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title: 'How do I set up Volume Bubbles?'
description: 'Open its settings from the legend gear: Mode picks Z-Score or Absolute thresholds, Bucket Filter sets which bubbles show, and Show Stats Table under Style hides the stats box.'
category: indicators
kind: faq
keywords: [volume bubbles, bubbles, big trades, stats table, stats box, threshold, z-score, size filter, settings]
updatedAt: '2026-10-20'
popularity: 7
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# How do I set up Volume Bubbles?

Volume Bubbles flags candles with unusually large volume and marks their busiest price levels with a bubble that shows the traded value. Hover its legend row and click the gear to open the settings:

- **Mode**: flag candles by **Z-Score** (the default: volume far above the recent average) or by **Absolute** thresholds on their total traded value.
- **Z-Score**: **Lookback** sets how many bars it compares with, and three tiers set how unusual a candle must be.
- **Absolute Thresholds**: the value floors for the three tiers.
- **Bucket Filter**: which price levels on a flagged candle get a bubble. **Min Bubble Value** hides small ones, and **Max Bubbles per Candle** caps how many show.
- **Style**: the bubble shape, opacity and size. Turn off **Show Stats Table** here to hide the stats box.

Volume Bubbles is one of the built-in scripts in the **Technical** category of the [indicator library](/learn/indicators).