EASE OF FORCE OSCILLATOR Trading Guide

The Ease of Force Oscillator is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Ease of Force Oscillator (EFO) A hybrid indicator combining: 1. Ease of Movement (EMV) concept: price range vs volume ratio (thin volume easily pulls price).

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

• Lookback Period (length): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• EFO Smooth Period (smooth): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Threshold Multiplier (thresholdMult): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Ease Component Weight (easeWeight): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend Lookback Period (trendLookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Easy (bullEasy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Strong (bullStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Easy (bearEasy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Strong (bearStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Upper Threshold (upperBand): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lower Threshold (lowerBand): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Zero Line (zeroLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend Long (trendLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend Short (trendShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend Pause (trendPause): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• EFO Value (efo): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Upper Band (upperBand): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lower Band (lowerBand): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend State (trendState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Oscillator Value (efo): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Strong Bull Impulse (isStrongBullImpulse): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Strong Bear Impulse (isStrongBearImpulse): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Ease Movement (isBullEasy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Ease Movement (isBearEasy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Strong Movement (isBullStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Strong Movement (isBearStrong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend State (trendState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Is Bull Trend (isBullTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Is Bear Trend (isBearTrend): 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

• isStrongBullImpulse - Strong Bull Impulse event signal.
• isStrongBearImpulse - Strong Bear Impulse event signal.
• isBullEasy - Bullish Ease Movement event signal.
• isBearEasy - Bearish Ease Movement event signal.
• isBullStrong - Bullish Strong Movement event signal.
• isBearStrong - Bearish Strong Movement event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• length - Lookback Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smooth - EFO Smooth Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• thresholdMult - Threshold Multiplier value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• easeWeight - Ease Component Weight value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• trendLookback - Trend Lookback Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• efo - EFO Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• upperBand - Upper Band value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lowerBand - Lower Band value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• trendState - Trend State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• efo - Oscillator Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• trendState - Trend State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• isBullTrend - Is Bull Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• isBearTrend - Is Bear 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.