Statistical absorption detection
Sigma / Z-score based logic to isolate truly significant events
Released December 10, 2025
KIMATIX Absorption Levels
Find the candles where aggression got absorbed — and trade the defended levels.
KIMATIX Absorption Levels highlights the moments where aggressive orders were absorbed and price left behind meaningful support or resistance. Instead of cluttering your chart with endless swing highs/lows, it uses a sigma / Z-score based absorption metric to detect only the events that clearly stand out from recent history. Each qualifying absorption candle projects a horizontal level that extends forward and remains active until price decisively breaches it.
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Absorption is one of the clearest footprints of professional participation: you see strong aggressive buying or selling, but price doesn’t continue — meaning someone on the other side was large enough to absorb it. KIMATIX Absorption Levels is built to capture those moments objectively and turn them into actionable levels.
The script evaluates each candle using a statistical absorption metric and compares it to recent history. When absorption spikes beyond a user-defined threshold (high sigma / high Z-score), it marks the candle and projects a level from it:
- High-sigma sell absorption suggests aggressive selling was absorbed and price held — a strong candidate for support. The level is anchored at that candle’s low.
- High-sigma buy absorption suggests aggressive buying was absorbed and price failed higher — a strong candidate for resistance. The level is anchored at that candle’s high.
From there, levels extend forward automatically so you can trade retests and reactions. When price decisively breaches a level (your choice: wick breach or close breach), the script deactivates it to keep your map current and uncluttered.
If you want cleaner, more “intentional” signals, enable the optional wick rejection filter to focus on trap-style candles — the kind that lure breakouts and then snap back. And if you want to quickly prioritize which levels matter most, turn on sigma labels/triangles so you can visually rank how extreme each absorption event was.
Key Features
Separate absorption streams
Distinguishes buy vs sell absorption (different market intent)
Auto-projected levels
Horizontal lines extend forward and deactivate on decisive breach
Support vs resistance mapping
Sell absorption → potential support (level anchored at candle low) Buy absorption → potential resistance (level anchored at candle high)
Optional wick “trap” filter
Focus on rejection candles and failed break attempts
Configurable breach logic
Choose whether a level breaks by wick or close
Clean line management
Max-lines control + automatic deactivation to keep the chart lightweight
Clean line management
Max-lines control + automatic deactivation to keep the chart lightweight
Strength visibility
Optional sigma labels + triangles to quickly rank event extremity
Practical Use Cases
- Hidden liquidity zones: Identify where large players likely absorbed aggression and defended price
- Failed breakout levels: Catch trap moves where breakouts get absorbed and reversed
- High-quality S/R mapping: Build a clean support/resistance framework based on real participation, not swings
- Retest trades: Execute when price returns to an absorption level and reacts (especially in trend)
- Confluence mapping: Combine absorption levels with your value areas, VWAP bands, or key session levels
- Risk-defined entries: Use the level as a precise invalidation point (breach = idea is wrong)