SMART ACCUMULATION Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The Smart Liquidity Accumulation is a quantitative technical analysis tool. * Smart Liquidity Accumulation (SLA) * Detects "Hidden" buying/selling pressure inside candles using Volume & Close Location. * 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

  • Smooth Length (length): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Volume Baseline (volLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Vol Limit (x Avg) (whaleThresh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Scale Multiplier (scaleMult): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show EMA Line (showEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • EMA Smooth Length (emaLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull Normal (bullNormal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Buy (bullWhale): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear Normal (bearNormal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Sell (bearWhale): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • SLA EMA (emaLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Zero Line (zeroLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • SLA Value (sla): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • SLA EMA (slaEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bull Normal (_slaBullNormal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Buy (_slaBullWhale): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Bear Normal (_slaBearNormal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Sell (_slaBearWhale): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • SLA EMA Plot (_slaEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • SLA Value (sla): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • SLA EMA Line (slaEma): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Buy (Hidden Accumulation) (isWhaleBuy): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Whale Sell (Hidden Distribution) (isWhaleSell): 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

  • isWhaleBuy - Whale Buy (Hidden Accumulation) event signal.
  • isWhaleSell - Whale Sell (Hidden Distribution) event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • length - Smooth Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • volLen - Volume Baseline value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • whaleThresh - Whale Vol Limit (x Avg) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • scaleMult - Scale Multiplier value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showEma - Show EMA Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • emaLen - EMA Smooth Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • sla - SLA Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • slaEma - SLA EMA value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • _slaBullNormal - Bull Normal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • _slaBullWhale - Whale Buy value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • _slaBearNormal - Bear Normal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • _slaBearWhale - Whale Sell value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • _slaEma - SLA EMA Plot value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • sla - SLA Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • slaEma - SLA EMA 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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