# Signal and Conditions Reference
* #### ILPAC
**Market structure and swings**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bullish**: price cleared the level that ends the prior bearish read — a **bullish change of character** (the small CHoCH label on a bullish break when the chart shows that case). |
| **Bearish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bearish** — the bearish change-of-character side of the same idea. |
| **HH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **higher high** than the previous swing high. With labels on, you see **HH** in the bullish colour. |
| **LH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **lower high** — **LH** in the bearish colour; upside is losing steam in the swing sequence. |
| **HL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **higher low** — **HL** in the bullish colour. |
| **LL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **lower low** — **LL** in the bearish colour. |
| **Market Structure Bullish** | State | Overall structure read is **bullish** until it flips — a "long-side context" filter. |
| **Market Structure Bearish** | State | Overall structure read is **bearish** — mirror of the bullish state. |
**Liquidity (heatmap)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **under** the market in the **liquidation heatmap** (support-side liquidity is taken out). |
| **Bearish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **above** the market (resistance-side liquidity is taken out). |
**Trend lines**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Bullish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing low** is **confirmed** at your **Market Structure** sensitivity (same family of pivots as **HL / LL** updates at that setting). |
| **Bearish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing high** is **confirmed** at the same sensitivity (same family as **HH / LH** updates). |
| **Bullish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks up** through the **top** of a **falling** trend channel. With trend-line signals on, you may see a **small up-triangle** under the bar. |
| **Bearish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks down** through the **bottom** of a **rising** channel. You may see a **small down-triangle** above the bar. |
**FOMO bubbles**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Small Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bullish** zone (small cue, often **under the bar** when FOMO visuals are on). |
| **Small Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bearish** zone (small cue, often **above the bar**). |
| **Big Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Larger cue: reading still **bullish**, but it has **crossed back** through its **smoothing** line ("heat coming off"), often a **larger under-bar marker** than the small bubble. |
| **Big Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Still on the **bearish** side of the read, with a **cross** through the smoothing line — bearish analogue of the big bullish bubble. |
**Support and resistance**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New S/R Zone Formed** | Trigger | A **new** horizontal **support or resistance band** appears — a fresh shaded **zone** between two meaningful swing levels. |
#### SSA
**Smart Signals**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Signals ▲ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **long-side** signal fired (**▲**). Exact behaviour depends on **Trend vs Reversal**, **Swing vs Scalping**, and length settings. |
| **Smart Signals ▼ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **short-side** signal fired (**▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** long-side signal (**+▲**). |
| **Smart Signals +▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** short-side signal (**+▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲/▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard long signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals +▼/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard short signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals ▲/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a long **or** short signal fires on this bar — direction-agnostic entry cue. Useful for symmetric strategies or alerts that activate on any Smart Signal. |
| **Smart Signals +▲/+▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a strong long **or** strong short fires — triggers only on high-confidence signals in either direction. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bullish** | State | Study is in a **long-biased** regime until it flips. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bearish** | State | Study is in a **short-biased** regime. |
**Smart Exits**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a long** (not a new long): take profit or close while Smart Exits are on — usually after a strong up-move, **overbought exhaustion**, no fresh long entry, backdrop still **long-biased** in Trend mode. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a short** (not a new short) — mirror on the short side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long/Short** | Trigger | **Either** a long exit **or** a short exit fires — direction-agnostic. Useful for alert setups that should react to any exit signal regardless of side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long < Max** | State | At least one **long exit** has fired this trade, but the counter has **not yet reached** the Max Exit Signals limit. The position is partially exited and more exits may still follow. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short < Max** | State | At least one **short exit** has fired, counter **below** the maximum — mirror of the long variant. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Any < Max** | State | At least one exit in **either direction** has fired and the total exit count is still below the configured maximum. Use as a state filter to confirm a trade is actively being unwound. |
**Fair Value Trail (FVT)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **FVT Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **support from below** (bullish trail mode). |
| **FVT Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **resistance from above** (bearish trail mode). |
| **FVT Flips** | Trigger | Trail **just changed direction** in either way — fires on both a bullish-to-bearish and bearish-to-bullish flip. Use when you want to react to any FVT direction change without specifying which side. |
| **FVT ▲ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bullish trail mode**, price **dipped back near the trail** — pullback-to-support style cue (often **▲** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bearish trail mode**, price **rallied back near the trail** — bounce-into-resistance cue (often **▼** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▲/▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | **Either** a bullish **or** bearish Optimal Entry fires — useful for alerts that should trigger on any FVT pullback regardless of direction. |
| **FVT Is Bullish** | State | Trail is **support under price**. |
| **FVT Is Bearish** | State | Trail is **resistance over price**. |
**Trend Spine**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bullish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bearish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Flips** | Trigger | Spine **just changed direction** — fires on both bullish and bearish flips. Useful when you want to capture any spine direction change, for example to reset a trailing stop or re-evaluate bias. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bullish** | State | Spine stays **bullish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bearish** | State | Spine stays **bearish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Trending** | State | Spine is **leaning** up or down — not in its **neutral** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Is Ranging** | State | Spine is **neutral** (no clear up/down lean from that layer). |
**Trend Bias**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| -------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bullish** | Trigger | Bias **just entered** the **strong bullish** band (bias and smoother **fully aligned** bullish). |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered** the **strong bearish** band. |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered strong territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a strong bullish or strong bearish pocket. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bullish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bullish**: still bullish, but raw bias **dropped under** the smoother — conviction softens while direction stays up. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bearish**: still bearish, but raw bias **rose above** the smoother — pressure eases while direction stays down. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered weak territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a weak bullish or weak bearish pocket. Useful as a caution signal regardless of which side is weakening. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bullish** | State | **Strong bull** pocket: bullish and **at least as strong** as the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bearish** | State | **Strong bear** pocket on the downside. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bullish** | State | **Weak bull**: still **above neutral**, **under** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bearish** | State | **Weak bear**: still **below neutral**, **above** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Bullish** | State | **Any** bullish bias (strong or weak). |
| **Trend Bias Is Bearish** | State | **Any** bearish bias (strong or weak). |
**Firmament Clouds**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Price Enters Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **up into** the **upper** cloud (between inner and outer upper bands). |
| **Price Enters Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **down into** the **lower** cloud. |
| **Price Enters Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** enters **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud entries. Use when you want to react to any extreme zone entry. |
| **Price Exits Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back down** through the **inner top** of the upper cloud toward the middle. |
| **Price Exits Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back up** through the **inner bottom** of the lower cloud. |
| **Price Exits Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** exits **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud exits. Useful for mean-reversion alerts on cloud departures in either direction. |
| **Price In Upper Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the upper cloud (not beyond the outer roof). |
| **Price In Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the lower cloud (not beyond the outer floor). |
| **Price In Upper/Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is inside **either** cloud body — a state filter confirming price is currently testing a support or resistance zone. |
| **Price Above All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **above** the **outermost upper** band — full extension **above** the stack. |
| **Price Below All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **below** the **outermost lower** band — full extension **below** the stack. |
| **Price Between Cloud Bands** | State | **Close** is **between** the **inner upper** and **inner lower** bands — the **middle channel**, not inside the upper or lower cloud bodies. |
**Trend–Range Classifier (TRC)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TRC Trending** | Trigger | Classifier **just switched** to **trending** (environment read as a trend leg, not chop). |
| **TRC Ranging** | Trigger | **Just switched** to **ranging** (chop / balance, not a clean trend read). |
| **TRC Flips** | Trigger | Classifier **just changed regime** in either direction — fires on both trending-to-ranging and ranging-to-trending transitions. Use when you want to be notified of any regime shift, for example to pause a strategy or re-assess risk. |
| **TRC Is Trending** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **trending** read. |
| **TRC Is Ranging** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **ranging** read. |
#### MC (Momentum Concepts)
**Fast Oscillator**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned upward** — momentum **just shifted bullish**. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned downward** — momentum **just shifted bearish**. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Over Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed above zero** — leaves bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Under Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed below zero** — leaves bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the overbought zone** (above the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Oversold** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the oversold zone** (below the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▲ reversal signal** fired — oversold and starting to turn back up. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▼ reversal signal** fired — overbought and starting to turn back down. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bullish side — upward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bearish side — downward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bullish divergence** confirmed — price made a lower low, oscillator made a higher low. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bearish divergence** confirmed — price made a higher high, oscillator made a lower high. |
| **Fast Osc Above Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently above zero** — bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Below Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently below zero** — bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing upward. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing downward. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the overbought zone. |
| **Fast Osc Oversold State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the oversold zone. |
**Scalper's Momentum**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bullish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bullish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bearish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bearish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Above Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently positive**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Below Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently negative**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bearish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bearish phase. |
**Momentum Impulse Oscillator (MIO)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bullish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bearish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity upward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity downward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Greater Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently positive**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Less Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently negative**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bullish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** above the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bearish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** below the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
**Hidden Liquidity Flow (HLF)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bullish** — liquidity is flowing into the asset. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bearish** — liquidity is flowing out of the asset. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bullish zone** — unusually large upside liquidity release. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bearish zone** — unusually large downside liquidity release. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Greater Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently positive** — sustained bullish liquidity flow. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Less Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently negative** — sustained bearish liquidity flow. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bullish zone. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bearish zone. |
#### External Signals
Atlas text rules can also reference the Strategy Builder's configured external signal slots:
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **External Signal 1** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 1. |
| **External Signal 2** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 2. |
| **External Signal 3** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 3. |
| **External Signal 4** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 4. |
| **External Signal 5** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 5. |
| **External Signal 6** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 6. |
Use external signals when the strategy needs a custom chart source, threshold, crossover, crossunder, cross, rising, or falling check that is not part of the built-in SSA / ILPAC / MC vocabulary.
#### Notes on Combined / Bidirectional Triggers
Several signals in the SSA group end with a combined form (e.g., `▲/▼`, `Bull/Bear`, `Flips`, `Upper/Lower`). These are **convenience shortcuts** that fire when **either** directional variant occurs on the same bar:
* Use them when your strategy treats both directions identically (e.g., a volatility alert that doesn't care which way price is moving).
* Use the directional forms (`▲` only, `▼` only) when you need to separate long-side and short-side logic.
Use them when your strategy treats both directions identically (e.g., a volatility alert that doesn't care which way price is moving).
* Use the directional forms (`▲` only, `▼` only) when you need to separate long-side and short-side logic.
Several signals in the SSA group end with a combined form (e.g., `▲/▼`, `Bull/Bear`, `Flips`, `Upper/Lower`). These are **convenience shortcuts** that fire when **either** directional variant occurs on the same bar:
#### Notes on Combined / Bidirectional Triggers
***
Use external signals when the strategy needs a custom chart source, threshold, crossover, crossunder, cross, rising, or falling check that is not part of the built-in SSA / ILPAC / MC vocabulary.
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **External Signal 1** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 1. |
| **External Signal 2** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 2. |
| **External Signal 3** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 3. |
| **External Signal 4** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 4. |
| **External Signal 5** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 5. |
| **External Signal 6** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 6. |
Atlas text rules can also reference the Strategy Builder's configured external signal slots:
#### External Signals
***
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bullish** — liquidity is flowing into the asset. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bearish** — liquidity is flowing out of the asset. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bullish zone** — unusually large upside liquidity release. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bearish zone** — unusually large downside liquidity release. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Greater Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently positive** — sustained bullish liquidity flow. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Less Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently negative** — sustained bearish liquidity flow. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bullish zone. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bearish zone. |
**Hidden Liquidity Flow (HLF)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bullish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bearish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity upward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity downward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Greater Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently positive**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Less Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently negative**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bullish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** above the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bearish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** below the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
**Momentum Impulse Oscillator (MIO)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bullish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bullish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bearish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bearish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Above Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently positive**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Below Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently negative**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bearish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bearish phase. |
**Scalper's Momentum**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned upward** — momentum **just shifted bullish**. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned downward** — momentum **just shifted bearish**. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Over Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed above zero** — leaves bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Under Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed below zero** — leaves bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the overbought zone** (above the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Oversold** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the oversold zone** (below the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▲ reversal signal** fired — oversold and starting to turn back up. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▼ reversal signal** fired — overbought and starting to turn back down. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bullish side — upward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bearish side — downward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bullish divergence** confirmed — price made a lower low, oscillator made a higher low. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bearish divergence** confirmed — price made a higher high, oscillator made a lower high. |
| **Fast Osc Above Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently above zero** — bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Below Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently below zero** — bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing upward. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing downward. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the overbought zone. |
| **Fast Osc Oversold State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the oversold zone. |
**Fast Oscillator**
#### MC (Momentum Concepts)
***
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TRC Trending** | Trigger | Classifier **just switched** to **trending** (environment read as a trend leg, not chop). |
| **TRC Ranging** | Trigger | **Just switched** to **ranging** (chop / balance, not a clean trend read). |
| **TRC Flips** | Trigger | Classifier **just changed regime** in either direction — fires on both trending-to-ranging and ranging-to-trending transitions. Use when you want to be notified of any regime shift, for example to pause a strategy or re-assess risk. |
| **TRC Is Trending** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **trending** read. |
| **TRC Is Ranging** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **ranging** read. |
**Trend–Range Classifier (TRC)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Price Enters Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **up into** the **upper** cloud (between inner and outer upper bands). |
| **Price Enters Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **down into** the **lower** cloud. |
| **Price Enters Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** enters **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud entries. Use when you want to react to any extreme zone entry. |
| **Price Exits Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back down** through the **inner top** of the upper cloud toward the middle. |
| **Price Exits Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back up** through the **inner bottom** of the lower cloud. |
| **Price Exits Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** exits **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud exits. Useful for mean-reversion alerts on cloud departures in either direction. |
| **Price In Upper Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the upper cloud (not beyond the outer roof). |
| **Price In Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the lower cloud (not beyond the outer floor). |
| **Price In Upper/Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is inside **either** cloud body — a state filter confirming price is currently testing a support or resistance zone. |
| **Price Above All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **above** the **outermost upper** band — full extension **above** the stack. |
| **Price Below All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **below** the **outermost lower** band — full extension **below** the stack. |
| **Price Between Cloud Bands** | State | **Close** is **between** the **inner upper** and **inner lower** bands — the **middle channel**, not inside the upper or lower cloud bodies. |
**Firmament Clouds**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| -------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bullish** | Trigger | Bias **just entered** the **strong bullish** band (bias and smoother **fully aligned** bullish). |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered** the **strong bearish** band. |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered strong territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a strong bullish or strong bearish pocket. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bullish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bullish**: still bullish, but raw bias **dropped under** the smoother — conviction softens while direction stays up. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bearish**: still bearish, but raw bias **rose above** the smoother — pressure eases while direction stays down. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered weak territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a weak bullish or weak bearish pocket. Useful as a caution signal regardless of which side is weakening. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bullish** | State | **Strong bull** pocket: bullish and **at least as strong** as the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bearish** | State | **Strong bear** pocket on the downside. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bullish** | State | **Weak bull**: still **above neutral**, **under** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bearish** | State | **Weak bear**: still **below neutral**, **above** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Bullish** | State | **Any** bullish bias (strong or weak). |
| **Trend Bias Is Bearish** | State | **Any** bearish bias (strong or weak). |
**Trend Bias**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bullish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bearish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Flips** | Trigger | Spine **just changed direction** — fires on both bullish and bearish flips. Useful when you want to capture any spine direction change, for example to reset a trailing stop or re-evaluate bias. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bullish** | State | Spine stays **bullish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bearish** | State | Spine stays **bearish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Trending** | State | Spine is **leaning** up or down — not in its **neutral** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Is Ranging** | State | Spine is **neutral** (no clear up/down lean from that layer). |
**Trend Spine**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **FVT Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **support from below** (bullish trail mode). |
| **FVT Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **resistance from above** (bearish trail mode). |
| **FVT Flips** | Trigger | Trail **just changed direction** in either way — fires on both a bullish-to-bearish and bearish-to-bullish flip. Use when you want to react to any FVT direction change without specifying which side. |
| **FVT ▲ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bullish trail mode**, price **dipped back near the trail** — pullback-to-support style cue (often **▲** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bearish trail mode**, price **rallied back near the trail** — bounce-into-resistance cue (often **▼** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▲/▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | **Either** a bullish **or** bearish Optimal Entry fires — useful for alerts that should trigger on any FVT pullback regardless of direction. |
| **FVT Is Bullish** | State | Trail is **support under price**. |
| **FVT Is Bearish** | State | Trail is **resistance over price**. |
**Fair Value Trail (FVT)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a long** (not a new long): take profit or close while Smart Exits are on — usually after a strong up-move, **overbought exhaustion**, no fresh long entry, backdrop still **long-biased** in Trend mode. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a short** (not a new short) — mirror on the short side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long/Short** | Trigger | **Either** a long exit **or** a short exit fires — direction-agnostic. Useful for alert setups that should react to any exit signal regardless of side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long < Max** | State | At least one **long exit** has fired this trade, but the counter has **not yet reached** the Max Exit Signals limit. The position is partially exited and more exits may still follow. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short < Max** | State | At least one **short exit** has fired, counter **below** the maximum — mirror of the long variant. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Any < Max** | State | At least one exit in **either direction** has fired and the total exit count is still below the configured maximum. Use as a state filter to confirm a trade is actively being unwound. |
**Smart Exits**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Signals ▲ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **long-side** signal fired (**▲**). Exact behaviour depends on **Trend vs Reversal**, **Swing vs Scalping**, and length settings. |
| **Smart Signals ▼ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **short-side** signal fired (**▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** long-side signal (**+▲**). |
| **Smart Signals +▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** short-side signal (**+▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲/▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard long signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals +▼/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard short signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals ▲/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a long **or** short signal fires on this bar — direction-agnostic entry cue. Useful for symmetric strategies or alerts that activate on any Smart Signal. |
| **Smart Signals +▲/+▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a strong long **or** strong short fires — triggers only on high-confidence signals in either direction. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bullish** | State | Study is in a **long-biased** regime until it flips. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bearish** | State | Study is in a **short-biased** regime. |
**Smart Signals**
#### SSA
***
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New S/R Zone Formed** | Trigger | A **new** horizontal **support or resistance band** appears — a fresh shaded **zone** between two meaningful swing levels. |
**Support and resistance**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Small Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bullish** zone (small cue, often **under the bar** when FOMO visuals are on). |
| **Small Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bearish** zone (small cue, often **above the bar**). |
| **Big Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Larger cue: reading still **bullish**, but it has **crossed back** through its **smoothing** line ("heat coming off"), often a **larger under-bar marker** than the small bubble. |
| **Big Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Still on the **bearish** side of the read, with a **cross** through the smoothing line — bearish analogue of the big bullish bubble. |
**FOMO bubbles**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Bullish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing low** is **confirmed** at your **Market Structure** sensitivity (same family of pivots as **HL / LL** updates at that setting). |
| **Bearish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing high** is **confirmed** at the same sensitivity (same family as **HH / LH** updates). |
| **Bullish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks up** through the **top** of a **falling** trend channel. With trend-line signals on, you may see a **small up-triangle** under the bar. |
| **Bearish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks down** through the **bottom** of a **rising** channel. You may see a **small down-triangle** above the bar. |
**Trend lines**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **under** the market in the **liquidation heatmap** (support-side liquidity is taken out). |
| **Bearish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **above** the market (resistance-side liquidity is taken out). |
**Liquidity (heatmap)**
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bullish**: price cleared the level that ends the prior bearish read — a **bullish change of character** (the small CHoCH label on a bullish break when the chart shows that case). |
| **Bearish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bearish** — the bearish change-of-character side of the same idea. |
| **HH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **higher high** than the previous swing high. With labels on, you see **HH** in the bullish colour. |
| **LH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **lower high** — **LH** in the bearish colour; upside is losing steam in the swing sequence. |
| **HL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **higher low** — **HL** in the bullish colour. |
| **LL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **lower low** — **LL** in the bearish colour. |
| **Market Structure Bullish** | ILPAC
Market structure and swings
Liquidity (heatmap)
Trend lines
FOMO bubbles
Support and resistance
SSA
Smart Signals
Smart Exits
Fair Value Trail (FVT)
Trend Spine
Trend Bias
Firmament Clouds
Trend–Range Classifier (TRC)
MC (Momentum Concepts)
Fast Oscillator
Scalper's Momentum
Momentum Impulse Oscillator (MIO)
Hidden Liquidity Flow (HLF)
External Signals
Atlas text rules can also reference the Strategy Builder's configured external signal slots:
Use external signals when the strategy needs a custom chart source, threshold, crossover, crossunder, cross, rising, or falling check that is not part of the built-in SSA / ILPAC / MC vocabulary.
Notes on Combined / Bidirectional Triggers
Several signals in the SSA group end with a combined form (e.g., ▲/▼, Bull/Bear, Flips, Upper/Lower). These are convenience shortcuts that fire when either directional variant occurs on the same bar:
- Use them when your strategy treats both directions identically (e.g., a volatility alert that doesn't care which way price is moving).
- Use the directional forms (
▲ only, ▼ only) when you need to separate long-side and short-side logic.
| Overall structure read is **bullish** until it flips — a "long-side context" filter. |
| **Market Structure Bearish** | State | Overall structure read is **bearish** — mirror of the bullish state. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bullish**: price cleared the level that ends the prior bearish read — a **bullish change of character** (the small CHoCH label on a bullish break when the chart shows that case). |
| **Bearish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bearish** — the bearish change-of-character side of the same idea. |
| **HH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **higher high** than the previous swing high. With labels on, you see **HH** in the bullish colour. |
| **LH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **lower high** — **LH** in the bearish colour; upside is losing steam in the swing sequence. |
| **HL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **higher low** — **HL** in the bullish colour. |
| **LL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **lower low** — **LL** in the bearish colour. |
| **Market Structure Bullish** | State | Overall structure read is **bullish** until it flips — a "long-side context" filter. |
| **Market Structure Bearish** | State | Overall structure read is **bearish** — mirror of the bullish state. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **under** the market in the **liquidation heatmap** (support-side liquidity is taken out). |
| **Bearish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **above** the market (resistance-side liquidity is taken out). |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Bullish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing low** is **confirmed** at your **Market Structure** sensitivity (same family of pivots as **HL / LL** updates at that setting). |
| **Bearish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing high** is **confirmed** at the same sensitivity (same family as **HH / LH** updates). |
| **Bullish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks up** through the **top** of a **falling** trend channel. With trend-line signals on, you may see a **small up-triangle** under the bar. |
| **Bearish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks down** through the **bottom** of a **rising** channel. You may see a **small down-triangle** above the bar. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Small Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bullish** zone (small cue, often **under the bar** when FOMO visuals are on). |
| **Small Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bearish** zone (small cue, often **above the bar**). |
| **Big Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Larger cue: reading still **bullish**, but it has **crossed back** through its **smoothing** line ("heat coming off"), often a **larger under-bar marker** than the small bubble. |
| **Big Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Still on the **bearish** side of the read, with a **cross** through the smoothing line — bearish analogue of the big bullish bubble. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New S/R Zone Formed** | Trigger | A **new** horizontal **support or resistance band** appears — a fresh shaded **zone** between two meaningful swing levels. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Signals ▲ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **long-side** signal fired (**▲**). Exact behaviour depends on **Trend vs Reversal**, **Swing vs Scalping**, and length settings. |
| **Smart Signals ▼ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **short-side** signal fired (**▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** long-side signal (**+▲**). |
| **Smart Signals +▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** short-side signal (**+▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲/▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard long signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals +▼/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard short signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals ▲/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a long **or** short signal fires on this bar — direction-agnostic entry cue. Useful for symmetric strategies or alerts that activate on any Smart Signal. |
| **Smart Signals +▲/+▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a strong long **or** strong short fires — triggers only on high-confidence signals in either direction. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bullish** | State | Study is in a **long-biased** regime until it flips. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bearish** | State | Study is in a **short-biased** regime. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a long** (not a new long): take profit or close while Smart Exits are on — usually after a strong up-move, **overbought exhaustion**, no fresh long entry, backdrop still **long-biased** in Trend mode. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a short** (not a new short) — mirror on the short side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long/Short** | Trigger | **Either** a long exit **or** a short exit fires — direction-agnostic. Useful for alert setups that should react to any exit signal regardless of side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long < Max** | State | At least one **long exit** has fired this trade, but the counter has **not yet reached** the Max Exit Signals limit. The position is partially exited and more exits may still follow. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short < Max** | State | At least one **short exit** has fired, counter **below** the maximum — mirror of the long variant. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Any < Max** | State | At least one exit in **either direction** has fired and the total exit count is still below the configured maximum. Use as a state filter to confirm a trade is actively being unwound. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **FVT Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **support from below** (bullish trail mode). |
| **FVT Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **resistance from above** (bearish trail mode). |
| **FVT Flips** | Trigger | Trail **just changed direction** in either way — fires on both a bullish-to-bearish and bearish-to-bullish flip. Use when you want to react to any FVT direction change without specifying which side. |
| **FVT ▲ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bullish trail mode**, price **dipped back near the trail** — pullback-to-support style cue (often **▲** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bearish trail mode**, price **rallied back near the trail** — bounce-into-resistance cue (often **▼** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▲/▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | **Either** a bullish **or** bearish Optimal Entry fires — useful for alerts that should trigger on any FVT pullback regardless of direction. |
| **FVT Is Bullish** | State | Trail is **support under price**. |
| **FVT Is Bearish** | State | Trail is **resistance over price**. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bullish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bearish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Flips** | Trigger | Spine **just changed direction** — fires on both bullish and bearish flips. Useful when you want to capture any spine direction change, for example to reset a trailing stop or re-evaluate bias. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bullish** | State | Spine stays **bullish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bearish** | State | Spine stays **bearish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Trending** | State | Spine is **leaning** up or down — not in its **neutral** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Is Ranging** | State | Spine is **neutral** (no clear up/down lean from that layer). |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bullish** | Trigger
ILPAC
Market structure and swings
Liquidity (heatmap)
Trend lines
FOMO bubbles
Support and resistance
SSA
Smart Signals
Smart Exits
Fair Value Trail (FVT)
Trend Spine
Trend Bias
Firmament Clouds
Trend–Range Classifier (TRC)
MC (Momentum Concepts)
Fast Oscillator
Scalper's Momentum
Momentum Impulse Oscillator (MIO)
Hidden Liquidity Flow (HLF)
External Signals
Atlas text rules can also reference the Strategy Builder's configured external signal slots:
Use external signals when the strategy needs a custom chart source, threshold, crossover, crossunder, cross, rising, or falling check that is not part of the built-in SSA / ILPAC / MC vocabulary.
Notes on Combined / Bidirectional Triggers
Several signals in the SSA group end with a combined form (e.g., ▲/▼, Bull/Bear, Flips, Upper/Lower). These are convenience shortcuts that fire when either directional variant occurs on the same bar:
- Use them when your strategy treats both directions identically (e.g., a volatility alert that doesn't care which way price is moving).
- Use the directional forms (
▲ only, ▼ only) when you need to separate long-side and short-side logic.
| Bias **just entered** the **strong bullish** band (bias and smoother **fully aligned** bullish). |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered** the **strong bearish** band. |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bull/Bear** | | Bias **just entered strong territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a strong bullish or strong bearish pocket. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bullish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bullish**: still bullish, but raw bias **dropped under** the smoother — conviction softens while direction stays up. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bearish**: still bearish, but raw bias **rose above** the smoother — pressure eases while direction stays down. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered weak territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a weak bullish or weak bearish pocket. Useful as a caution signal regardless of which side is weakening. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bullish** | State | **Strong bull** pocket: bullish and **at least as strong** as the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bearish** | State | **Strong bear** pocket on the downside. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bullish** | State | **Weak bull**: still **above neutral**, **under** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bearish** | State | **Weak bear**: still **below neutral**, **above** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Bullish** | State | **Any** bullish bias (strong or weak). |
| **Trend Bias Is Bearish** | State | **Any** bearish bias (strong or weak). |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bullish**: price cleared the level that ends the prior bearish read — a **bullish change of character** (the small CHoCH label on a bullish break when the chart shows that case). |
| **Bearish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bearish** — the bearish change-of-character side of the same idea. |
| **HH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **higher high** than the previous swing high. With labels on, you see **HH** in the bullish colour. |
| **LH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **lower high** — **LH** in the bearish colour; upside is losing steam in the swing sequence. |
| **HL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **higher low** — **HL** in the bullish colour. |
| **LL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **lower low** — **LL** in the bearish colour. |
| **Market Structure Bullish** | State | Overall structure read is **bullish** until it flips — a "long-side context" filter. |
| **Market Structure Bearish** | State | Overall structure read is **bearish** — mirror of the bullish state. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **under** the market in the **liquidation heatmap** (support-side liquidity is taken out). |
| **Bearish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **above** the market (resistance-side liquidity is taken out). |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Bullish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing low** is **confirmed** at your **Market Structure** sensitivity (same family of pivots as **HL / LL** updates at that setting). |
| **Bearish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing high** is **confirmed** at the same sensitivity (same family as **HH / LH** updates). |
| **Bullish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks up** through the **top** of a **falling** trend channel. With trend-line signals on, you may see a **small up-triangle** under the bar. |
| **Bearish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks down** through the **bottom** of a **rising** channel. You may see a **small down-triangle** above the bar. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Small Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bullish** zone (small cue, often **under the bar** when FOMO visuals are on). |
| **Small Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bearish** zone (small cue, often **above the bar**). |
| **Big Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Larger cue: reading still **bullish**, but it has **crossed back** through its **smoothing** line ("heat coming off"), often a **larger under-bar marker** than the small bubble. |
| **Big Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Still on the **bearish** side of the read, with a **cross** through the smoothing line — bearish analogue of the big bullish bubble. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New S/R Zone Formed** | Trigger | A **new** horizontal **support or resistance band** appears — a fresh shaded **zone** between two meaningful swing levels. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Signals ▲ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **long-side** signal fired (**▲**). Exact behaviour depends on **Trend vs Reversal**, **Swing vs Scalping**, and length settings. |
| **Smart Signals ▼ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **short-side** signal fired (**▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** long-side signal (**+▲**). |
| **Smart Signals +▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** short-side signal (**+▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲/▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard long signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals +▼/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard short signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals ▲/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a long **or** short signal fires on this bar — direction-agnostic entry cue. Useful for symmetric strategies or alerts that activate on any Smart Signal. |
| **Smart Signals +▲/+▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a strong long **or** strong short fires — triggers only on high-confidence signals in either direction. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bullish** | State | Study is in a **long-biased** regime until it flips. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bearish** | State | Study is in a **short-biased** regime. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a long** (not a new long): take profit or close while Smart Exits are on — usually after a strong up-move, **overbought exhaustion**, no fresh long entry, backdrop still **long-biased** in Trend mode. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a short** (not a new short) — mirror on the short side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long/Short** | Trigger | **Either** a long exit **or** a short exit fires — direction-agnostic. Useful for alert setups that should react to any exit signal regardless of side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long < Max** | State | At least one **long exit** has fired this trade, but the counter has **not yet reached** the Max Exit Signals limit. The position is partially exited and more exits may still follow. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short < Max** | State | At least one **short exit** has fired, counter **below** the maximum — mirror of the long variant. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Any < Max** | State | At least one exit in **either direction** has fired and the total exit count is still below the configured maximum. Use as a state filter to confirm a trade is actively being unwound. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **FVT Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **support from below** (bullish trail mode). |
| **FVT Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **resistance from above** (bearish trail mode). |
| **FVT Flips** | Trigger | Trail **just changed direction** in either way — fires on both a bullish-to-bearish and bearish-to-bullish flip. Use when you want to react to any FVT direction change without specifying which side. |
| **FVT ▲ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bullish trail mode**, price **dipped back near the trail** — pullback-to-support style cue (often **▲** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bearish trail mode**, price **rallied back near the trail** — bounce-into-resistance cue (often **▼** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▲/▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | **Either** a bullish **or** bearish Optimal Entry fires — useful for alerts that should trigger on any FVT pullback regardless of direction. |
| **FVT Is Bullish** | State | Trail is **support under price**. |
| **FVT Is Bearish** | State | Trail is **resistance over price**. |
| Signal | | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bullish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bearish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Flips** | Trigger | Spine **just changed direction** — fires on both bullish and bearish flips. Useful when you want to capture any spine direction change, for example to reset a trailing stop or re-evaluate bias. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bullish** | State | Spine stays **bullish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bearish** | State | Spine stays **bearish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Trending** | State | Spine is **leaning** up or down — not in its **neutral** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Is Ranging** | State | Spine is **neutral** (no clear up/down lean from that layer). |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| -------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bullish** | Trigger | Bias **just entered** the **strong bullish** band (bias and smoother **fully aligned** bullish). |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered** the **strong bearish** band. |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered strong territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a strong bullish or strong bearish pocket. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bullish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bullish**: still bullish, but raw bias **dropped under** the smoother — conviction softens while direction stays up. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bearish**: still bearish, but raw bias **rose above** the smoother — pressure eases while direction stays down. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered weak territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a weak bullish or weak bearish pocket. Useful as a caution signal regardless of which side is weakening. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bullish** | State | **Strong bull** pocket: bullish and **at least as strong** as the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bearish** | State | **Strong bear** pocket on the downside. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bullish** | State | **Weak bull**: still **above neutral**, **under** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bearish** | State | **Weak bear**: still **below neutral**, **above** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Bullish** | State | **Any** bullish bias (strong or weak). |
| **Trend Bias Is Bearish** | State | **Any** bearish bias (strong or weak). |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Price Enters Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **up into** the **upper** cloud (between inner and outer upper bands). |
| **Price Enters Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **down into** the **lower** cloud. |
| **Price Enters Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** enters **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud entries. Use when you want to react to any extreme zone entry. |
| **Price Exits Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back down** through the **inner top** of the upper cloud toward the middle. |
| **Price Exits Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back up** through the **inner bottom** of the lower cloud. |
| **Price Exits Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** exits **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud exits. Useful for mean-reversion alerts on cloud departures in either direction. |
| **Price In Upper Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the upper cloud (not beyond the outer roof). |
| **Price In Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the lower cloud (not beyond the outer floor). |
| **Price In Upper/Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is inside **either** cloud body — a state filter confirming price is currently testing a support or resistance zone. |
| **Price Above All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **above** the **outermost upper** band — full extension **above** the stack. |
| **Price Below All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **below** the **outermost lower** band — full extension **below** the stack. |
| **Price Between Cloud Bands** | State | **Close** is **between** the **inner upper** and **inner lower** bands — the **middle channel**, not inside the upper or lower cloud bodies. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TRC Trending** | Trigger | Classifier **just switched** to **trending** (environment read as a trend leg, not chop). |
| **TRC Ranging** | Trigger | **Just switched** to **ranging** (chop / balance, not a clean trend read). |
| **TRC Flips** | Trigger | Classifier **just changed regime** in either direction — fires on both trending-to-ranging and ranging-to-trending transitions. Use when you want to be notified of any regime shift, for example to pause a strategy or re-assess risk. |
| **TRC Is Trending** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **trending** read. |
| **TRC Is Ranging** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **ranging** read. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned upward** — momentum **just shifted bullish**. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned downward** — momentum **just shifted bearish**. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Over Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed above zero** — leaves bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Under Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed below zero** — leaves bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the overbought zone** (above the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Oversold** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the oversold zone** (below the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▲ reversal signal** fired — oversold and starting to turn back up. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▼ reversal signal** fired — overbought and starting to turn back down. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bullish side — upward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bearish side — downward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bullish divergence** confirmed — price made a lower low, oscillator made a higher low. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bearish divergence** confirmed — price made a higher high, oscillator made a lower high. |
| **Fast Osc Above Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently above zero** — bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Below Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently below zero** — bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing upward. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing downward. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the overbought zone. |
| **Fast Osc Oversold State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the oversold zone. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bullish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bullish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bearish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bearish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Above Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently positive**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Below Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently negative**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bearish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bearish phase. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bullish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bearish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity upward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity downward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Greater Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently positive**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Less Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently negative**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bullish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** above the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bearish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** below the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bullish** — liquidity is flowing into the asset. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bearish** — liquidity is flowing out of the asset. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bullish zone** — unusually large upside liquidity release. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bearish zone** — unusually large downside liquidity release. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Greater Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently positive** — sustained bullish liquidity flow. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Less Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently negative** — sustained bearish liquidity flow. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bullish zone. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bearish zone. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **External Signal 1** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 1. |
| **External Signal 2** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 2. |
| **External Signal 3** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 3. |
| **External Signal 4** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 4. |
| **External Signal 5** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 5. |
| **External Signal 6** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 6. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Price Enters Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **up into** the **upper** cloud (between inner and outer upper bands). |
| **Price Enters Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **down into** the **lower** cloud. |
| **Price Enters Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** enters **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud entries. Use when you want to react to any extreme zone entry. |
| **Price Exits Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back down** through the **inner top** of the upper cloud toward the middle. |
| **Price Exits Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back up** through the **inner bottom** of the lower cloud. |
| **Price Exits Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** exits **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud exits. Useful for mean-reversion alerts on cloud departures in either direction. |
| **Price In Upper Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the upper cloud (not beyond the outer roof). |
| **Price In Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the lower cloud (not beyond the outer floor). |
| **Price In Upper/Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is inside **either** cloud body — a state filter confirming price is currently testing a support or resistance zone. |
| **Price Above All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **above** the **outermost upper** band — full extension **above** the stack. |
| **Price Below All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **below** the **outermost lower** band — full extension **below** the stack. |
| **Price Between Cloud Bands** | State | **Close** is **between** the **inner upper** and **inner lower** bands — the **middle channel**, not inside the upper or lower cloud bodies. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TRC Trending** | Trigger | Classifier **just switched** to **trending** (environment read as a trend leg, not chop). |
| **TRC Ranging** | Trigger | **Just switched** to **ranging** (chop / balance, not a clean trend read). |
| **TRC Flips** | Trigger | Classifier **just changed regime** in either direction — fires on both trending-to-ranging and ranging-to-trending transitions. Use when you want to be notified of any regime shift, for example to pause a strategy or re-assess risk. |
| **TRC Is Trending** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **trending** read. |
| **TRC Is Ranging** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **ranging** read. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned upward** — momentum **just shifted bullish**. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned downward** — momentum **just shifted bearish**. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Over Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed above zero** — leaves bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Under Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed below zero** — leaves bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the overbought zone** (above the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Oversold** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the oversold zone** (below the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▲ reversal signal** fired — oversold and starting to turn back up. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▼ reversal signal** fired — overbought and starting to turn back down. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bullish side — upward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bearish side — downward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bullish divergence** confirmed — price made a lower low, oscillator made a higher low. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bearish divergence** confirmed — price made a higher high, oscillator made a lower high. |
| **Fast Osc Above Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently above zero** — bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Below Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently below zero** — bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing upward. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing downward. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the overbought zone. |
| **Fast Osc Oversold State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the oversold zone. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bullish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bullish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bearish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bearish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Above Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently positive**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Below Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently negative**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bearish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bearish phase. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bullish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bearish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity upward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity downward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Greater Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently positive**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Less Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently negative**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bullish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** above the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bearish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** below the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bullish** — liquidity is flowing into the asset. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bearish** — liquidity is flowing out of the asset. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bullish zone** — unusually large upside liquidity release. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bearish zone** — unusually large downside liquidity release. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Greater Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently positive** — sustained bullish liquidity flow. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Less Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently negative** — sustained bearish liquidity flow. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bullish zone. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bearish zone. |
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **External Signal 1** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 1. |
| **External Signal 2** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 2. |
| **External Signal 3** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 3. |
| **External Signal 4** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 4. |
| **External Signal 5** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 5. |
| **External Signal 6** | Trigger or State | Evaluates the Source / Operator / Value rule configured in External Signal 6. |
**Market structure and swings**
#### ILPAC
ILPAC
#### Market structure and swings
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bullish**: price cleared the level that ends the prior bearish read — a **bullish change of character** (the small CHoCH label on a bullish break when the chart shows that case). |
| **Bearish CHoCH** | Trigger | Market structure **just flipped to bearish** — the bearish change-of-character side of the same idea. |
| **HH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **higher high** than the previous swing high. With labels on, you see **HH** in the bullish colour. |
| **LH Detected** | Trigger | New swing high is a **lower high** — **LH** in the bearish colour; upside is losing steam in the swing sequence. |
| **HL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **higher low** — **HL** in the bullish colour. |
| **LL Detected** | Trigger | New swing low is a **lower low** — **LL** in the bearish colour. |
| **Market Structure Bullish** | State | Overall structure read is **bullish** until it flips — a "long-side context" filter. |
| **Market Structure Bearish** | State | Overall structure read is **bearish** — mirror of the bullish state. |
#### Liquidity (heatmap)
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Bullish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **under** the market in the **liquidation heatmap** (support-side liquidity is taken out). |
| **Bearish Liquidity Hit** | Trigger | Price **sweeps** liquidity **above** the market (resistance-side liquidity is taken out). |
#### Trend lines
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Bullish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing low** is **confirmed** at your **Market Structure** sensitivity (same family of pivots as **HL / LL** updates at that setting). |
| **Bearish Trend Line Formed** | Trigger | A **new swing high** is **confirmed** at the same sensitivity (same family as **HH / LH** updates). |
| **Bullish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks up** through the **top** of a **falling** trend channel. With trend-line signals on, you may see a **small up-triangle** under the bar. |
| **Bearish Trend Line Break** | Trigger | Price **breaks down** through the **bottom** of a **rising** channel. You may see a **small down-triangle** above the bar. |
#### FOMO bubbles
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Small Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bullish** zone (small cue, often **under the bar** when FOMO visuals are on). |
| **Small Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Participation has pushed into the **stretched bearish** zone (small cue, often **above the bar**). |
| **Big Bullish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Larger cue: reading still **bullish**, but it has **crossed back** through its **smoothing** line ("heat coming off"), often a **larger under-bar marker** than the small bubble. |
| **Big Bearish FOMO Bubble** | Trigger | Still on the **bearish** side of the read, with a **cross** through the smoothing line — bearish analogue of the big bullish bubble. |
#### Support and resistance
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New S/R Zone Formed** | Trigger | A **new** horizontal **support or resistance band** appears — a fresh shaded **zone** between two meaningful swing levels. |
***
### SSA
#### Smart Signals
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Signals ▲ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **long-side** signal fired (**▲**). Exact behaviour depends on **Trend vs Reversal**, **Swing vs Scalping**, and length settings. |
| **Smart Signals ▼ Fires** | Trigger | Standard **short-side** signal fired (**▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** long-side signal (**+▲**). |
| **Smart Signals +▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Strong** short-side signal (**+▼**). |
| **Smart Signals +▲/▲ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard long signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals +▼/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** strong **or** standard short signal on this bar. |
| **Smart Signals ▲/▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a long **or** short signal fires on this bar — direction-agnostic entry cue. Useful for symmetric strategies or alerts that activate on any Smart Signal. |
| **Smart Signals +▲/+▼ Fires** | Trigger | **Either** a strong long **or** strong short fires — triggers only on high-confidence signals in either direction. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bullish** | State | Study is in a **long-biased** regime until it flips. |
| **Smart Signals Is Bearish** | State | Study is in a **short-biased** regime. |
#### Smart Exits
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a long** (not a new long): take profit or close while Smart Exits are on — usually after a strong up-move, **overbought exhaustion**, no fresh long entry, backdrop still **long-biased** in Trend mode. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short** | Trigger | Suggested **exit for a short** (not a new short) — mirror on the short side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long/Short** | Trigger | **Either** a long exit **or** a short exit fires — direction-agnostic. Useful for alert setups that should react to any exit signal regardless of side. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Long < Max** | State | At least one **long exit** has fired this trade, but the counter has **not yet reached** the Max Exit Signals limit. The position is partially exited and more exits may still follow. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Short < Max** | State | At least one **short exit** has fired, counter **below** the maximum — mirror of the long variant. |
| **Smart Exits ✕ Any < Max** | State | At least one exit in **either direction** has fired and the total exit count is still below the configured maximum. Use as a state filter to confirm a trade is actively being unwound. |
#### Fair Value Trail (FVT)
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| --------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **FVT Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **support from below** (bullish trail mode). |
| **FVT Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Trail **just switched** to **resistance from above** (bearish trail mode). |
| **FVT Flips** | Trigger | Trail **just changed direction** in either way — fires on both a bullish-to-bearish and bearish-to-bullish flip. Use when you want to react to any FVT direction change without specifying which side. |
| **FVT ▲ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bullish trail mode**, price **dipped back near the trail** — pullback-to-support style cue (often **▲** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | In **bearish trail mode**, price **rallied back near the trail** — bounce-into-resistance cue (often **▼** near the trail). |
| **FVT ▲/▼ OptEntry** | Trigger | **Either** a bullish **or** bearish Optimal Entry fires — useful for alerts that should trigger on any FVT pullback regardless of direction. |
| **FVT Is Bullish** | State | Trail is **support under price**. |
| **FVT Is Bearish** | State | Trail is **resistance over price**. |
#### Trend Spine
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bullish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bullish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Turns Bearish** | Trigger | Spine **just moved** into its **bearish** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Flips** | Trigger | Spine **just changed direction** — fires on both bullish and bearish flips. Useful when you want to capture any spine direction change, for example to reset a trailing stop or re-evaluate bias. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bullish** | State | Spine stays **bullish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Bearish** | State | Spine stays **bearish**. |
| **Trend Spine Is Trending** | State | Spine is **leaning** up or down — not in its **neutral** posture. |
| **Trend Spine Is Ranging** | State | Spine is **neutral** (no clear up/down lean from that layer). |
#### Trend Bias
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| -------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bullish** | Trigger | Bias **just entered** the **strong bullish** band (bias and smoother **fully aligned** bullish). |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered** the **strong bearish** band. |
| **Trend Bias Strong Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered strong territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a strong bullish or strong bearish pocket. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bullish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bullish**: still bullish, but raw bias **dropped under** the smoother — conviction softens while direction stays up. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bearish** | Trigger | **Just entered weak bearish**: still bearish, but raw bias **rose above** the smoother — pressure eases while direction stays down. |
| **Trend Bias Weak Bull/Bear** | Trigger | Bias **just entered weak territory** in **either direction** — fires on any transition into a weak bullish or weak bearish pocket. Useful as a caution signal regardless of which side is weakening. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bullish** | State | **Strong bull** pocket: bullish and **at least as strong** as the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Strong Bearish** | State | **Strong bear** pocket on the downside. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bullish** | State | **Weak bull**: still **above neutral**, **under** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Weak Bearish** | State | **Weak bear**: still **below neutral**, **above** the smoother. |
| **Trend Bias Is Bullish** | State | **Any** bullish bias (strong or weak). |
| **Trend Bias Is Bearish** | State | **Any** bearish bias (strong or weak). |
#### Firmament Clouds
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Price Enters Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **up into** the **upper** cloud (between inner and outer upper bands). |
| **Price Enters Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **down into** the **lower** cloud. |
| **Price Enters Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** enters **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud entries. Use when you want to react to any extreme zone entry. |
| **Price Exits Upper Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back down** through the **inner top** of the upper cloud toward the middle. |
| **Price Exits Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** moves **back up** through the **inner bottom** of the lower cloud. |
| **Price Exits Upper/Lower Cloud** | Trigger | **Close** exits **either** cloud — fires on both upper and lower cloud exits. Useful for mean-reversion alerts on cloud departures in either direction. |
| **Price In Upper Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the upper cloud (not beyond the outer roof). |
| **Price In Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is **inside** the lower cloud (not beyond the outer floor). |
| **Price In Upper/Lower Cloud** | State | **Close** is inside **either** cloud body — a state filter confirming price is currently testing a support or resistance zone. |
| **Price Above All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **above** the **outermost upper** band — full extension **above** the stack. |
| **Price Below All Clouds** | State | **Close** is **below** the **outermost lower** band — full extension **below** the stack. |
| **Price Between Cloud Bands** | State | **Close** is **between** the **inner upper** and **inner lower** bands — the **middle channel**, not inside the upper or lower cloud bodies. |
#### Trend–Range Classifier (TRC)
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TRC Trending** | Trigger | Classifier **just switched** to **trending** (environment read as a trend leg, not chop). |
| **TRC Ranging** | Trigger | **Just switched** to **ranging** (chop / balance, not a clean trend read). |
| **TRC Flips** | Trigger | Classifier **just changed regime** in either direction — fires on both trending-to-ranging and ranging-to-trending transitions. Use when you want to be notified of any regime shift, for example to pause a strategy or re-assess risk. |
| **TRC Is Trending** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **trending** read. |
| **TRC Is Ranging** | State | Classifier **keeps** a **ranging** read. |
***
### MC (Momentum Concepts)
#### Fast Oscillator
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned upward** — momentum **just shifted bullish**. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down** | Trigger | Oscillator's trend line **just turned downward** — momentum **just shifted bearish**. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Over Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed above zero** — leaves bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Cross Under Zero Line** | Trigger | Oscillator **just crossed below zero** — leaves bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the overbought zone** (above the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Oversold** | Trigger | Oscillator **just entered the oversold zone** (below the inner reversal boundary). |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▲ reversal signal** fired — oversold and starting to turn back up. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Reversal Signal** | Trigger | **▼ reversal signal** fired — overbought and starting to turn back down. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bullish side — upward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Diminishing Momentum** | Trigger | **● warning** on the bearish side — downward momentum is fading. |
| **Fast Osc Bullish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bullish divergence** confirmed — price made a lower low, oscillator made a higher low. |
| **Fast Osc Bearish Divergence** | Trigger | **Bearish divergence** confirmed — price made a higher high, oscillator made a lower high. |
| **Fast Osc Above Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently above zero** — bullish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Below Zero** | State | Oscillator is **currently below zero** — bearish territory. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Up State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing upward. |
| **Fast Osc Trending Down State** | State | Trend line **currently** pointing downward. |
| **Fast Osc Overbought State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the overbought zone. |
| **Fast Osc Oversold State** | State | Oscillator is **currently** in the oversold zone. |
#### Scalper's Momentum
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bullish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bullish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Bearish** | Trigger | Oscillator **just turned bearish**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture but momentum **just started decelerating**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish** | Trigger | Bullish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish** | Trigger | Bearish posture and momentum **just accelerated**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Above Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently positive**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Below Zero** | State | Oscillator **currently negative**. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Weakening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a weakening bearish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bullish phase. |
| **Scalpers Momentum Strengthening Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in a strengthening bearish phase. |
#### Momentum Impulse Oscillator (MIO)
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bullish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish** | Trigger | MIO **just turned bearish**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bullish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity upward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Oscillator Bearish Impulse** | Trigger | MIO **just breached the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold** — a high-velocity downward breakout. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Greater Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently positive**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Less Than Zero** | State | MIO **currently negative**. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bullish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** above the bullish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
| **Momentum Impulse Osc Bearish Impulse** | State | MIO **currently** below the bearish Trend Impulse Threshold. |
#### Hidden Liquidity Flow (HLF)
| Signal | Kind | What it means |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bullish** — liquidity is flowing into the asset. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just turned bearish** — liquidity is flowing out of the asset. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bullish zone** — unusually large upside liquidity release. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish** | Trigger | HLF **just entered an excess bearish zone** — unusually large downside liquidity release. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Greater Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently positive** — sustained bullish liquidity flow. |
| **Hidden Liquidity Flow Less Than Zero** | State | HLF **currently negative** — sustained bearish liquidity flow. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bullish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bullish zone. |
| **Excess Hidden Liquidity Flow Bearish State** | State | **Currently** in an excess bearish zone. |
***
### Notes on Combined / Bidirectional Triggers
Several signals in the SSA group end with a combined form (e.g., `▲/▼`, `Bull/Bear`, `Flips`, `Upper/Lower`). These are **convenience shortcuts** that fire when **either** directional variant occurs on the same bar:
* Use them when your strategy treats both directions identically (e.g., a volatility alert that doesn't care which way price is moving).
* Use the directional forms (`▲` only, `▼` only) when you need to separate long-side and short-side logic.
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