ALPHATREND Trading Guide

The AlphaTrend is a quantitative technical analysis tool. AlphaTrend Converted to v2.0 Golden Standard O(1) Architecture

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

• Multiplier (coeff): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Common Period (period): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Change Calc (No Vol) (noVolume): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Signals (showSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AlphaTrend (alphaTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lag Line (lagTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Buy Signal (buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Sell Signal (sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• AlphaTrend Value (at_value): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Buy Signal (buy_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Sell Signal (sell_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Is Bullish Trend (trend_state): 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 - Buy Signal event signal.
• sellSignal - Sell Signal event signal.
• buy_signal - Buy Signal event signal.
• sell_signal - Sell Signal event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• coeff - Multiplier value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• period - Common Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• noVolume - Change Calc (No Vol) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSignals - Show Signals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• alphaTrend - AlphaTrend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lagTrend - Lag Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• at_value - AlphaTrend Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• trend_state - Is Bullish Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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