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MARKET STRUCTURE GATE Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The Market Structure Gate is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Market Structure Gate A non-repainting market-state and entry-permission overlay: 1. Confirms external pivots only after swingLen closed bars.

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

  • Swing Length (swingLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • ATR Length (atrLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Trend EMA Length (trendEmaLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Break Buffer (x ATR) (breakBufferAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Break Body (x ATR) (minBodyAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Impulse (x ATR) (minImpulseAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Pullback Depth (minPullback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Max Pullback Depth (maxPullback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Micro BOS Lookback (microBreakBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Max Setup Bars (maxSetupBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Require Premium / Discount Touch (requirePdTouch): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Entry Location (minEntryLocation): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Max EMA Extension (x ATR) (maxExtensionAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Target Room (x ATR) (minTargetRoomAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Risk / Reward (minRiskReward): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Stop Buffer (x ATR) (stopBufferAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Require Liquidity Sweep (requireSweep): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Sweep Lookback (sweepLookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Require FVG Displacement (requireFvg): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Require Volume Impulse (requireVolume): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Volume EMA Length (volumeLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Min Volume Ratio (minVolumeRatio): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Entry Active Bars (signalHoldBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show State Background (showBackground): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Pullback Zones (showZones): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Structure Levels (showStructure): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Signals (showSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Status Panel (showPanel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Trend EMA (showEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Market State (-2..2) (marketState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Action State (-2..2) (actionState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Allowed (longAllowed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Allowed (shortAllowed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Armed (longArmed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Armed (shortArmed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Entry Active (longEntryActive): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Entry Active (shortEntryActive): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Entry Quality (entryQuality): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Risk / Reward (riskReward): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Target Room (ATR) (targetRoomAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Pullback Depth (pullbackDepth): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Entry Location (entryLocation): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Deny Reason Code (denyReason): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Trend EMA (trendEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • ATR (atr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Broken Structure Level (brokenLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Suggested Stop (stopLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Suggested Target (targetLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Market State (-2 Down, 0 Range, 2 Up) (marketState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Action State (actionState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Context (longBias): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Context (shortBias): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Allowed Now (longAllowed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Allowed Now (shortAllowed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Setup Armed (longArmed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Setup Armed (shortArmed): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Entry (Closed Bar) (longEntry): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Entry (Closed Bar) (shortEntry): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Entry Active (longEntryActive): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Entry Active (shortEntryActive): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Waiting for Pullback (waitPullback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Waiting for Micro BOS (waitConfirmation): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Denied: No Chase (noChaseLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Denied: No Chase (noChaseShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bullish CHoCH (bullChoch): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bearish CHoCH (bearChoch): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bullish BOS (bullBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bearish BOS (bearBos): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Entry Quality (0-100) (entryQuality): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Risk / Reward (riskReward): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Target Room (ATR) (targetRoomAtr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Pullback Depth (pullbackDepth): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Entry Location in Impulse (entryLocation): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Price in Premium (isPremium): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Price in Discount (isDiscount): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Deny Reason Code (denyReason): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Trend EMA (trendEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • ATR (atr): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Broken Structure Level (brokenLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Suggested Stop Level (stopLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Suggested Target Level (targetLevel): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Uptrend (up): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Downtrend (down): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Transition (transition): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Range (range): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull Pullback Zone (bullZoneFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear Pullback Zone (bearZoneFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Trend EMA (ema): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Long Entry (entryLong): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Short Entry (entryShort): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • No Chase (noChase): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Status Panel Background (panelBg): 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

  • longEntry - Long Entry (Closed Bar) event signal.
  • shortEntry - Short Entry (Closed Bar) event signal.
  • bullChoch - Bullish CHoCH event signal.
  • bearChoch - Bearish CHoCH event signal.
  • bullBos - Bullish BOS event signal.
  • bearBos - Bearish BOS event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • swingLen - Swing Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • atrLen - ATR Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • trendEmaLen - Trend EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • breakBufferAtr - Break Buffer (x ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minBodyAtr - Min Break Body (x ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minImpulseAtr - Min Impulse (x ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minPullback - Min Pullback Depth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • maxPullback - Max Pullback Depth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • microBreakBars - Micro BOS Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • maxSetupBars - Max Setup Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • requirePdTouch - Require Premium / Discount Touch value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minEntryLocation - Min Entry Location value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • maxExtensionAtr - Max EMA Extension (x ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minTargetRoomAtr - Min Target Room (x ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minRiskReward - Min Risk / Reward value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • stopBufferAtr - Stop Buffer (x ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • requireSweep - Require Liquidity Sweep value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • sweepLookback - Sweep Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • requireFvg - Require FVG Displacement value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • requireVolume - Require Volume Impulse value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • volumeLen - Volume EMA Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • minVolumeRatio - Min Volume Ratio value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • signalHoldBars - Entry Active Bars value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showBackground - Show State Background value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showZones - Show Pullback Zones value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showStructure - Show Structure Levels value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showSignals - Show Signals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showPanel - Show Status Panel value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showEma - Show Trend EMA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • marketState - Market State (-2..2) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • actionState - Action State (-2..2) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longAllowed - Long Allowed value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortAllowed - Short Allowed value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longArmed - Long Armed value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortArmed - Short Armed value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longEntryActive - Long Entry Active value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortEntryActive - Short Entry Active value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • entryQuality - Entry Quality value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • riskReward - Risk / Reward value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • targetRoomAtr - Target Room (ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pullbackDepth - Pullback Depth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • entryLocation - Entry Location value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • denyReason - Deny Reason Code value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • trendEma - Trend EMA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • atr - ATR value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • brokenLevel - Broken Structure Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • stopLevel - Suggested Stop value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • targetLevel - Suggested Target value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • marketState - Market State (-2 Down, 0 Range, 2 Up) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • actionState - Action State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longBias - Long Context value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortBias - Short Context value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longAllowed - Long Allowed Now value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortAllowed - Short Allowed Now value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longArmed - Long Setup Armed value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortArmed - Short Setup Armed value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • longEntryActive - Long Entry Active value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • shortEntryActive - Short Entry Active value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • waitPullback - Waiting for Pullback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • waitConfirmation - Waiting for Micro BOS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • noChaseLong - Long Denied: No Chase value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • noChaseShort - Short Denied: No Chase value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • entryQuality - Entry Quality (0-100) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • riskReward - Risk / Reward value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • targetRoomAtr - Target Room (ATR) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • pullbackDepth - Pullback Depth value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • entryLocation - Entry Location in Impulse value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • isPremium - Price in Premium value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • isDiscount - Price in Discount value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • denyReason - Deny Reason Code value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • trendEma - Trend EMA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • atr - ATR value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • brokenLevel - Broken Structure Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • stopLevel - Suggested Stop Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • targetLevel - Suggested Target Level 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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