TMA OVERLAY Trading Guide

The TMA Overlay is a quantitative technical analysis tool. TMA Overlay Indicator Features: - 4 Smoothed Moving Averages (SMMA 21, 50, 100, 200) - O(1) optimized

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

• SMMA 21 Length (smma1Len): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 50 Length (smma2Len): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 100 Length (smma3Len): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 200 Length (smma4Len): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show SMMA 100 (showSmma100): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Trend Fill (showTrendFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Bearish 3LS (showBearish3LS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Bullish 3LS (showBullish3LS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Bearish Engulfing (showBearishEngulfing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Bullish Engulfing (showBullishEngulfing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Hide Data (hideData): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 21 (smma1): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 50 (smma2): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 100 (smma3): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• SMMA 200 (smma4): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• EMA 2 (ema2): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull 3LS (bullish3LS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear 3LS (bearish3LS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull Engulf (bullishEngulfing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear Engulf (bearishEngulfing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish 3 Line Strike (bullish3LS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish 3 Line Strike (bearish3LS): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Engulfing (bullishEngulfing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Engulfing (bearishEngulfing): 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

• bullish3LS - Bullish 3 Line Strike event signal.
• bearish3LS - Bearish 3 Line Strike event signal.
• bullishEngulfing - Bullish Engulfing event signal.
• bearishEngulfing - Bearish Engulfing event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• smma1Len - SMMA 21 Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma2Len - SMMA 50 Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma3Len - SMMA 100 Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma4Len - SMMA 200 Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSmma100 - Show SMMA 100 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showTrendFill - Show Trend Fill value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showBearish3LS - Show Bearish 3LS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showBullish3LS - Show Bullish 3LS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showBearishEngulfing - Show Bearish Engulfing value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showBullishEngulfing - Show Bullish Engulfing value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• hideData - Hide Data value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma1 - SMMA 21 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma2 - SMMA 50 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma3 - SMMA 100 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• smma4 - SMMA 200 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ema2 - EMA 2 value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bullish3LS - Bull 3LS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bearish3LS - Bear 3LS value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bullishEngulfing - Bull Engulf value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bearishEngulfing - Bear Engulf value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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