Volume Profile plotted forward. Adjusting script to not display during RTH

daytrader023042

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Found this great script by @SleepyZ , but looking to see if it can be adjusted slightly. The script plots the prior days Volume Profile (POC, VAH, and VAL) on the current day. I am using this on a 5M chart.

Currently, the script also plots the current days Volume Profile (POC, VAH, and VAL) as it is developing in the right expansion area during regular trading hours. I am wondering if it possible to adjust this script so that it does not show the current days developing Volume Profile in the right expansion area until the end of the trading day. So once it is 4 PM, only then would it display the current days Volume Profile plotted in the right expansion area. I wasn't sure how complex of a request this was, but figured it was worth asking. Thanks in advance.

Code:
#VolumeProfile_PreviousDay_displayed_NextDay
#20190426 Sleepyz
#20210712 Sleepyz - revised to add option for pricePerRowHeightMode rather than just automatic

input pricePerRowHeightMode = {default AUTOMATIC, TICKSIZE, CUSTOM};
input customRowHeight = 1.0;
def height;
switch (pricePerRowHeightMode) {
case AUTOMATIC:
    height = PricePerRow.AUTOMATIC;
case TICKSIZE:
    height = PricePerRow.TICKSIZE;
case CUSTOM:
    height = customRowHeight;
}
input timePerProfile = {CHART, MINUTE, HOUR, default DAY, WEEK, MONTH, "OPT EXP", BAR};
input multiplier = 1;
input profiles = 1000;
input valueAreaPercent = 70;

def period;
def yyyymmdd = GetYYYYMMDD();
def seconds = SecondsFromTime(0);
def month = GetYear() * 12 + GetMonth();
def day_number = DaysFromDate(First(yyyymmdd)) + GetDayOfWeek(First(yyyymmdd));
def dom = GetDayOfMonth(yyyymmdd);
def dow = GetDayOfWeek(yyyymmdd - dom + 1);
def expthismonth = (if dow > 5 then 27 else 20) - dow;
def exp_opt = month + (dom > expthismonth);
switch (timePerProfile) {
case CHART:
    period = 0;
case MINUTE:
    period = Floor(seconds / 60 + day_number * 24 * 60);
case HOUR:
    period = Floor(seconds / 3600 + day_number * 24);
case DAY:
    period = CountTradingDays(Min(First(yyyymmdd), yyyymmdd), yyyymmdd) - 1;
case WEEK:
    period = Floor(day_number / 7);
case MONTH:
    period = Floor(month - First(month));
case "OPT EXP":
    period = exp_opt - First(exp_opt);
case BAR:
    period = BarNumber() - 1;
}

def count = CompoundValue(1, if period != period[1] then (count[1] + period - period[1]) % multiplier else count[1], 0);
def cond = count < count[1] + period - period[1];
profile vol = VolumeProfile("startNewProfile" = cond, "numberOfProfiles" = profiles, "pricePerRow" = height, "value area percent" = valueAreaPercent, onExpansion = no);

#Prior Day High/Low ValueAreas
def HVA = if IsNaN(vol.GetHighestValueArea()) then HVA[1] else vol.GetHighestValueArea();
def pHVA = CompoundValue(1, if cond then HVA[1] else pHVA[1], Double.NaN);
def LVA = if IsNaN(vol.GetLowestValueArea()) then LVA[1] else vol.GetLowestValueArea();
def pLVA = CompoundValue(1, if cond then LVA[1] else pLVA[1], Double.NaN);

plot PrevHVA = pHVA;
plot PrevLVA = pLVA;
PrevHVA.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);
PrevLVA.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);
PrevHVA.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
PrevLVA.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);

#Prior Day POC Calculated
def POC = if IsNaN(vol.GetPointOfControl()) and cond then POC[1] else vol.GetPointOfControl();
def pPOC = CompoundValue (1, if cond then POC[1] else pPOC[1], Double.NaN);

plot PrevPOC = pPOC;
PrevPOC.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
PrevPOC.SetDefaultColor(Color.MAGENTA);
 

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