EHLERS ITREND Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The Ehlers Instantaneous Trendline is a quantitative technical analysis tool. EHLERS_ITREND Ehlers Instantaneous Trendline (2-State) Logic:

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

  • Period (period): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bullish iTrend Color (buy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bearish iTrend Color (sell): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • iTrend (itrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Trend State (state): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Signal (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Is Bull Trend (isBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Is Bear Trend (isBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Trend State (state): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Signal (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • iTrend Line (itrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Is Bull Trend (isBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Is Bear Trend (isBear): 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

  • isBull - Is Bull Trend event signal.
  • isBear - Is Bear Trend event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • period - Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • buy - Bullish iTrend Color value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • sell - Bearish iTrend Color value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • itrend - iTrend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • state - Trend State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • signal - Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • isBull - Is Bull Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • isBear - Is Bear Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • state - Trend State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • signal - Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • itrend - iTrend Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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

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