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MTF Trend Context
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MTF Trend Context is a decision-support panel that answers one question before you trade: does the current context allow a trade at all? It does not generate entry signals — it tells you when trend alignment, trend strength, distance from value, volatility and time of day justify looking for one, and tells you to stand aside the rest of the time.
WHAT IT DOES
It reads the trend on your chart timeframe plus two higher timeframes and condenses everything into a single verdict at the bottom of the panel:
🟢 LONGS ONLY — all three timeframes aligned up and the market is trending
🔴 SHORTS ONLY — all three timeframes aligned down and the market is trending
🟡 STRETCHED — WAIT PULLBACK — aligned, but price is too far from VWAP to chase
🟡 CONFLICT — WAIT — timeframes disagree
⛔ RANGE — NO TRADE — ADX below threshold
⛔ OFF HOURS — NO TRADE — outside your personal trading window (optional filter)
HOW IT WORKS
Trend score per timeframe: three conditions worth ±1 each — price vs fast EMA (20), fast EMA vs slow EMA (50), and price vs session VWAP. A full score on the chart timeframe plus agreement on both higher timeframes is required for alignment. Higher timeframes are picked automatically (5m → 15m + 1h, 15m → 1h + 4h, etc.) or set manually. On daily and higher timeframes the VWAP component is excluded automatically and the maximum score adjusts accordingly.
Range filter: when ADX on the chart timeframe is below the threshold (default 20) the verdict is forced to RANGE regardless of alignment. Trend strength is shown as a 5-block bar (ADX 10 → empty, ADX 40 → full).
Stretched price (anti-FOMO): the session VWAP is anchored to the daily session open (on CME futures, the 18:00 ET Globex open) with ±1σ and ±2σ bands. Beyond 2σ the price is considered stretched and the verdict switches to WAIT PULLBACK.
Volatility with a time-of-day baseline: the current ATR is compared against its own average at the same time of day over the last N sessions (default 10), not against a flat rolling average. Intraday volatility is strongly seasonal — a flat average would make quiet sessions such as Asia read "low" permanently. 100% = normal for this time of day. It needs roughly N sessions of chart history to fill in.
Daily levels: previous day high, low, close and the current session open, drawn only for the current session with optional name labels. The panel shows the nearest level, its distance and direction, and warns when a level sits in the way of a trade.
Trend age: bars since the current alignment started, classified as young / mature / late, so you know whether you are early or chasing.
Trading-hours filter (optional): define your own window and timezone; outside it the verdict is NO TRADE and all alerts are muted.
Session row: shows whether Asia, London or New York is active.
NON-REPAINTING
Higher-timeframe readings use the last CONFIRMED higher-timeframe bar (request.security with a [1] offset and lookahead), so the values shown on historical bars are exactly what you would have seen live. The cost is one higher-timeframe bar of lag; the benefit is an honest history.
ALERTS
Three alert conditions — traffic light GREEN (longs), traffic light RED (shorts), and entering RANGE — plus matching alert() events, so a single alert with "Any alert() function call" covers everything. Recommended trigger: "Once per bar close".
SETTINGS
Every chart element (EMAs, EMA cloud, VWAP line and bands, stretched-zone fill, level lines and labels) has its own visibility toggle, color and width. Panel rows can be hidden one by one; panel position and text size are configurable.
NOTES AND LIMITATIONS
Designed with CME index futures on intraday charts in mind; works on any symbol, but on 24/7 markets the "day" follows the exchange's daily bar.
Defaults are tuned for 5-minute charts. On quiet sessions consider lowering the ADX threshold to 17–18.
This is a context filter, not a strategy. It does not tell you where to enter or exit, and a green or red verdict is not a prediction about any individual trade.
MTF Trend Context is a decision-support panel that answers one question before you trade: does the current context allow a trade at all? It does not generate entry signals — it tells you when trend alignment, trend strength, distance from value, volatility and time of day justify looking for one, and tells you to stand aside the rest of the time.
WHAT IT DOES
It reads the trend on your chart timeframe plus two higher timeframes and condenses everything into a single verdict at the bottom of the panel:
🟢 LONGS ONLY — all three timeframes aligned up and the market is trending
🔴 SHORTS ONLY — all three timeframes aligned down and the market is trending
🟡 STRETCHED — WAIT PULLBACK — aligned, but price is too far from VWAP to chase
🟡 CONFLICT — WAIT — timeframes disagree
⛔ RANGE — NO TRADE — ADX below threshold
⛔ OFF HOURS — NO TRADE — outside your personal trading window (optional filter)
HOW IT WORKS
Trend score per timeframe: three conditions worth ±1 each — price vs fast EMA (20), fast EMA vs slow EMA (50), and price vs session VWAP. A full score on the chart timeframe plus agreement on both higher timeframes is required for alignment. Higher timeframes are picked automatically (5m → 15m + 1h, 15m → 1h + 4h, etc.) or set manually. On daily and higher timeframes the VWAP component is excluded automatically and the maximum score adjusts accordingly.
Range filter: when ADX on the chart timeframe is below the threshold (default 20) the verdict is forced to RANGE regardless of alignment. Trend strength is shown as a 5-block bar (ADX 10 → empty, ADX 40 → full).
Stretched price (anti-FOMO): the session VWAP is anchored to the daily session open (on CME futures, the 18:00 ET Globex open) with ±1σ and ±2σ bands. Beyond 2σ the price is considered stretched and the verdict switches to WAIT PULLBACK.
Volatility with a time-of-day baseline: the current ATR is compared against its own average at the same time of day over the last N sessions (default 10), not against a flat rolling average. Intraday volatility is strongly seasonal — a flat average would make quiet sessions such as Asia read "low" permanently. 100% = normal for this time of day. It needs roughly N sessions of chart history to fill in.
Daily levels: previous day high, low, close and the current session open, drawn only for the current session with optional name labels. The panel shows the nearest level, its distance and direction, and warns when a level sits in the way of a trade.
Trend age: bars since the current alignment started, classified as young / mature / late, so you know whether you are early or chasing.
Trading-hours filter (optional): define your own window and timezone; outside it the verdict is NO TRADE and all alerts are muted.
Session row: shows whether Asia, London or New York is active.
NON-REPAINTING
Higher-timeframe readings use the last CONFIRMED higher-timeframe bar (request.security with a [1] offset and lookahead), so the values shown on historical bars are exactly what you would have seen live. The cost is one higher-timeframe bar of lag; the benefit is an honest history.
ALERTS
Three alert conditions — traffic light GREEN (longs), traffic light RED (shorts), and entering RANGE — plus matching alert() events, so a single alert with "Any alert() function call" covers everything. Recommended trigger: "Once per bar close".
SETTINGS
Every chart element (EMAs, EMA cloud, VWAP line and bands, stretched-zone fill, level lines and labels) has its own visibility toggle, color and width. Panel rows can be hidden one by one; panel position and text size are configurable.
NOTES AND LIMITATIONS
Designed with CME index futures on intraday charts in mind; works on any symbol, but on 24/7 markets the "day" follows the exchange's daily bar.
Defaults are tuned for 5-minute charts. On quiet sessions consider lowering the ADX threshold to 17–18.
This is a context filter, not a strategy. It does not tell you where to enter or exit, and a green or red verdict is not a prediction about any individual trade.
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Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.