TREND REGIME CLASSIFIER Trading Guide

Last updated: July 22, 2026

The Trend Regime Classifier is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Trend Regime Classifier Indicator Classifies the market into three states (Regimes): 1. Up Trend (Bullish) - highlighted green

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

  • Regime Method (method): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Main Period (period): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Threshold / Sensitivity (threshold): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Background Highlight (showBackground): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Transition Signals (showSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Show Reference Lines (showLines): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Confirmation Bars (Smoothing) (confirmBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Reference Value (referenceValue): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Upper Band / Level (referenceUpper): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Lower Band / Level (referenceLower): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Regime State (1/-1/0) (regime): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Buy/Up Signal (buySignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Sell/Down Signal (sellSignal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
  • Mush/Flat Signal (mushSignal): 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

  • buySignal - Buy/Up Signal event signal.
  • sellSignal - Sell/Down Signal event signal.
  • mushSignal - Mush/Flat Signal event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

  • method - Regime Method value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • period - Main Period value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • threshold - Threshold / Sensitivity value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showBackground - Show Background Highlight value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showSignals - Show Transition Signals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • showLines - Show Reference Lines value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • confirmBars - Confirmation Bars (Smoothing) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • referenceValue - Reference Value value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • referenceUpper - Upper Band / Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • referenceLower - Lower Band / Level value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
  • regime - Regime State (1/-1/0) 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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