TradingView Known Issues

The Final Result is What Matters

Here's the key point: Once the 30-minute bar closes, everything stabilizes perfectly.

• •The box settles into its final, correct position
• •The whale marker locks into place at the accurate location
• •All price levels (box boundaries, midline rays) are 100% correct

You Trade on Closed Bars Anyway

Professional trading methodology uses closed/confirmed bars for decision-making:

• •You don't enter trades based on a bar that's still forming
• •You wait for the bar to close to confirm the setup
• •By the time you're making trading decisions, the mid-bar adjustments are already done

Bottom line: The temporary mid-bar adjustments happen during the "waiting period" before you'd act on the signal anyway.

The Technical Reason (Simplified)

PAT uses a special approach on 30-minute charts to ensure the most accurate positioning:

• •It reads price data directly from the chart (called "native series")
• •While a bar is forming, this data updates in realtime as new ticks come in
• •PAT's logic recalculates with each update to stay accurate
• •Once the bar closes, the data stops updating and everything locks in place

This approach gives you the most accurate final positioning - the trade-off is that you see the "thinking process" while the bar is still forming.

Your 5-Minute and 15-Minute Charts Are Different

This behavior is specific to 30-minute charts. Your other timeframes use a different data approach and don't have these mid-bar adjustments. They show stable positions throughout.

1. Trust the Closed Bar

Make your trading decisions based on closed/confirmed 30-minute bars, not bars that are still forming. This is standard professional trading practice anyway.

2. Use Multiple Timeframes

If the mid-bar adjustments on your 30-minute chart are distracting:

• •Use your 5-minute or 15-minute chart as your primary view for intraday monitoring
• •Keep the 30-minute chart for the "big picture" context
• •Both will show accurate signals - the lower timeframes just don't have the mid-bar adjustments

3. Don't Panic Mid-Bar

If you see a box or marker shift position while a 30-minute bar is forming:

• •This is normal behavior
• •Wait for the bar to close
• •The final position will be accurate

Q: Does this mean I'm getting inaccurate signals?

No. The final signals are 100% accurate. The mid-bar adjustments are just the indicator "thinking out loud" while processing realtime data. Once the bar closes, you get the accurate, reliable signal.

Q: Should I switch to only using 5-minute or 15-minute charts?

Not necessarily. The 30-minute chart provides valuable longer-term context. If the mid-bar adjustments bother you, you can:

• •Focus on the 30-minute chart only when bars are closed
• •Use 5m/15m charts for active monitoring
• •Come back to the 30m chart periodically to check the "big picture"

Many traders successfully use all three timeframes together.

Q: Will this be fixed in a future update?

This is not a bug to fix - it's a design trade-off. The alternative would be to delay all boxes and markers on 30-minute charts until the bar closes (hiding them during formation), which would create a different set of user complaints ("Why is my 30m chart slower than my 5m chart?").

The current approach gives you:

• •Immediate feedback as PAT processes data
• •Maximum accuracy once the bar closes
• •Transparent processing (you can see the indicator working)

We believe this is the best balance for professional traders who make decisions on closed bars.

Q: Does this affect alerts?

No. Alerts fire based on confirmed bars, so they're not affected by mid-bar adjustments. You'll receive alerts at the correct time with the correct information.