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KDJ WHALE Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The KDJ Whale is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Port of legacy indicator: old/assets/indicators/kdj_whale.js KDJ oscillator + Whale pump/dump detector + OBV divergences Engine: ECharts-based (CUSTOM_INDICATORS registry)

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

  • Buy Alert Limit (buyLimit): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Sell Alert Limit (sellLimit): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • KDJ n1 Period (n1): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • KDJ m1 Smooth (m1): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • KDJ m2 Smooth (m2): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Whale Columns (showWhaleColumns): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Use Vol Filter (useVol): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Vol Lookback (volLookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Vol Multiplier (volMultiplier): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Use Div Filter (useDiv): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Div Markers (showDivMarkers): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Div Pivot Left (divPivotLeft): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Div Pivot Right (divPivotRight): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Div Lookback (divLookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Whale Labels (WP/WD) (showWhaleLabels): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • K Line (k): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • D Line (d): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • J Line (j): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • J-K Distance % (distJK_pct): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Pump (pump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump (dump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump Abs (dumpAbs): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Pump Prev (pumpPrev): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Dump Abs Prev (dumpAbsPrev): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Pump Δ (pumpDelta): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Dump Δ (dumpDelta): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Zone: Buy (bgBuy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Zone: Sell (bgSell): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Zone: Pump (bgPump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Zone: Dump (bgDump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull Div (divBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear Div (divBear): 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.
  • Whale Pump Event (whalePump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump Event (whaleDump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull Divergence (bullDiv): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear Divergence (bearDiv): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • K Value (k): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • D Value (d): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • J-K Distance % (distJK_pct): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • J Value (j): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Buy Signal (B) (buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Sell Signal (S) (sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Pump (WP) (whalePump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump (WD) (whaleDump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Pump Strength (pump): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump Strength (Abs) (dumpAbs): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Pump Prev (pumpPrev): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump Prev (Abs) (dumpAbsPrev): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Pump Δ (pumpDelta): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Dump Δ (Abs) (dumpDelta): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bullish Divergence (bullDiv): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bearish Divergence (bearDiv): 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 (B) event signal.
  • sellSignal - Sell Signal (S) event signal.
  • whalePump - Whale Pump (WP) event signal.
  • whaleDump - Whale Dump (WD) event signal.
  • bullDiv - Bullish Divergence event signal.
  • bearDiv - Bearish Divergence event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • buyLimit - Buy Alert Limit value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • sellLimit - Sell Alert Limit value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • n1 - KDJ n1 Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • m1 - KDJ m1 Smooth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • m2 - KDJ m2 Smooth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showWhaleColumns - Show Whale Columns value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • useVol - Use Vol Filter value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • volLookback - Vol Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • volMultiplier - Vol Multiplier value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • useDiv - Use Div Filter value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showDivMarkers - Show Div Markers value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • divPivotLeft - Div Pivot Left value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • divPivotRight - Div Pivot Right value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • divLookback - Div Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showWhaleLabels - Show Whale Labels (WP/WD) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • k - K Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • d - D Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • j - J Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • distJK_pct - J-K Distance % value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pump - Whale Pump value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dump - Whale Dump value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dumpAbs - Whale Dump Abs value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pumpPrev - Pump Prev value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dumpAbsPrev - Dump Abs Prev value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pumpDelta - Pump Δ value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dumpDelta - Dump Δ value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bgBuy - Zone: Buy value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bgSell - Zone: Sell value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bgPump - Zone: Pump value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bgDump - Zone: Dump value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • divBull - Bull Div value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • divBear - Bear Div value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • buySignal - Buy Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • sellSignal - Sell Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • whalePump - Whale Pump Event value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • whaleDump - Whale Dump Event value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bullDiv - Bull Divergence value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • bearDiv - Bear Divergence value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • k - K Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • d - D Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • distJK_pct - J-K Distance % value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • j - J Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pump - Whale Pump Strength value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dumpAbs - Whale Dump Strength (Abs) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pumpPrev - Whale Pump Prev value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dumpAbsPrev - Whale Dump Prev (Abs) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pumpDelta - Whale Pump Δ value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • dumpDelta - Whale Dump Δ (Abs) 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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