ULCER TREND SHIFT Trading Guide

The Ulcer Trend Shift is a quantitative technical analysis tool. ULCER_TREND_SHIFT Optimized to Golden Standard. Improvements:

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

• Lookback Length (length): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Ulcer Threshold (%) (threshold): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Shift Signals (showSignals): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Baselines (showBaselines): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Info Panel (showDash): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull Trend Shift (UI Bull > Threshold) (bullShift): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear Trend Shift (UI Bear > Threshold) (bearShift): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Ulcer Index (uiBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Ulcer Index (uiBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Trend State (currentTrend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish Trend Shift (bullShift): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish Trend Shift (bearShift): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Market Trend (currentTrend): 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

• bullShift - Bull Trend Shift (UI Bull > Threshold) event signal.
• bearShift - Bear Trend Shift (UI Bear > Threshold) event signal.
• bullShift - Bullish Trend Shift event signal.
• bearShift - Bearish Trend Shift event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• length - Lookback Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• threshold - Ulcer Threshold (%) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSignals - Show Shift Signals value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showBaselines - Show Baselines value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showDash - Show Info Panel value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• uiBull - Bullish Ulcer Index value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• uiBear - Bearish Ulcer Index value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• currentTrend - Trend State value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• currentTrend - Market Trend value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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