MARKET REVERSAL Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The Market Phase & Reversal is a quantitative technical analysis tool. * Market Phase & Reversal (MPR) Uses Z-Score (Price vs SMA normalized by StdDev) to detect statistical extremes and reversals. * 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

  • Cycle Period (period): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Smoothing (smooth): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Reversal Threshold (threshold): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Threshold Lines (showLines): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Signal EMA Length (signalLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Score Value (val): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • EMA Signal (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Top Reversal Warning (reversalTop): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bottom Reversal Warning (reversalBottom): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • MPR Value (Score) (val): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Signal Line (EMA) (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Confirmed Trend Change (Bull) (trendChangeBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Confirmed Trend Change (Bear) (trendChangeBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Early Reversal Warning (Top) (reversalTop): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Early Reversal Warning (Bottom) (reversalBottom): 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

  • trendChangeBull - Confirmed Trend Change (Bull) event signal.
  • trendChangeBear - Confirmed Trend Change (Bear) event signal.
  • reversalTop - Early Reversal Warning (Top) event signal.
  • reversalBottom - Early Reversal Warning (Bottom) event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • period - Cycle Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • smooth - Smoothing value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • threshold - Reversal Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showLines - Show Threshold Lines value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • signalLen - Signal EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • val - Score Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • signal - EMA Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • reversalTop - Top Reversal Warning value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • reversalBottom - Bottom Reversal Warning value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • val - MPR Value (Score) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • signal - Signal Line (EMA) 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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