Prior RTH close
01Horizon publishes the upcoming RTH expected range when the completed New York cash session closes, so the next session context is available before Extended trading begins.
Rio Horizon
Carry tomorrow's range context into the session before the cash open arrives.
Rio Horizon is a session-range intelligence tool for NinjaTrader 8. It publishes the upcoming RTH expected range from the completed prior cash session, follows how Extended trading develops against that fixed context, then tracks the actual opening gap, gap-fill progress, and live RTH development after the New York open.
Expected RTH RangeExtended ContextPrior-Close DistanceOpening GapGap FillProjected S/RFull + Compact HUD
Release status
Production-ready core. Distribution next.
Rio Horizon has completed its internal production-readiness validation across session transitions, Playback, F5 reloads, opening-minute restoration, compact/full HUD persistence, projected-level controls, gap-fill continuity, and multiple independent chart instances.
Platform
NinjaTrader 8 Desktop
Availability
Coming soon
Licensing, pricing, and download access will be published when the release package is ready.
One forecast. Three session states.
The context is established before RTH. The session changes what Horizon measures next.
Horizon separates the expected range from the session lifecycle. The forecast is already available before Extended trading begins; the later handoffs add live session information without replacing it.
Extended session
02The forecast stays fixed while Horizon tracks Extended range development and the live distance from the previous RTH close.
RTH open
03At the New York cash open, Horizon locks the actual opening gap and begins live RTH development plus one-way gap-fill progress toward the prior close.
Chart views
Session intelligence that changes with the phase of the day.
Before the cash open
Extended trading develops against a forecast that is already fixed.
Horizon keeps the next RTH expected range visible while Extended trading develops. The HUD shows the current Extended regime, range consumption, and live distance from the previous RTH close without inventing an opening gap before the open exists.
Rio Horizon on NinjaTrader 8 DesktopES • 5 Minute • Extended
At the RTH open
The actual opening gap locks once. Fill progress then becomes live session context.
At 6:30 AM PT, the live distance from the prior close becomes the fixed opening gap. The bottom meter then records the deepest fill reached toward the prior close, while the main HUD tracks current RTH range development separately.
Rio Horizon on NinjaTrader 8 DesktopMNQ • 5 Minute • RTH
Projected boundaries
Expose Support and Resistance when you want them, then get them out of the way.
The S/R control places short projected Support and Resistance references around the active trading area. They move forward with the current chart instead of becoming full-width permanent levels.
Rio Horizon on NinjaTrader 8 DesktopES • 5 Minute • S/R quick view
Workspace ready
Independent Horizon context across multiple instruments and panels.
Compact HUD mode keeps the core readout visible when screen space is tight. Separate Horizon instances maintain their own forecast, gap, fill, development, and projected-level state across instruments.
Rio Horizon on NinjaTrader 8 DesktopES + MNQ • 5 Minute • Multi-panel
Horizon intelligence
Different measurements, kept visually separate.
Expected range, Extended development, opening gap, gap-fill progress, and projected boundaries answer different questions. Horizon keeps them distinct instead of reducing them to one score.
Expected RTH range
A fixed next-session range reference is carried forward from the completed prior RTH session.
Extended development
See how much of the upcoming expected range has already developed before the New York cash open.
Live prior-close distance
During Extended trading, Horizon shows the live signed distance from price to the previous RTH close.
Opening gap
The 6:30 AM PT RTH open locks the true gap from the previous cash close instead of estimating it beforehand.
Gap-fill progress
The fill meter records the maximum progress back toward the prior close and does not retreat when price moves away again.
Projected boundaries
Toggle short Support and Resistance references near the active trading area without extending permanent lines across the chart.
Production readiness
Built to survive the session transitions around the chart.
Horizon's production validation includes the moments where stateful indicators most often become inconsistent: opens, closes, reloads, Playback, and multiple simultaneous instances.
Immediate handoffs
Validated through the 1:00 PM PT cash close, 3:00 PM PT Extended reopen, and 6:30 AM PT RTH open without waiting for an extra minute bar.
F5 continuity
Validated through reloads during active sessions while preserving the forecast, opening state, gap-fill progress, HUD mode, and S/R visibility.
Playback consistent
Validated through NinjaTrader Playback across the session lifecycle, including first-minute RTH reconstruction.
Multi-chart isolated
Validated with independent ES and MNQ instances across separate chart panels without state bleeding between instruments.
Rio Horizon
Session-range intelligence is moving toward release.
Public pricing, licensing, downloads, and product documentation will be added when Horizon's distribution package is ready.