ACCUMULATION STRUCTURE BREAK Trading Guide

The Accumulation Structure Break is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Accumulation Structure Break (ASB) Causal overlay that waits for a compact, overlapping volatility contraction, freezes its range, and then requires a close through both the range and the

What does the indicator show?

• Market Structure & Momentum: Visualizes prevailing trend directions and key reversal zones.
• BUY / SELL Signals: Highlights confirmed entry and exit opportunities based on quantitative rules.
• Dynamic Boundaries: Provides adaptive levels for managing trade risk and reward expectations.

Key Settings

• Accumulation Bars (rangeBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• ATR Period (atrPeriod): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• ATR Baseline (baselineBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Maximum Range Width (ATR) (maxWidthAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Maximum ATR Compression (maxCompression): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Minimum Candle Overlap (minOverlap): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Structure Swing Length (swingLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Break Buffer (ATR) (breakBufferAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Break Volume Multiplier (volumeMultiplier): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Require Retest (requireRetest): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Maximum Retest Bars (retestBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Retest Tolerance (ATR) (retestToleranceAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Minimum Signal Score (minimumScore): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal Cooldown (cooldownBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Zone Expiry Bars (zoneExpiryBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Accumulation Zones (showZones): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show BOS Level (showBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show LONG/SHORT Signals (showSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Accumulation Fill (zoneFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Accumulation Border (zoneBorder): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• BOS Level (bosLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• LONG Signal (longSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SHORT Signal (shortSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Pending Retest (pending): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• LONG Signal (buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SHORT Signal (sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Accumulation Active (accumulationActive): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish BOS (bullishBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish BOS (bearishBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Retest Pending (retestPending): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Quality Score (qualityScore): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Range High (rangeHigh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Range Low (rangeLow): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• BOS Level (bosLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal Price (signalPrice): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Zone Width (ATR) (zoneWidthAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Compression Ratio (compressionRatio): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Candle Overlap Ratio (overlapRatio): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• LONG: BOS + Acceptance (buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SHORT: BOS + Acceptance (sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Accumulation Active (accumulationActive): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish BOS Event (bullishBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish BOS Event (bearishBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Quality Score (qualityScore): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Accumulation High (rangeHigh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Accumulation Low (rangeLow): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• External BOS Level (bosLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• ATR Compression Ratio (compressionRatio): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Candle Overlap Ratio (overlapRatio): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.

How to use Strategy Parameters (Condition Source)

Within the Strategy Tester module, this indicator can be used both as a direct signal source and as a market-state filter.

1. Signal Events

• buySignal - LONG: BOS + Acceptance event signal.
• sellSignal - SHORT: BOS + Acceptance event signal.
• accumulationActive - Accumulation Active event signal.
• bullishBos - Bullish BOS Event event signal.
• bearishBos - Bearish BOS Event event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• rangeBars - Accumulation Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• atrPeriod - ATR Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• baselineBars - ATR Baseline value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• maxWidthAtr - Maximum Range Width (ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• maxCompression - Maximum ATR Compression value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• minOverlap - Minimum Candle Overlap value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingLength - Structure Swing Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• breakBufferAtr - Break Buffer (ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• volumeMultiplier - Break Volume Multiplier value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• requireRetest - Require Retest value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• retestBars - Maximum Retest Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• retestToleranceAtr - Retest Tolerance (ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• minimumScore - Minimum Signal Score value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• cooldownBars - Signal Cooldown value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• zoneExpiryBars - Zone Expiry Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showZones - Show Accumulation Zones value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showBos - Show BOS Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSignals - Show LONG/SHORT Signals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• buySignal - LONG Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• sellSignal - SHORT Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• accumulationActive - Accumulation Active value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bullishBos - Bullish BOS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bearishBos - Bearish BOS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• retestPending - Retest Pending value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• qualityScore - Quality Score value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• rangeHigh - Range High value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• rangeLow - Range Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bosLevel - BOS Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• signalPrice - Signal Price value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• zoneWidthAtr - Zone Width (ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• compressionRatio - Compression Ratio value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• overlapRatio - Candle Overlap Ratio value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• qualityScore - Quality Score value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• rangeHigh - Accumulation High value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• rangeLow - Accumulation Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bosLevel - External BOS Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• compressionRatio - ATR Compression Ratio value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• overlapRatio - Candle Overlap Ratio value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.