Price Action Trader [BackQuant]

Price Action Trader [BackQuant]
Introduction
Price Action Trader is an all-in-one, chart-side workflow for reading trend, timing impulses, and mapping high-probability zones the way discretionary traders actually trade. It blends an ensemble trend engine with clean price-action building blocks—Market Structure (BOS/MSB), Fair Value Gaps, Order Blocks, and Volumetric Support/Resistance—so you can form a bias, find confluence, and execute with context.

What is it
A modular “price-action stack” that:

• Paints trend bias and impulse shifts on the chart (optional candle coloring).
  
• Auto-annotates internal & swing structure (BOS / MSB).
  
• Finds FVGs on your chosen timeframe and draws them cleanly.
  
• Detects Order Blocks (with optional FVG confirmation).
  
• Builds volumetric S/R levels that adapt to liquidity.
  
• Emits alerts for key events (new levels, touches, breaks, OB creation/touch).
  

Everything is configurable—keep it minimal (trend + a few zones) or run the full toolkit.
What’s it used for

• Bias first, trade second: establish direction/conviction, then execute where structure, gaps, blocks, and volume agree.
  
• Timing: impulse flips and level touches provide actionable triggers.
  
• Risk placement: OB edges, FVG midlines, and volumetric bands give logical stop/target references.
  
• Review & journaling: optional session shading and labeled structures make post-trade notes simple.
  

Composite Trend Model
A lightweight signal line (default: 30-period) that turns [color=#00ff00]green[/color] when the composite regime is bullish and [color=#ff0000]red[/color] when bearish. Under the hood, multiple cues (adaptive momentum, de-noised oscillation, volatility-aware filters) are blended into a single directional score; when thresholds flip, the line recolors and optional Long/Short dots appear.
How to use

• Treat the line as your bias rail: favor longs while green, shorts while red.
  
• Flat/rapid flips = stand down or reduce size.
  
• Prefer clean charts? Keep only the line and (optionally) trend-painted candles.
  

Inputs to know

• Show Trend Signal Line / Width.
  
• Paint Candles by Trend.
  
• Long/Bearish color controls.
  

Impulse Model
Highlights short-term pressure shifts with optional impulse candle coloring and ▲/▼ markers. Great for entries in the prevailing trend and for early warnings when impulses fire against bias.
How to use

• Up-bias: look for the next impulse-up near structure/FVG/OB or volumetric support.
  
• Down-bias: mirror the logic.
  
• Frequent counter-impulses → expect chop or regime change.
  

Inputs to know

• Show Impulse Signals.
  
• Paint Impulse Candles.
  

Market Structure
Automatic Internal (tight lookback) and Swing (wider lookback) structure with BOS and MSB (CHoCH) labels. You decide what to show—All, BOS only, MSB only—independently for internal vs swing.
How to use

• Use Swing labels for the primary map; Internal for entry refinement.
  
• After a bullish MSB, seek the first HL back into support/FVG/OB.
  
• After a bearish BOS, favor LH fades into resistance/FVG/OB.
  

Inputs to know

• Swing Lookback / Internal Lookback.
  
• Swing/Internal Structure: All | BOS | MSB | None.
  
• Separate bull/bear color controls for both layers.
  

Fair Value Gaps
Detects bullish/bearish FVGs on the current or higher TF, draws boxes, and can extend them forward. Midlines provide quick visual targeting.
How to use

• In-trend fills: in an up-bias, tags of bullish FVGs often offer high-quality continuation entries, especially with structure/OB confluence.
  
• Failed fills: rejections at the midline can signal emerging strength/weakness.
  

Inputs to know

• Show FVG / Show Last N / Extend.
  
• Timeframe (blank = chart TF; set higher TF for macro FVGs).
  
• Bull/Bear colors (tune opacity to taste).
  

Volumetric Support and Resistance
Builds adaptive S/R from price interaction + relative volume over a rolling lookback. Levels store touch counts; you can show volume stats on labels or inside boxes. Transparency and border thickness can scale with volume so stronger levels are visually louder. Broken levels can auto-remove.
How to use

• Use as confluence with structure, OBs, and FVGs. A long at volumetric support + Bull OB + FVG midline is qualitatively different from a naked level.
  
• If a level breaks on strong volume, stop fading—flip expectations or wait for a clean retest.
  

Inputs to know

• Detection Sensitivity / Volume Multiplier.
  
• Analysis Period / Max Levels / Min Distance (%).
  
• Remove Broken / Extend Right / Show Volume Info / Text Inside.
  
• Support/Resistance colors (+ high-vol variants).
  

Alerts

• New Support/Resistance Level Created.
  
• Level Touch.
  
• Level Break.
  

Order Blocks
Detects bullish/bearish OBs using configurable fractals (3- or 5-bar) with a break confirmation (by Close or High/Low). Optional FVG proximity filter, right-extension, and auto-delete when filled.
How to use

• Bullish bias: stalk pullbacks into fresh Bull OBs aligned with a bullish FVG or volumetric support.
  
• If price fills an opposing OB and fails to continue, reassess bias—context may be shifting.
  

Inputs to know

• Fractal Type & Break Method (Close / HL).
  
• Filter with FVG + Max FVG Distance.
  
• Extend Blocks / Delete When Filled / Show Labels.
  

Alerts

• New Order Block Created.
  
• Order Block Touch.
  

Final Notes
Suggested workflow

• Start with Composite Trend (bias).
  
• Mark Swing structure in that direction.
  
• Wait for an Impulse in-direction near an OB / FVG / Volumetric level.
  
• Risk = nearest opposite level or OB edge; targets = FVG midlines / next S/R.
  

Timeframes & assets

• Defaults suit liquid intraday and 1–4H swing.
  
• Slower markets → lengthen lookbacks, lower sensitivity.
  
• Very noisy crypto → keep trend visible, trim drawings (e.g., MSB only, last 3–5 FVGs, 8–12 volume levels).
  

Keep it readable

• Turn off modules you don’t need today—fewer, higher-quality signals beat clutter.
  

About this release

• Internal scoring, smoothing, and detection logic are proprietary. Behavior is controlled via inputs described above.
  

Trade with a plan, test your settings, and let confluence do the heavy lifting.