STANDARDIZED MACD HEIKIN ASHI TRANSFORMED Trading Guide

The Standardized MACD Heikin-Ashi Transformed is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Standardized MACD Heikin-Ashi Transformed Ported from Pine Script by EliCobra. Original license notice: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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

• Source (source): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Fast Length (fastLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Slow Length (slowLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal (showSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal Source (signalSource): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal Length (signalLength): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Display Mode (displayMode): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Reversion Markers (showReversions): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Reversion Threshold (reversionThreshold): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bar Coloring State (barColoring): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Hollow Candles (hollowCandles): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Candle / OS Marker (up): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Candle / OB Marker (down): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Histogram Positive (histUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Histogram Negative (histDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal Line (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Mid Line (midLine): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Oversold Fill (zoneUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Overbought Fill (zoneDown): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Oversold Arrow (osMarker): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Overbought Arrow (obMarker): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Neutral Bar Coloring State (neutral): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• open (macdOpen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• high (macdHigh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• low (macdLow): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• close (macdClose): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• hl2 (hl2): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• hlc3 (hlc3): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• ohlc4 (ohlc4): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• hlcc4 (hlcc4): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Histogram (hist): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• OB Signal (obSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• OS Signal (osSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Trend (bullishTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Trend (bearishTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Heikin-Ashi Uptrend (haUptrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Heikin-Ashi Downtrend (haDowntrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD Bullish Cross (macdBullCross): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD Bearish Cross (macdBearCross): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bar Coloring State (barColorState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA Open (macdOpen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA High (macdHigh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA Low (macdLow): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA Close (macdClose): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA HL2 (hl2): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA HLC3 (hlc3): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA OHLC4 (ohlc4): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD HA HLCC4 (hlcc4): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Signal (signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Histogram (hist): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bar Coloring State (-1/0/1) (barColorState): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Overbought Signal (obSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Oversold Signal (osSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Midline Crossover (bullishTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Midline Crossunder (bearishTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Positive Heikin-Ashi (haUptrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Negative Heikin-Ashi (haDowntrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD Bull Cross (macdBullCross): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• MACD Bear Cross (macdBearCross): 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

• obSignal - Overbought Signal event signal.
• osSignal - Oversold Signal event signal.
• bullishTrend - Midline Crossover event signal.
• bearishTrend - Midline Crossunder event signal.
• haUptrend - Positive Heikin-Ashi event signal.
• haDowntrend - Negative Heikin-Ashi event signal.
• macdBullCross - MACD Bull Cross event signal.
• macdBearCross - MACD Bear Cross event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• source - Source value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fastLength - Fast Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• slowLength - Slow Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSignal - Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• signalSource - Signal Source value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• signalLength - Signal Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• displayMode - Display Mode value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showReversions - Reversion Markers value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• reversionThreshold - Reversion Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• barColoring - Bar Coloring State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hollowCandles - Hollow Candles value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdOpen - open value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdHigh - high value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdLow - low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdClose - close value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hl2 - hl2 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hlc3 - hlc3 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ohlc4 - ohlc4 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hlcc4 - hlcc4 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• signal - Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hist - Histogram value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• obSignal - OB Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• osSignal - OS Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bullishTrend - Bullish Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bearishTrend - Bearish Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• haUptrend - Heikin-Ashi Uptrend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• haDowntrend - Heikin-Ashi Downtrend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdBullCross - MACD Bullish Cross value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdBearCross - MACD Bearish Cross value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• barColorState - Bar Coloring State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdOpen - MACD HA Open value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdHigh - MACD HA High value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdLow - MACD HA Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• macdClose - MACD HA Close value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hl2 - MACD HA HL2 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hlc3 - MACD HA HLC3 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ohlc4 - MACD HA OHLC4 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hlcc4 - MACD HA HLCC4 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• signal - Signal value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hist - Histogram value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• barColorState - Bar Coloring State (-1/0/1) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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