CUMULATIVE DELTA WAVES Trading Guide
Last updated: July 22, 2026
The Cumulative Delta Waves is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Cumulative Delta Waves (CVD Oscillator) Analyzes Volume Spread to separate buying vs selling pressure, accumulates it into a Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD), and detrends
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
- Baseline EMA Length (
baselineLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Pivot Left (
pivotLeft): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Pivot Right (
pivotRight): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Normalization Period (
normPeriod): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Wave Bull (
waveBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Wave Bull Weak (
waveBullWeak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Wave Bear (
waveBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Wave Bear Weak (
waveBearWeak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Zero Line (
baseline): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bullish Div color (
divBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bearish Div color (
divBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - CVD Wave (
wave): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Zero Line (
baseline): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bullish Divergence (
divBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bearish Divergence (
divBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - CVD Wave (
wave): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Crosses Zero Up (Bullish) (
crossUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Crosses Zero Down (Bearish) (
crossDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bullish Divergence (
divBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection. - Bearish Divergence (
divBear): 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
divBull- Bullish Divergence event signal.divBear- Bearish Divergence event signal.crossUp- Crosses Zero Up (Bullish) event signal.crossDown- Crosses Zero Down (Bearish) event signal.divBull- Bullish Divergence event signal.divBear- Bearish Divergence event signal.
2. Filters and Trade Levels
baselineLen- Baseline EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.pivotLeft- Pivot Left value used for structural qualification or thresholds.pivotRight- Pivot Right value used for structural qualification or thresholds.normPeriod- Normalization Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.wave- CVD Wave value used for structural qualification or thresholds.baseline- Zero Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.wave- CVD Wave value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.