SMART MONEY CONCEPTS Trading Guide

The Smart Money Concepts is a quantitative technical analysis tool. Smart Money Concepts (SMC) v2.0 Port - Fixed Structures & EQH/EQL

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

• Mode (mode): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Style (style): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Color Candles (colorCandles): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Internal Struct (showInternal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Int Bullish (intBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Int Bearish (intBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Int Confluence (intConf): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Int Label Size (intSize): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Swing Struct (showSwing): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Bullish (swingBull): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Bearish (swingBear): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Label Size (swingSize): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Show Swing Points (showPoints): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Length (swingLen): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Strong/Weak High/Low (strongWeak): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Internal OB (showIntOB): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Int OB Count (intOBCount): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing OB (showSwingOB): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing OB Count (swingOBCount): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• OB Filter (obFilter): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• OB Mitigation (obMit): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Equal High/Low (showEQ): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• EQ Bars Confirm (eqBars): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• EQ Threshold (eqThresh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• EQ Label Size (eqSize): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Fair Value Gaps (showFVG): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Auto Threshold (fvgAuto): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Extend FVG (fvgExtend): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Daily Levels (showDaily): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Daily Style (styleDaily): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Weekly Levels (showWeekly): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Weekly Style (styleWeekly): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Monthly Levels (showMonthly): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Monthly Style (styleMonthly): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Premium/Discount (showZones): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Internal Struct Bull (structIntUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Internal Struct Bear (structIntDn): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Struct Bull (structSwingUp): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Struct Bear (structSwingDn): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Internal OB Bull (obIntUpFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Internal OB Bear (obIntDnFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing OB Bull (obSwingUpFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing OB Bear (obSwingDnFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• OB Border (obBorder): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• FVG Bullish (fvgUpFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• FVG Bearish (fvgDnFill): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Equal Highs (EQH) (eqhColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Equal Lows (EQL) (eqlColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Daily Levels (dailyLevels): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Weekly Levels (weeklyLevels): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Monthly Levels (monthlyLevels): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Premium Zone (premium): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Equilibrium Line (equilibrium): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Discount Zone (discount): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull BOS (bull_bos_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear BOS (bear_bos_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull CHoCH (bull_choch_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear CHoCH (bear_choch_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Enters Bull OB (price_enters_bull_ob): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Enters Bear OB (price_enters_bear_ob): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull BOS Signal (bull_bos_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear BOS Signal (bear_bos_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull CHoCH Signal (bull_choch_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear CHoCH Signal (bear_choch_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Enters Bull OB (price_enters_bull_ob): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Enters Bear OB (price_enters_bear_ob): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull Order Block Zone (bullObZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear Order Block Zone (bearObZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull FVG Zone (bullFvgZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear FVG Zone (bearFvgZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Premium Zone (premiumZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Discount Zone (discountZone): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish BOS (bull_bos_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish BOS (bear_bos_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bullish CHoCH (bull_choch_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bearish CHoCH (bear_choch_signal): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull OB Top (ob_bull_top): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull OB Bottom (ob_bull_btm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear OB Top (ob_bear_top): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear OB Bottom (ob_bear_btm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing High (swingHigh): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Swing Low (swingLow): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Equilibrium (equilibrium): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull FVG Top (fvg_bull_top): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bull FVG Bottom (fvg_bull_btm): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear FVG Top (fvg_bear_top): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Bear FVG Bottom (fvg_bear_btm): 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

• bull_bos_signal - Bull BOS event signal.
• bear_bos_signal - Bear BOS event signal.
• bull_choch_signal - Bull CHoCH event signal.
• bear_choch_signal - Bear CHoCH event signal.
• price_enters_bull_ob - Price Enters Bull OB event signal.
• price_enters_bear_ob - Price Enters Bear OB event signal.
• bull_bos_signal - Bull BOS Signal event signal.
• bear_bos_signal - Bear BOS Signal event signal.
• bull_choch_signal - Bull CHoCH Signal event signal.
• bear_choch_signal - Bear CHoCH Signal event signal.
• price_enters_bull_ob - Price Enters Bull OB event signal.
• price_enters_bear_ob - Price Enters Bear OB event signal.
• bull_bos_signal - Bullish BOS event signal.
• bear_bos_signal - Bearish BOS event signal.
• bull_choch_signal - Bullish CHoCH event signal.
• bear_choch_signal - Bearish CHoCH event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• mode - Mode value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• style - Style value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• colorCandles - Color Candles value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showInternal - Show Internal Struct value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• intBull - Int Bullish value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• intBear - Int Bearish value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• intConf - Int Confluence value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• intSize - Int Label Size value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSwing - Show Swing Struct value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingBull - Swing Bullish value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingBear - Swing Bearish value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingSize - Swing Label Size value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showPoints - Show Swing Points value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingLen - Swing Length value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• strongWeak - Strong/Weak High/Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showIntOB - Internal OB value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• intOBCount - Int OB Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showSwingOB - Swing OB value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingOBCount - Swing OB Count value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• obFilter - OB Filter value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• obMit - OB Mitigation value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showEQ - Equal High/Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• eqBars - EQ Bars Confirm value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• eqThresh - EQ Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• eqSize - EQ Label Size value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showFVG - Fair Value Gaps value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fvgAuto - Auto Threshold value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fvgExtend - Extend FVG value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showDaily - Daily Levels value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• styleDaily - Daily Style value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showWeekly - Weekly Levels value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• styleWeekly - Weekly Style value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showMonthly - Monthly Levels value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• styleMonthly - Monthly Style value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• showZones - Premium/Discount value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bullObZone - Bull Order Block Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bearObZone - Bear Order Block Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bullFvgZone - Bull FVG Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• bearFvgZone - Bear FVG Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• premiumZone - Premium Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• discountZone - Discount Zone value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ob_bull_top - Bull OB Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ob_bull_btm - Bull OB Bottom value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ob_bear_top - Bear OB Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• ob_bear_btm - Bear OB Bottom value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingHigh - Swing High value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• swingLow - Swing Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• equilibrium - Equilibrium value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fvg_bull_top - Bull FVG Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fvg_bull_btm - Bull FVG Bottom value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fvg_bear_top - Bear FVG Top value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• fvg_bear_btm - Bear FVG Bottom value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

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