've used THIS one before, and works well. Iv'e also been able to use various plots into other scripts w/o a problem.

https://docs.mzpack.pro/api/getting-started/overview

Chris,

I rely nearly exclusively on volume and use Neurostreet‘s Macro Profile. It splits TPO and VP in different auctions and might be useful for your own plans.

Kind regards

Frank

All we have to do is ask Ninja trader 8 people to improve their Order flow Volume profile, It sucks to put the Volume profile in Letters but to see it you need to expand, and when your see the letters, you cannot see
anymore the whole chart. Only they need to do is widen that profile to the right so the letter is visible. Why put an indicator when you cannot see it properly ? Why pay $80 a month when their indicator sucks, or they just come of lazy people ?

rene6985 

Why pay $80 a month when their indicator sucks

@rene6985,

I hear you on the display frustration. The label readability thing at smaller chart sizes is something a lot of NT8 users have run into.

A few free alternatives worth checking out that handle VP display differently:

• DValueArea -- Available free on the NinjaTrader Ecosystem, provides VAH/VAL/POC with configurable display
• Hameral Order Flow Basic Pack -- Completely free, includes a volume profile indicator with VAH/VAL/POC, no subscription required
• automated-trading.ch -- Free NT8 VP indicator (requires a free account for the license key)

Depending on what you need, one of those might do the job without the monthly cost. If you're looking to access VP levels programmatically for automated strategies, that's a different conversation -- paid tools like MZpack cover that use case.

Also worth dropping NinjaTrader a feature request on the display side. They do track those.

Have a good weekend!

-- Fi

"If you can't read it at trade time, it's not doing its job."

One important update for anyone finding this thread through search:
Since NinjaTrader 8.1.6, NinjaTrader has added direct NinjaScript access to Order Flow Volume Profile values, including POC, Value Area High and Value Area Low (Feature #28844). That changes the original 2021 question quite a bit.
For anyone planning to use profile levels inside an automated strategy, I would still verify a few things before building rules around them:
• whether you need developing or completed-session POC/VAH/VAL
• that the chart and profile use the intended Trading Hours/session definition
• profile resolution and ticks-per-level
• historical vs real-time behavior
• consistency in Playback/Strategy Analyzer for the intended use case
The important distinction is that displaying the correct profile visually and being able to consume exactly the same values deterministically from NinjaScript are two separate requirements.
For someone revisiting this question in 2026, the native Order Flow Volume Profile is now worth testing for programmatic POC/VA access before assuming that an additional implementation is required.
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