HAPIFHHL

 

First Hour Breakout Indicator

HAPIFHHL

  • Purpose: Identifies key intraday support and resistance levels in stock index futures, acting as price magnets to guide trading decisions.

Description:

  • Developed by Fari Hamzei in 1996, HAPIFHHL plots dynamic high and low levels that attract price action throughout the trading day, making it a favorite among S&P and NASDAQ futures traders.
  • Green dashed lines mark lower support levels, while red dashed lines indicate upper resistance levels, often signaling potential reversal or consolidation zones.
  • Example: Price stalling near a red FHHL level at 5280 can signal a reversal or a shorting opportunity.
  • Exclusive to day session data, this indicator provides a clear roadmap for intraday price movements.

NinjaTrader Use:

  • Plotted as horizontal dashed lines on a NinjaTrader chart—green for support levels, red for resistance levels.
  • Integrates with RadarScreen to scan for price proximity to FHHL levels across instruments, tailored for day session stock index futures.
  • No user inputs required, automatically calculated using day session data.

Practical Example:

  • On our chart for ES futures, HAPIFHHL breaks the lower level, bounces from first support, and fails with a lower high. Subsequent rotations eventually stall at the breakout and hit level 2 support and below.