Publication:16.09.2026Failed Auction
- Category: Algotrading
- Asset class: Futures, Stocks
Description
Detects failed auctions (FA) and failed auction extensions (FAE) — key market areas where price movement failed to sustain momentum.
Key Features
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FA & FAE Detection. Automatically identifies failed auctions and failed auction extensions at market extremes.
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High & Low Markers. Plots precise visual indicators on session highs and lows where auction failures occur.
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Color-Coded Directional Arrows. Highlights market exhaustion points with clear, color-coded arrows directly on the chart.
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Reversal Trade Context. Provides actionable visual context for identifying potential trend exhaustion and reversal setups.
Settings
Visual styling, arrow sizes, marker colors.
Failed auctions occur when the market attempts to push beyond a previous high or low but fails to generate follow-through buying or selling activity. This indicator highlights these rejection zones instantly, giving you clear structural reference points to evaluate potential market reversals directly on your chart.
Independent developer specializing in ATAS indicators. The author (Adam Pixa) has been actively trading for over 6 years and has spent a long time creating custom indicators for ATAS — with more than 60 proprietary indicators to his name, originally built for personal use and for friends. He previously worked as a software developer, which gave him experience writing clean, maintainable code.
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