The POC of every bar
Traded volume is collected at every price inside the forming bar, trade by trade, and the busiest price is marked as a line, a one-tick box or a dot.
Free tool · Read the tape
POC Candle Where each bar did its business.
TapeCrest POC Candle marks the point of control of every bar: the price that traded the most volume inside it. Your candles stay as they are; one small mark shows where the volume actually traded, on minute, tick, range, volume or Renko bars.
$0Free Lifetime
Free account and licence key · no card, no trial clock
POC Candle is claimed free in your TapeCrest workspace from launch day. No card, no trial clock.
Opens your TapeCrest workspace, where you claim the tool and copy its key.
—
Illustration with simulated data
At a glance
What is TapeCrest POC Candle?
TapeCrest POC Candle is a free indicator for NinjaTrader 8 that marks the point of control of every bar: the price that traded the most volume inside that bar. Your candles stay as they are; it adds a line, a one-tick box or a dot at the POC.
- Type
- Indicator for NinjaTrader 8
- Works with
- Tick Replay for history
- Price
- $0 · Free Lifetime
- Trial
- None needed: the licence is free for good.
- Licence
- Free Lifetime, two computers. Online licence check at start and while it runs.
- Included
- English guide (PDF) and 2 templates: Light and Dark
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Support
- Chat with the developer in your TapeCrest workspace, screenshots welcome.
The film · 1:39
POC Candle in 1:39.
In English, with subtitles. The caption under each film says what you see: recorded NQ sessions, re-drawn, or a simulation.
What it does
One mark per bar.
The busiest price.
Any bar type
Minute, tick, range, volume, Renko and others: the volume is collected inside whichever bar is forming.
The forming bar
Its mark moves as volume comes in, optionally in its own colour. Once the bar closes, its POC is final.
Untouched POCs
POCs that no later bar has traded through keep their own colour until price trades there again.
Labels and grouping
Optional POC price labels, and ticks per level to group prices into blocks on fast instruments.
Clean by design
It draws only on the price panel, places no orders and changes nothing else on your chart.
Get started
From the free claim
to your first chart.
- 01
Claim it free
Add the tool to your library in the TapeCrest workspace and copy its installation key. No card, no trial clock.
- 02
Import it
In NinjaTrader 8 choose Tools → Import → NinjaScript Add-On and pick the ZIP from your library.
- 03
Turn on Tick Replay for history
In Tools → Settings → Market data tick Show Tick Replay, then set Tick Replay to true in the chart’s Data Series window. Without it, marks start with the next bars.
- 04
Add it and activate
Add TapeCrest POC Candle to a 1-minute chart, click POC in the chart toolbar, choose TapeCrest access and Paste key & verify.
Requirements and limits
What you need,
what to expect.
| Platform | NinjaTrader 8. |
|---|---|
| Data | A connection that sends traded prints. Only trades count; bid and ask quotes are not used. No Order Flow+. |
| History | Tick Replay for bars that closed before the indicator was loaded, with historical tick data from your connection. |
| Bar types | Minute, tick, range, volume, Renko and others. |
| Orders | None. It draws only on the price panel. |
| Templates | 2: TapeCrest Light and TapeCrest Dark. |
| Price | $0 · Free Lifetime See pricing |
| Licence | Free Lifetime: a free account and a licence key. No card, no trial clock. |
| Device | Two computers; release or change one yourself in your workspace. Internet for activation and licence checks. |
Free Lifetime
Free means free.
For good.
- No card, no trial clock
- A free TapeCrest account and a licence key. The licence has no end date.
- The same care as paid tools
- Key, TapeCrest Machine ID and activation history, so support can see your activations when you ask for help.
- No marketing by default
- Claiming a free tool does not sign you up for newsletters or start a paid trial.
How Free Lifetime works
- AccountCreate a free TapeCrest account and verify your email.
- ClaimAdd the tool to your library in your workspace and copy its installation key.
- ActivatePaste the key once in TapeCrest access. Your TapeCrest Machine ID is detected automatically.
- ComputersTwo computers per tool. Release one and add another yourself in your workspace; for anything else, write in the chat.
NinjaTrader 8 · Internet connection for activation and licence checks
Questions
POC Candle questions
Still unsure? Write to support@tapecrest.com.
Is POC Candle free?
Yes. TapeCrest POC Candle comes with a Free Lifetime licence: a free TapeCrest account and a licence key, with no card and no trial clock.
Why do older bars have no POC?
POC Candle finds the POC by watching trades arrive. Bars that closed before you added it get a mark only with Tick Replay switched on, and your connection must provide historical tick data.
Do I need Order Flow+?
No. TapeCrest POC Candle reads the trades of your normal data feed and requests no volumetric data. It needs Tick Replay only for the bars already on the chart.
What is an untouched POC?
A bar's POC that no later bar has traded through. With Highlight untouched POCs on, it keeps its own colour until price trades at that price again.
How is it different from a footprint?
POC Candle marks one price per bar on your normal candles. TapeCrest Footprint shows the bid and ask volume at every price inside the bar and needs Order Flow+.
Launch access
Get the free tools
on launch day.
Leave your email and we write to you when the free tools open. Add any paid tools you want to try as well.
The complete kit
TapeCrest Complete
All six paid tools. One payment.
$654launch price
Launch price until May 6, 2027, then $899.
Bought separately: $1,194
Included, each with its own lifetime licence
Trade Copier · Volume Profile + TPO · Liquidity Heatmap · Footprint · Absorption Premium · Absorption Levels
- Six lifetime licences, each for two computers
- One payment, no subscription
- Full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason
- Try any tool for 7 days first; buying does not restart a trial you already used
- Tools released later are not included
Checkout opens on launch day. The end date of the launch prices is published that day and never moved.
Opens your TapeCrest workspace, where the Stripe checkout runs.
Questions
Ask us before you buy.
About a tool, your data feed, your accounts or the licence: write to us. We answer every message by email.