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Date/Time: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:47 +0000
Alerts/automation with drawn volume profile?
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| [2026-08-19 14:26:35] |
| warpigs - Posts: 83 |
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The main tool I use for trading is the drawn volume profile. But I see that it is treated differently in some ways from other tools and studies. I have two questions: Can I build an automated strategy around the drawn volume profile? Not to draw VPs programmatically, but to build trade automation around profiles that I have drawn on the chart? And is it possible to set alerts on the drawn VP? I see that the normal alert options are not available when I right click on it. |
| [2026-08-19 14:35:42] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 47552 |
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The "Drawn Volume Profile" is not a drawing tool like other drawing tools, in that it is not creating a singular drawing of something. Rather, you are defining the area in which a Volume Profile study is created that covers that time period. Therefore, you can build an automated strategy around these, but you have to access the volume profile study information. Refer to the following: ACSIL Interface Members - Functions: sc.GetStudyProfileInformation Since this is not a drawing, the drawing tool alerts do not function on the Drawn Volume Profile. But, depending on what you are wanting to alert on, you can use the "simple alerts" functionality. Refer to the following: Study/Chart Alerts And Scanning For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-08-19 16:24:43] |
| warpigs - Posts: 83 |
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Thank you. I’m just wondering if this is possible before I dive into researching how to do it: Let’s say I have several volume profiles drawn on my chart. I want to be able to select one, and activate an automated system to initiate a trade when price touches one of the levels of the selected profile as they are developing, either value area high/low/point of control. But it would just initiate a position once, not each time that it crosses the level. Would something like this be possible? |
| [2026-08-19 18:09:47] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 47552 |
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What you are wanting to do can be done with ACSIL. The top level of the ACSIL documentation is here: Advanced Custom Study Interface and Language (ACSIL) For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
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