Open TradingView’s public indicator library and you can scroll for hours. RSI variants, MACD variants, fifty different versions of the Bollinger Band. Most of them are mathematically identical to indicators that have been around since the 1980s. None of them tell you anything specific about how crypto market structure actually behaves. The TBD Indicators are a different category — proprietary tools built specifically for the TBD System, members-only, and tuned to crypto’s liquidity profile. This is what they show and how I actually use them.
Short answer: The TBD Indicators are proprietary TradingView tools built by Annii Snelleksz for Trade Travel Chill (referral) members. They include the Heatmap (visualises liquidity zones), a level-mapping indicator (auto-maps the TBD framework levels), and a First Class exclusive advanced indicator (additional tool for premium members). They are not signal generators — they don’t tell you to buy or sell. They reduce the time it takes to identify a valid TBD setup so you can focus on execution. Members-only, not available to the public.
See TBD Indicators inside TTC → (referral link)
Key takeaways
- TBD Indicators are proprietary, members-only TradingView tools built for the TBD System.
- Core tools: the Heatmap (liquidity zones) and a level-mapping indicator (auto-marks TBD levels).
- First Class members get an additional advanced indicator (Business Class doesn’t).
- They are not buy/sell signal generators — they reduce decision-time, not decision-making.
- They plug into TradingView via private invite-only scripts.
- They work with BitGet’s TradingView integration for direct in-chart execution.
- They replace 30+ minutes of manual chart-marking with a few clicks.
What TTC’s TBD Indicators are
The TBD Indicators are a set of TradingView scripts built proprietarily for Trade Travel Chill members. They sit on top of your chart and automate the heavy-lifting parts of reading a TBD setup.
Importantly, they are not generic technical indicators in disguise. They’re not “RSI but renamed.” They’re specifically engineered around the structural elements that matter inside the TBD methodology — liquidity zones, key levels, market-maker footprints. The kind of thing you’d otherwise spend half an hour drawing on a chart by hand.
How you access them
The indicators are invite-only TradingView scripts. When you join TTC (Business Class or First Class), you submit your TradingView username and the team grants you access. The scripts then appear in your TradingView “Invite-only scripts” list. Add them to a chart like any other indicator.
You need a TradingView account — basic free tier works for the standard indicators, but I’d recommend at least a Pro tier if you want to run multiple indicators on the same chart without the layout going weird. TradingView pricing is on their site.
What they don’t do
Three things they explicitly don’t do:
- Generate buy/sell signals. No arrows, no “go long here” pop-ups. The framework still requires you to make the decision.
- Predict price. No price targets, no “BTC to $X” calls. They show structure, not the future.
- Replace the TBD course. They’re tools for applying the system. Without learning the system first, the indicators are just lines on a chart.
That third one matters. People sometimes assume buying access to “members-only indicators” is a shortcut. It isn’t. The indicators amplify your ability to apply TBD — they don’t teach it.
How they’re different from public TradingView indicators
There are tens of thousands of public scripts on TradingView. According to TradingView’s public stats page, the public library hosts hundreds of thousands of community indicators across all asset classes. Most of them are variations of indicators that have been around for decades — RSI, MACD, Stochastic, Bollinger Bands, moving averages, Ichimoku Cloud.
Public TradingView indicators have three structural issues for serious trading:
1. They’re generic
Public indicators are designed to work across all markets — stocks, forex, crypto, commodities. That generality is a feature for breadth but a bug for depth. Crypto behaves differently to equities. Funding rates, liquidation cascades, weekend manipulation patterns — none of these exist in stock indices, and generic indicators don’t account for them.
2. They’re widely used
The more popular an indicator, the more traders are using it the same way. The more traders are using it the same way, the more market makers know exactly where the retail orders are sitting. RSI oversold at 30 on the 4H is one of the most reliable “we know where the stops are” zones in retail trading. See market maker manipulation in crypto for how this gets exploited.
3. They don’t encode a framework
Public indicators are mathematical primitives. They tell you “RSI is 28” but they don’t tell you what to do with that. The TBD Indicators are different because they’re tied to a specific framework — when you see a TBD level highlighted, you know exactly what the framework says about it. That’s encoded knowledge, not raw data.
How proprietary indicators compare
Proprietary indicators tied to a framework solve all three issues. They’re crypto-tuned, they’re not widely used (only TTC members have access), and they encode the methodology so the output is immediately actionable inside the system.
That’s the structural argument. The practical argument is even simpler: the TBD Indicators save you 30+ minutes per chart by auto-marking the levels you’d otherwise mark by hand.
The Heatmap (one of the core tools)
The Heatmap is one of the headline TBD Indicators. The name is descriptive — it visualises where liquidity sits and how it’s being absorbed across the chart.
What it shows
Without revealing proprietary specifics, the Heatmap colours zones of the chart according to liquidity density. Higher-density zones (where significant volume has transacted, where stops are likely clustered, where order flow has historically reacted) light up more strongly. Lower-density zones fade.
The visual output gives you immediate insight into:
- Where liquidity targets are sitting (often above equal highs / below equal lows — see liquidity sweeps in crypto)
- Where the chart is likely to react
- Where to expect liquidity sweeps before reversals
- Where stops are clustered (which is where you don’t want yours)
How I use it
My personal workflow: open the chart, drop the Heatmap on, immediately identify the dense zones. If a setup is forming near a dense zone, I’m more confident in the entry because I know there’s enough liquidity for institutional players to actually fill orders there. If a setup is forming far from any dense zone, I’m more cautious because the move might not have follow-through.
The Heatmap also helps you avoid the classic retail mistake of placing stops at obvious round numbers. If the Heatmap shows $50,000 is a high-density zone for BTC, putting your stop just above $50,000 means you’re sitting on top of a known liquidity pool. The market makers know that. Move the stop. See how to set stop losses crypto for the wider rule.
Heatmap tutorials
There’s a dedicated Heatmap tutorial track inside TTC (“Heatmap Tutorials”) that walks through reading the indicator in detail. You don’t have to figure it out alone — the tutorials cover specific patterns, common mistakes, and integration with the TBD framework.
The level-mapping indicator (what it shows)
The second core TBD Indicator is the level-mapping tool. This one auto-maps the key levels the TBD System uses for entries, stops, and targets.
What it shows
Specific levels mapped automatically across multiple timeframes — the structural levels the TBD framework cares about. Drawn cleanly on the chart so you can see them without having to identify them manually every time you switch a timeframe.
Why this saves so much time
Before this indicator, applying TBD looked like this on every new chart:
- Switch to weekly timeframe
- Mark the relevant levels manually
- Switch to daily timeframe
- Mark the relevant levels manually
- Switch to 4H timeframe
- Mark the relevant levels manually
- Switch to 1H, repeat
- Now actually look for a setup
That’s 30+ minutes per chart, every time. With the level-mapping indicator, that work is done automatically. You drop the indicator on, the levels appear, you’re straight into setup identification.
For people with day jobs, this is the difference between trading TBD being a 2-hour-a-day workflow and a 4-hour-a-day workflow.
How it changes the workflow
The biggest practical change: you can scan more charts in less time. Instead of preparing 2-3 charts a day, I can scan 8-10. That means I see more setups, can filter harder, and only take the highest-probability ones.
This is one of the biggest under-discussed wins of proprietary indicators — they don’t just make you better, they make you faster. And in trading, faster means you can be more selective.
The First Class exclusive indicator
This is the membership-tier detail that matters. Business Class members get the standard TBD Indicators (Heatmap, level-mapping). First Class members get those plus an additional advanced indicator.
What it adds
I’m not going to reveal proprietary specifics (the indicator is a paid feature, and disclosing the exact mechanics here would devalue it for paying members). What I can say: it’s an additional tool that adds another layer of structural information not visible in the base indicators.
Think of it as the difference between standing on a hill and standing on a tower. The base indicators give you a clear view. The advanced indicator gives you the same view from higher up — more context, more confirmation, fewer false signals.
Is it worth the First Class upgrade alone?
If you’re a heavy chart-watcher placing multiple trades a week and you find yourself wanting more confirmation before pulling the trigger — yes, the advanced indicator is worth the First Class premium on its own.
If you’re a part-time trader taking 1-2 trades a week with the base TBD framework, the base indicators are probably enough.
My personal call: I’m on First Class because the live sessions, mindset coach access, and direct Discord access matter to me. The advanced indicator is a bonus. I wouldn’t upgrade to First Class purely for the indicator — but I’d upgrade for the package.
See my full TTC review for the full Business vs First Class breakdown.
Setting up indicators on TradingView
This is the practical walkthrough. Once you’ve joined TTC, here’s how to actually get the indicators on your chart.
Step 1: Make sure you have a TradingView account
Free tier works to start. Pro tier ($14.95/mo at last check — check TradingView’s pricing page for current) lets you run more indicators simultaneously, save more chart layouts, and removes the “limited indicators” cap that bites once you start running multiple TBD scripts.
Step 2: Submit your TradingView username to TTC
In the Discord, there’s a channel for indicator access. Drop your TradingView username (the one in your profile URL — tradingview.com/u/yourusername). The team grants access. Typical turnaround is hours, not days.
Step 3: Find the invite-only scripts
In TradingView, open the Indicators dialog (fx button on the toolbar). There’s a tab called “Invite-Only Scripts.” The TBD Indicators will appear there once access is granted.
Step 4: Add to chart
Click each TBD Indicator. They drop onto your chart. Adjust settings (default settings are usually fine — TTC tutorials walk through any tuning).
Step 5: Save your chart layout
Once you have the indicators set up the way you like, save the layout. Pro tier lets you save multiple layouts — useful if you want different setups for spot vs futures, BTC vs alts, etc.
Step 6: Build a template
TradingView lets you save indicator combinations as templates. Build one called “TBD Setup” with all the indicators preloaded. Then on any new chart, applying the template gives you the full TBD analysis in two clicks.
Using them with BitGet’s TradingView integration
The TBD Indicators on their own give you the chart analysis. But you still need to execute the trades. The cleanest workflow is via BitGet’s TradingView integration — which lets you place orders directly from the chart.
Why this matters
The classic retail workflow is: analyse on TradingView, switch to your exchange, find the asset, set up the order, double-check the size, hit go. By the time you’ve done all that, the price has often moved. Especially on lower timeframes.
With BitGet’s TradingView integration, you can place the order from inside TradingView itself — same chart, same window, no switching. You see the TBD setup, you click trade, you fill in the size, you execute. The latency from setup-identification to filled-order drops by 60-80%.
The setup process
- Open a BitGet account (referral) — full walkthrough in my BitGet review
- Complete KYC (usually same-day)
- Connect BitGet to TradingView via the broker integration
- Now your TradingView chart has a “Trade” panel that places orders on BitGet
The integration works for both spot (BitGet spot trading guide) and futures (BitGet futures USDT-M). If you trade leverage, BitGet leverage explained is required reading first — never run the leverage caps just because they’re available.
My personal setup
- TradingView Pro (multi-indicator support)
- TBD Indicators (members-only, via TTC First Class)
- BitGet account, connected to TradingView via broker integration
- Saved chart layouts for BTC, ETH, and 3-4 alts I trade regularly
- Saved templates so any new chart loads the full TBD stack in two clicks
Total setup time once you’ve joined TTC and opened BitGet: about 20 minutes.
How they reduce decision-making time
The argument for proprietary indicators isn’t that they make you smarter — it’s that they make you faster.
The retail trading time problem
Most retail traders fail not because they don’t know what to do, but because they don’t have time to do it. Working full-time, family commitments, sleep — the available hours for trading are limited. If your workflow takes 4 hours per chart, you can only review 2-3 charts a day. If your workflow takes 30 minutes per chart, you can review 8-10.
The TBD Indicators move you from the slow workflow to the fast workflow. Same depth of analysis, fraction of the time.
What faster actually enables
Three things:
One. You can be more selective. When scanning 10 charts vs 3, you can filter harder. Only the highest-probability setups make the cut. Your win rate goes up.
Two. You can react quicker. Setups can form and trigger fast. If your analysis workflow is slow, you miss the entry. With the indicators auto-mapping levels, you can be in the trade within minutes of identifying the setup.
Three. You can journal more cleanly. With levels auto-marked, your post-trade review is cleaner — you can screenshot the chart with the framework levels visible and journal what triggered, what worked, what didn’t. See crypto trading journal for the journaling discipline.
Time saved per week
My rough estimate: the TBD Indicators save me 5-8 hours of chart-marking work per week. For a part-time trader running TBD on top of a job, that’s the difference between “this is sustainable” and “this is taking over my life.”
What they DON’T do (they’re not signal generators)
Worth being blunt about this because it’s the most common misconception.
The TBD Indicators do not generate buy/sell signals. There are no arrows. No “long here” pop-ups. No alerts saying “BTC is overbought.” That’s not what they’re for.
Why this is a feature, not a limitation
Signal-generating indicators have a structural problem: they encourage passive trading. You wait for the arrow, you take the trade, you don’t actually understand why. Two things happen:
- You can’t filter. Every signal looks the same. You can’t distinguish a high-probability setup from a low-probability one because the indicator just tells you “buy.”
- You can’t improve. Without understanding why a trade worked or didn’t, you can’t develop pattern recognition. You’re stuck.
The TBD Indicators force you to understand. They give you the structural data — levels, zones, liquidity — and you have to apply the framework yourself. That’s harder upfront but builds real skill over time.
It also means the indicators don’t become obsolete when markets change. Signal indicators are tuned to specific market conditions and break when conditions shift. Framework-based indicators that show structure work across regimes because structure is structure.
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How indicators fit into the TBD System
The indicators are tools, not the system. The TBD System is the framework — entries, stops, targets, sizing, multi-timeframe analysis. The indicators amplify the framework but don’t replace it.
The right workflow
The order matters:
- Learn the TBD framework first (TBD course inside TTC)
- Paper trade the framework manually — draw the levels yourself, get comfortable with the logic
- Add the indicators to speed up the chart-marking
- Continue learning — the Heatmap Tutorials, liquidity course, MM masterclass
- Live trade when paper trading shows positive expectancy
If you skip steps 1-2 and just slap the indicators on a chart, you’ll be lost. You’ll see levels but not know what to do with them. The indicators are accelerators for an existing skill, not a substitute for the skill.
Where they fit in your stack
Think of it as layers:
- Foundation: TBD framework (taught in the course)
- Knowledge layer: Multi-timeframe analysis, smart money concepts, liquidity sweeps, market maker patterns
- Tool layer: TBD Indicators (Heatmap, level-mapping, First Class advanced)
- Execution layer: BitGet account, TradingView integration, position sizing rules
- Discipline layer: Journal, post-trade review, mindset work
The indicators are one piece of a multi-layer system. Treat them as a piece, not the whole thing.
TBD Indicators vs free TradingView indicators
Quick comparison against the public indicators most retail traders use.
| TBD Indicators | RSI / MACD / Stochastic | Public SMC scripts | Public liquidity scripts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto-specific | Yes | No | Mixed | Mixed |
| Framework-coupled | Yes (TBD) | No | Partial | No |
| Members-only | Yes | No | No | No |
| Levels auto-mapped | Yes | No | Sometimes | No |
| Liquidity visualisation | Yes (Heatmap) | No | Limited | Yes |
| Signal generation | No (by design) | Yes (overbought/oversold) | Often | Sometimes |
| Quality control | Curated | None | Variable | Variable |
| Active development | Yes | No (static) | Variable | Variable |
| Community support | TTC Discord | None | Reddit/scattered | None |
When to use public indicators alongside
Public indicators aren’t useless — they have a place. RSI is fine as a quick sanity check on momentum. Volume profile is useful for confirming liquidity zones the Heatmap is showing. Moving averages are useful for trend confirmation on higher timeframes.
I run a few public indicators alongside the TBD Indicators. The public ones are supplementary. The TBD Indicators are the primary.
For a wider breakdown of public indicators, see crypto trading indicators.
Common mistakes when using TBD Indicators
I’ve watched enough new TTC members go through this curve to identify the predictable mistakes. Worth flagging so you don’t make them.
Mistake 1: Trading the indicator instead of the framework
The most common one. You see a level highlighted, you take a trade. Without considering the multi-timeframe context, without checking the setup conditions, without sizing properly. The indicator showed you a level. The framework tells you whether that level is tradeable. Big difference.
Mistake 2: Over-relying on the indicators
The opposite mistake. You won’t trade unless every indicator agrees. You’re paralysed because the Heatmap says one thing and your subjective read says another. The indicators are data. You’re still the decision-maker.
Mistake 3: Not learning the underlying framework
People who try to skip the TBD course and just use the indicators get nowhere. The indicators are useless without the framework. You’ll see lines on a chart and not know what to do.
Mistake 4: Cluttering the chart
Adding too many indicators at once. The TBD stack is purpose-built. Don’t pile six other public indicators on top — the visual noise makes setup-identification harder, not easier. Less is more.
Mistake 5: Ignoring the Heatmap Tutorials
There’s a dedicated tutorial track for reading the Heatmap specifically. Some members skip it because they assume they can figure it out. The tutorials cover specific patterns and common misreads. Don’t skip them.
Automating around TBD setups (the bot angle)
A separate workflow that some TTC members use: identifying TBD levels manually, then setting up automated bots to operate around those levels.
For example: you identify a TBD range — a clearly defined zone the price is respecting between two levels. Instead of manually scalping the range, you can deploy a grid bot to trade the range automatically.
The BitGet BTC/USDT spot bot (affiliate) is what I use for this. Set the range based on the TBD levels, let the bot trade the chop, profit from the back-and-forth without sitting at the screen.
This isn’t TTC’s approach (TTC teaches manual trading). It’s a personal hybrid that some members use to extract value from sideways markets. See are crypto bots profitable and crypto trading bots guide for the wider context.
TBD Indicators on different timeframes
The indicators work on any timeframe TradingView supports. But their utility varies by timeframe.
Higher timeframes (weekly, daily, 4H)
This is where the TBD Indicators shine most. Higher-timeframe structural levels are the cleanest, the most respected, and the most tradeable for swing setups. The level-mapping indicator gives you the macro structure at a glance.
The Heatmap also tends to be most informative on higher timeframes — liquidity pools that have built up over weeks/months are more meaningful than ones that built up over hours.
Intraday timeframes (1H, 30m, 15m)
Useful for refining entries on setups identified on higher timeframes. The indicators help you see how price is reacting to the levels intraday — useful for timing entries within a higher-timeframe bias.
Low timeframes (5m, 1m)
For scalping. The Scalp Course inside TTC (locked until you’ve completed TBD + Heatmap + MM Masterclass) covers how to use the indicators on low timeframes for scalp entries. Not recommended for beginners — the noise on 1m charts will eat you alive. See scalping crypto for the standalone primer.
My personal split
I do macro analysis on weekly + daily, setup identification on 4H, entries on 1H. The indicators are most heavily relied on in the 4H setup-identification step. On entries (1H), I’m watching price action and using the indicators as background context.
For more on timeframe selection, crypto trading time frames has the wider breakdown.
What if I just want to learn the underlying concepts?
Fair question. The TBD Indicators are proprietary, but the underlying concepts — liquidity, market structure, smart money concepts, multi-timeframe analysis — aren’t proprietary. They’ve been around in forex education for decades.
If you want to learn the concepts without paying for the indicators, here are starting points:
- Smart Money Concepts: smart money concepts crypto — adapting SMC for crypto
- Order Blocks: order block trading crypto
- Fair Value Gaps: fair value gaps crypto
- Liquidity Sweeps: liquidity sweeps crypto
- Market Maker Manipulation: market maker manipulation crypto
You can learn the underlying ideas free. What the indicators give you is the application layer — the tools to apply them faster, on crypto specifically, integrated with a structured framework. That’s what you pay for.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the TBD Indicators?
The TBD Indicators are proprietary TradingView scripts built by Annii Snelleksz for Trade Travel Chill members. They include the Heatmap (visualises liquidity zones), a level-mapping indicator (auto-maps TBD framework levels), and a First Class exclusive advanced indicator. Members-only access via invite-only TradingView scripts.
Are TBD Indicators signal generators?
No. The TBD Indicators don’t generate buy or sell signals. They show structural information — levels, liquidity zones — and you apply the TBD framework to decide whether to trade. They reduce decision time, not decision-making.
How do I get access to TBD Indicators?
Join Trade Travel Chill (Business Class or First Class), submit your TradingView username in the dedicated Discord channel, and the team grants access. The indicators then appear in your TradingView “Invite-Only Scripts” tab.
Do I need TradingView Pro to use them?
Free TradingView works to start. Pro tier ($14.95/mo at last check) gives you more indicators per chart and multiple saved layouts — useful once you’re running the full TBD stack. Check TradingView’s pricing page for current.
What’s the difference between Business Class and First Class indicators?
Both tiers get the standard TBD Indicators (Heatmap, level-mapping). First Class adds an exclusive advanced indicator not available to Business Class members.
Can I use TBD Indicators on any chart?
Any chart TradingView supports — BTC, ETH, alts, even non-crypto markets in theory. They’re tuned for crypto, so they work best on crypto charts. They work across all timeframes but provide the most value on 4H and higher.
Do TBD Indicators work with BitGet?
Yes — directly. BitGet has TradingView broker integration, so you can apply the TBD Indicators on a TradingView chart and place trades on BitGet from inside the same window. Full breakdown in BitGet TradingView integration guide.
Are TBD Indicators worth it on their own?
No — they’re worth it as part of the TTC membership. The indicators are useless without the underlying TBD framework. Pay for the membership, learn the system, the indicators come with it as part of the package.
Final word
The TBD Indicators are the fastest way I’ve found to apply the TBD System without spending 4 hours a day at a chart. They’re not magic. They don’t tell you what to trade. They tell you where to look — and that’s exactly what a busy trader needs.
The indicators are a member benefit, not a standalone product. You can’t buy them separately. That’s deliberate — the framework and the indicators are designed together, and using one without the other doesn’t make sense.
If you’re already a TTC member, set them up. If you’re not, my full TTC review covers the value of the membership package as a whole.
Right — over to you.
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