TRENDLINES BREAKS Trading Guide

The Trendlines with Breaks is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Trendlines with Breaks [LuxAlgo] v2.0 - Golden Standard Architecture (O(1), Anti-Repaint, Headless Safe) Automatic trendlines based on Swing High / Swing Low detection.

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 Lookback (length): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Slope (mult): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Slope Method (calcMethod): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Extended Lines (showExt): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Trendline (Support) (upColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Down Trendline (Resistance) (dnColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Upper Line (upper_line): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lower Line (lower_line): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Break (B) (upBreak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Dn Break (S) (dnBreak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Last Break B (last_break_B): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Last Break S (last_break_S): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Upward Breakout (upBreak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Downward Breakout (dnBreak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Upper Trendline (upper_line): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Lower Trendline (lower_line): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Above Upper (is_above_upper): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Below Lower (is_below_lower): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Last Break was B (last_break_B): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Last Break was S (last_break_S): 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

• upBreak - Up Break (B) event signal.
• dnBreak - Dn Break (S) event signal.
• last_break_B - Last Break B event signal.
• last_break_S - Last Break S event signal.
• upBreak - Upward Breakout event signal.
• dnBreak - Downward Breakout event signal.
• is_above_upper - Price Above Upper event signal.
• is_below_lower - Price Below Lower event signal.
• last_break_B - Last Break was B event signal.
• last_break_S - Last Break was S event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• length - Swing Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• mult - Slope value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• calcMethod - Slope Method value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showExt - Show Extended Lines value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• upper_line - Upper Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lower_line - Lower Line value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• upper_line - Upper Trendline value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• lower_line - Lower Trendline value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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