DYNAMIC STRUCTURE INDICATOR Trading Guide

The Dynamic Structure Indicator is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Dynamic Structure Indicator (DSI) Based on user-provided PineScript. Detects fractal swing highs/lows and draws zones.

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

• ATR Movement Required (atrMovement): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• High/Low Lookback (lookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Max Zone Size (× ATR) (maxZoneSize): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Zone Update Count Before Reset (newStructureReset): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Draw Previous Structure (drawPrevLoc): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Zone Fill (resFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Zone Border (resLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Broken Fill (resBrokenFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Broken Border (resBrokenLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Zone Fill (supFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Zone Border (supLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Broken Fill (supBrokenFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Broken Border (supBrokenLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Prev Resistance Zone (Support) (prevResFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Prev Support Zone (Resistance) (prevSupFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Alert (alertResistance): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Alert (alertSupport): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Breakout (alertResistanceBO): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Breakout (alertSupportBO): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Top (res1): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Low (sup1): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Hit Resistance Zone (alertResistance): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Hit Support Zone (alertSupport): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Resistance Breakout (alertResistanceBO): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Support Breakout (alertSupportBO): 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

• alertResistance - Resistance Alert event signal.
• alertSupport - Support Alert event signal.
• alertResistanceBO - Resistance Breakout event signal.
• alertSupportBO - Support Breakout event signal.
• alertResistance - Hit Resistance Zone event signal.
• alertSupport - Hit Support Zone event signal.
• alertResistanceBO - Resistance Breakout event signal.
• alertSupportBO - Support Breakout event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• atrMovement - ATR Movement Required value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lookback - High/Low Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• maxZoneSize - Max Zone Size (× ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• newStructureReset - Zone Update Count Before Reset value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• drawPrevLoc - Draw Previous Structure value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• res1 - Resistance Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• sup1 - Support Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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