Trading Guide

This guide explains how to use TradeAnalyzer.Pro to scan the market, filter candidates, validate context, and build repeatable trading workflows. It is written for real users: clear, technical, and practical.

Table of Contents

• Quick start (5 minutes)
• Core ideas: timeframes, signals, and confirmations
• Tools overview (what each page is for)
• Professional workflow: Filter → Compare → Validate
• How to build high-quality filters
• Example setups (trend, mean reversion, breakout)
• Risk plan (non-negotiables)
• FAQ
• Glossary

Quick Start (5 minutes)

1. Check market context first on Market Status. If higher timeframes conflict (e.g., 4h SHORT while 15m LONG), trade smaller or wait.
2. Get candidates in the Crypto Screener. Use it as a broad scan (e.g., trend strength, momentum, volatility).
3. Refine precisely in the Indicator Filter. Build an AND/OR ruleset and keep it simple.
4. Validate structure using the Candlestick Pattern Scanner (or confirm with dedicated indicator pages like RSI and Bollinger Bands).
5. Compare finalists in Compare to avoid picking the “noisiest” symbol.

Practical rule: prefer setups that align on at least two timeframes (e.g., 15m + 1h), and don’t fight the 4h/1d context unless you are explicitly trading mean reversion.

Core Ideas: Timeframes, Signals, and Confirmations

• Timeframes: Most pages support 15m, 1h, 4h, 1d. Lower timeframes react faster; higher timeframes define regime (trend vs range) and reduce false positives.
• Signals: A “LONG/SHORT/NEUTRAL” label is a derived interpretation of indicator state. Treat it as a screening hint, not a guarantee.
• Confirmations: A setup is stronger when independent dimensions agree: trend (ADX, EMA structure), momentum (RSI/TSI/Momentum), volatility (BB width/squeeze, ATR), and participation (volume spike / volume ratio).
• Data freshness: Values are updated frequently (same cadence as the platform’s screeners). Always check the “last updated” field if a symbol looks unusual.

Tools Overview

Professional Workflow: Filter → Compare → Validate

Use this top-down workflow to reduce noise and avoid overtrading. It is designed to be repeatable and scalable.

1) Market regime check (macro)

• Open Market Status.
• Decide your bias: trade with the higher timeframe when possible.
• If the market is choppy (range), prefer mean-reversion filters; if trending, prefer trend filters.

2) Candidate scan (breadth)

• Open Crypto Screener.
• Filter for your strategy (trend strength, momentum, volatility). Keep this step broad.
• Shortlist a small set (e.g., 5–20 symbols), not 200.

3) Rule-based refinement (precision)

• Open Indicator Filter.
• Build a ruleset with 3–6 conditions max. Too many conditions overfit and reduce fill rate.
• Prefer “independent” confirmations (trend + momentum + participation) over 5 similar indicators.

4) Entry validation (structure)

• Use the Candlestick Pattern Scanner to validate timing.
• For volatility setups, check Bollinger Bands (squeeze/expansion context).
• For momentum setups, check RSI and confirm it matches your intent (trend continuation vs reversal).

5) Final selection (relative quality)

• Use Compare to pick the symbol with the cleanest trend strength and momentum profile.
• Avoid symbols with weak ADX + conflicting momentum unless your strategy is explicitly mean-reversion.

How to Build High-Quality Filters

Keep filters minimal, then iterate

• Trend filter: ADX strong and directional alignment (when applicable).
• Momentum filter: RSI/TSI/Momentum in the direction of the trade.
• Participation filter: volume spike / volume ratio confirmation.
• Volatility filter: BB width / squeeze / ATR context.

Design principle: each condition should contribute new information. If two conditions measure the same thing, keep one.

Example Setups

Example A — Trend continuation (pro-trend)

• Market Status: 1h and 4h biased LONG.
• Filter: ADX strong + momentum LONG + no “extreme” overbought reversal signal.
• Entry timing: a continuation candlestick pattern or clean pullback.
• Risk: stop behind structure; size so one stop is a small account loss.

Example B — Mean reversion (range)

• Market Status: range / mixed.
• Filter: BB squeeze/low volatility + RSI oversold/overbought.
• Confirmation: candlestick reversal pattern + volume confirmation.
• Note: mean reversion fails hardest when a range turns into a trend. Trade smaller.

Example C — Breakout (volatility expansion)

• Context: compressed volatility (squeeze) plus improving trend strength.
• Filter: BB width rising + ADX improving + momentum aligned.
• Entry: breakout candle + follow-through confirmation on the next candle.

Risk Plan (Non-Negotiables)

• Always define invalidation: where your idea is wrong (stop level).
• Size from risk: decide max loss per trade first; then compute size.
• Use leverage carefully: it amplifies both error and slippage.
• Avoid overfitting: if a filter only works “sometimes” and is too complex, simplify.
• Track outcomes: a strategy that can’t be measured can’t be improved.

FAQ

Glossary

• RSI: Momentum oscillator. Often used for overbought/oversold and divergence.
• ADX: Trend strength. Higher ADX generally means stronger trend.
• TSI: Momentum indicator designed to smooth noise.
• Bollinger Bands (BB): Volatility bands around a moving average; squeezes signal compression.
• Volatility squeeze: A compression regime where breakouts become more likely.
• Divergence: Price makes a new extreme while momentum fails to confirm; often used for reversals.
• Mean reversion: Strategy expecting price to revert back toward a mean in range regimes.

Questions or feedback? Email info@tradeanalyzer.pro.