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• 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.

Atlas text rules can also reference the Strategy Builder's configured external signal slots:

External Signals

Hidden Liquidity Flow (HLF)

Momentum Impulse Oscillator (MIO)

Scalper's Momentum

Fast Oscillator

MC (Momentum Concepts)

Trend–Range Classifier (TRC)

Firmament Clouds

Trend Bias

Trend Spine

Fair Value Trail (FVT)

Smart Exits

Smart Signals

SSA

Support and resistance

FOMO bubbles

Trend lines

Liquidity (heatmap)

Market structure and swings

ILPAC

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)

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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