Install VSAScannerNinja

TradeGuider VSA Sequential Scanner for
NinjaTrader 7.
Installation and setup instructions.
This guide will help you to install and setup the TradeGuider VSA Sequential Scanner for the NinjaTrader 7 platform.
Contents
1. Section 1 - Installation of the TradeGuider VSA Sequence Scanner.
2. Section 2 Setup.
3. Section 2.2 - Setup Email alerts.
4. Section 3 Usage of CustomSetup.vsa file.
5. Section 4 Included programmed sequence numbers.
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Section 1
Installation of the TradeGuider VSA Sequence Scanner.
Depending on your purchase, you will find the files for download either in the purchased products section or in the
trading tools section of the TG website. Download the setup file and follow the steps below to install it.
1. Double click on the TradeGuiderNinjaTraderScannerSetup.exe to begin the installation.

2. If you are prompted by the user account control to allow the program to install, choose Yes.
3. You will now see the setup welcome wizard message, click the Next button to proceed.
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4. Please read the License Agreement, then select the I accept the agreement option and click the Next
button.
5. The default installation folder will be set to My Documents\NinjaTrader 7\bin\Custom\Import. Click the
Next to proceed.
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6. Now you can review your installation choices to make sure that they are correct. Click the Install button to
proceed.
7. You will see a progress bar for a moment during the installation.
8. When it has finished you will see the message that it is complete. Click on the Finish button to exit the
installer.
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9. Now its time to import the VSAScanner ninjascript assembly file. In the control center of NinjaTrader do the
following.
10. Click File on the menu.
11. Choose Utilities.
12. Select Import NinjaScript
13. If a confirmation message pops up asking you if you trust the source, click Yes to continue.
14. Choose the Import folder. The full path is My Documents/NinjaTrader 7/bin/Custom
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15. Select the VSAScanner.zip file.
16. Click the Open button.

17. Wait for the confirmation message that it has been imported.
This completes the installation of the TradeGuider VSA Scanner for the NinjaTrader 7 platform. Please move onto the
setup instructions in Section 2.
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VSA Sequencer Scanner setup for NinjaTrader 7.
Section 2.1 Setup
The first thing you need to do is open a 1 minute chart. The scanner was developed to be added to a 1 minute chart,
but you can show multiple time periods in the scanner on the 1 minute chart.
1. Open the NinjaTrader Control Center. This will open as soon as you start NinjaTrader.
2. Click File on the menu.
3. Choose New.
4. Select Chart.
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5. Select a symbol from the default list or any custom lists you have on the left and double click it to add it.
6. Change the chart style to your preferred type e.g. Candlesticks or OHLC.
7. Increase the number of days to load. This will help with longer timer periods like 240 minute charts.
8. Click the OK button.
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9. Now you should have a standard 1 minute chart open.
10. Right click on the chart and choose Indicators.
11. Scroll down to the bottom of the list and locate the VSAScanner indicator.
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12. Double click it to add it to the list of indicators.
13. Now click OK.

14. You will receive notification to enter your username and password.
15. Enter the username and password that you use for the TradeGuider website and click OK.
16. If you have purchased this product the prompt will go away and you will now have a chart with the scanner
open.
If it fails to accept your registration see the setup issues section below.
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Once you have successfully added the VSA Scanner to your chart you should have data filled in and you are
ready to use it.
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Setup Issues.
Registration failure.
You will receive the following message is you have not purchased the product or if you have entered your
information incorrectly.
To correct a bad username or password try removing the indicator from your chart and then add it back to bring
up the username and password prompt again. If it fails again please contact support@tradeguider.com for
assistance. If you have not purchased the scanner then you may do so on the TradeGuider website.
Blank white chart window.
If you do not see any data in the scanner you may need to adjust the window.
To correct this, try scrolling all the way to the left and or right of the chart. The scroll bar button is at the bottom
of the window. You can also try adjusting the time scale at the bottom by left clicking and dragging left or right
to increase or decrease the time scale and the size of the scanner.
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Compacted scanner results.
If the scanner window looks like compacted like the image below, adjust the time scale at the bottom. This
typically happens if you have put the scanner on a time period of other than 1 minute.
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Section 2.2 Setup Email alerts.
You can setup the scanner in NinjaTrader to send emails when a sequence or a single indicator is triggered. Follow these
steps to do so.
First you will need to enable the email and setup it up in the NinjaTrader software.
1. In the control center click Tools on the menu.

2. Choose Options
3. Now select the Misc tab.

4. Fill in your information.
5. Mail setup fields
a. Server This is the mail server of your provider. For example GMail is smtp.gmail.com. If you do not
know this information your mail provider will be able to assist you.
b. Port This is the port used to send the mail. You will have to contact your mail provider to find you
which port to use. GMail uses 587.
c. SSL (check box) For some mail providers such as GMail this has to be checked.
d. User Your email address e.g. someone@somewhere.com
e. Password The password for your email account.
f. Mail alert messages to This should be set to the email address you want the alerts to be sent to.
6. Once you have filled this information out click on the Test button and wait for the response. If it does not pass
then check your settings again and make corrections as necessary.
7. Click OK when done.
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Setup mail in scanner.
Now you need to enable the mail and set the settings in the VSAScanner indicator.
1. Right click on your chart and choose Indicators.

2. Select the VSAScanner indicator from the list.
3. Then on the change the Send Email alert to True. Item #29
4. Set the Send Alert Mail To address to the email address you would like it to go to. Item #30
5. Set the Send Alert Mail From address to the email address you would like it to be from. Item #31.
6. Click OK to accept these changes.
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VSA Scanner
Main window.
Definition of areas presented in the scanner window can be found labeled below in the image:
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3 sequence alert.
This is how a 3 indicator sequence is highlighted in the scanner. This can either be one of the indicators that are pre-
programmed in or an indicator from the customsetup.vsa file.
You will notice that there is the 133 indicator that falls between the second and third indicators in this sequence, it is not
part of the sequence and has no relevance. Please note, this is not a real sequence, it was only used for demonstration
purposes.
2 sequence alert.
In a 2 indicator sequence the first indicator is on the left and the second indicator is on the right of the highlighted area.
The first indicator is -10 and the second is -199.
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Single indicator alert.
This is what a single indicator looks like when it is highlighted.
The full list of single indicators to scan is listed below in the parameters description area.
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Parameters
Parameter s Chart 1, Chart 2,, Chart 10 timeframe (in minutes)

Group of parameters Chart 1-Chart 10 represents the time periods that you would like to scan. Charts can be set to any
time period in minutes. You may have up to 10 time periods scanning at the same time.
Parameters 8 through 10 are filled in by default with the suggested time periods 5 minute, 15 minute, 60 minute, and
240 minute. You can leave these at the default settings or change the values. You may also fill in parameters 6 through 1
with additional time periods. If you do not want to display a chart in the scanner, leave the default value 0 and it will
not show in the scanner.
Charts will be displayed in the order from top to bottom: Chart, identified by the parameter Chart 1 will be displayed at
the very bottom of the Scanner window. Chart identified by parameter Chart 2 will be displayed as the second from the
bottom of the Scanner window etc.
Default Value: 0
Parameter Number of bars to display

Defines the number of bars to be displayed in the Scanner Chart area as well as the number of bars from the right edge
of the Chart where the VSA Sequence will be looked at.
Default Value: 25
Minimal value: 20
Maximum Value: 50
Parameter Interrupted VSA sequence

VSA Sequence consist of 2 or 3 VSA Indicators and might be either non-interrupted (when all 3 VSA Indicators are
following each other) or interrupted (when VSA indicators interrupt the sequence ). In case VSA sequence is identified,
it will be highlighted on the Chart by the colored rectangle.
Default Value: True
Parameter Exclude internally defined sequences

If you would like to use only the sequences defined by yourself in the CustomSetup.vsa file and exclude pre-
programmed VSA Sequences from scanning and further alerting. Setting this parameter to YES will scan only the
Setups defined in the CustomSetups.vsa file (see the section Usage of CustomSetups.vsa file ).
Default Value: False
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Parameter Visibility
This parameter sets the scanner to be visible or hidden in the chart window. If you set this to False the scanner will not
be displayed and you will see the bars on the chart.
Default Value: True
Parameter Chart Name font size

Sets the font size of the time period on the left of the scanner.
Default Value: 10
Parameter Volume font size

Sets the font size of volume indicator text.
Default Value: 8
Parameter VSA Indicators font size

Sets the font size of the VSA indicator number text.
Default Value: 8
Parameters Allow Alert on Chart 1, Allow Alert on Chart 2, , Allow Alert on Chart 10
When VSA Sequence is identified on the particular Chart, VSAScanner Study can notify you about it by playing the sound
and by corresponding message. Above set of parameters provides you the possibility to configure an Alert functionality
based on your needs on any of the Charts correspondingly.
Value Yes will allow an alert and value No will block it. In the parameter Alert Signal you can chose the number
of Alert Signal and using Sierra Chart Global Settings link it to the corresponding sound file.
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Parameter List of indicators to scan
This parameter is the list of individual indicators that can be scanned for.
Default Values: -5;-14;-21;-23;-24;-30;-71;36;-94;-97;-108;-126;57;78;79;94;97;99;132;
Maximum number of indicators: 63
Format: Symbols are separated by a semicolon ;. SOW (sign of weakness) indicators begin with a negative sign
-, for example -5. SOS (sign of strength) indicators do not require any special formatting, for example 36.
List of default indicators to scan by number and name.
1. -5 END OF RISING MARKET

8. 36 BAG HOLDING
9. -94 TWO BAR REVERSAL
10. -97 REVERSAL AFTER EFFORT TO RISE
11. -108 TOP REVERSAL
12. -126 TWO BAR REVERSAL
13. 57 TWO BAR REVERSAL
14. 78 BOTTOM REVERSAL
18. 99 REVERSAL OVER TWO BARS
The maximum number of indicators you can add to the list is 63, but we suggest for performance reasons that you limit
the number of indicators to only high probability indicators.
Parameter Send Email alert

Enables the email send in the indicator. True enables the email sending, false disables the email sending.
Default Value: False
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Parameter Send Alert Mail To address
Where the email is being sent to.
Default Value:
Parameter Send Alert Mail From address

Where the email is being sent from.
Default Value:
Parameter Chart name and border color

This parameter sets the color of the rectangle border identifying Chart area. It is also defines the color of the Chart
name.
Default color: Black
Parameter Ongoing bar fill color

VSAScanner Study is not analyzing currently ongoing unfinished bar. At the same time, to avoid any confusion, this bar is
displayed in the Chart area. This parameter defines fill color of the rectangle, representing that bar. Default value is set
to the Chart background color.
Default color: Black
Parameter SOS VSA Indicator color

This parameter sets the color of the VSA Indicator, representing Sign of Strength (SOS). Size of the displayed text can be
set by the parameter VSA Indicators font size
Default color: Green
Parameter SOW VSA Indicator color

This parameter sets the color of the VSA Indicator, representing Sign of Weakness (SOW). Size of the displayed text can
be set by the parameter VSA Indicators font size
Default color: Red
Parameter Ultra High volume color

When VSAScanner Study will identify Ultra High volume on the bar, it will display UH text under corresponding trend
direction bar in the Chart area.
This parameter identifies the color of Ultra High volume text (UH) to be displayed. If, by some reason, you do not want it
to be shown on the screen, please select the window background color. Size of the text can be modified by Volume
font size parameter.
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Parameter Very High volume color
When VSAScanner Study will identify Very High volume on the bar and it will display VH text under corresponding
trend direction bar in the Chart area.
This parameter identifies the color of Very High volume text (VH) to be displayed. If, by some reason, you do not want it
Parameter High volume color

When VSAScanner Study will identify High volume on the bar and it will display Hi text under corresponding trend
This parameter identifies the color of High volume text (Hi) to be displayed. If, by some reason, you do not want it to be
shown on the screen, please select the window background color. Size of the text can be modified by Volume font
size parameter.
Parameter Average volume color

When VSAScanner Study will identify Average volume on the bar, it will display Av text under corresponding trend
This parameter identifies the color of Average volume text (Av) to be displayed. Default value is set to the background
color Av and will not be visible on the screen. If you would like to make it visible, you can select any suitable for you
color. Size of the text can be modified by Volume font size parameter.
Parameter Low volume color

When VSAScanner Study will identify low volume on the bar, it will display Lo text under corresponding trend
This parameter identifies the color of Low volume text (Lo) to be displayed. If, by some reason, you do not want it to be
shown on the screen, please select the window background color. Size of the text can be modified by Volume font
size parameter.
Parameter Very Low volume color

Wnen VSAScanner Study will identify Very Low volume on the bar and it will display VL text under corresponding trend
This parameter identifies the color of Very Low volume text (VL) to be displayed. If, by some reason, you do not want it
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Parameter Identified Indicator color 1
This parameter sets the color of the rectangle highlighting identified 3 indicator VSA Sequence. In case of the Long
Sequence (containing SOS signals) this color will be used to fill internal rectangle area. In case of the Short sequence
(containing SOW signals) this parameter will set rectangle border color
Parameter Identified Indicator color 2

(containing SOW signals) parameter will set rectangle border color
Parameter Color 1 of 3 Indicators Setup



(containing SOW signals) this parameter will set rectangle border color

Parameter Color 1 of Alert tab text

This parameter sets the color of the text and background of the alert window. For long sequences color 1 is the
background and color 2 is the text. For short sequences color 1 is the text and color 2 is the background.
Parameter Color 2 of Alert tab text

This parameter sets the color of the text and background of the alert window. For long sequences color 1 is the
background and color 2 is the text. For short sequences color 1 is the text and color 2 is the background.
Parameter Diamond Trend Up color

This parameter sets the color of squares in the indicator that represent the diamond up trend.
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Parameter Diamond Trend Neutral color
This parameter sets the color of squares in the indicator that represent the diamond neutral trend.
Parameter Diamond Trend Down color

This parameter sets the color of squares in the indicator that represent the diamond down trend.
This ends the list of parameters and settings.
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Usage of CustomSetups.vsa file
VSAScanner includes a CustomSetups.vsa file. This file will give you the possibility to define your own 3 indicator
sequences. At this time it is not possible to define custom 2 indicator sequences, only 3 indicator sequences.
This is a text file that can be edited by using any text editor software (for example Notepad) and it is located in the
NinjaTrader 7 folder that is in my documents. The full path is C:\Users\user\Documents\NinjaTrader 7 where
user is your computer username.
Following rules has to be taken into consideration:
1. Each line represents one sequence

2. Signals representing short VSA Setups have to be marked with sign minus "-" in front of the each signal. Long
signals do not require any sign in front of the each signal
3. VSA Signals are delimited by comma ","
4. After last signal use character ;
5. After last VSA Sequence is added go to the next line and save the file.
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After the file is filled and saved restart VSAScanner by right clicking on the chart with the scanner and then , choosing
Indicators, and then clicing the OK buttom
This concludes the installation and setup guide. Contact support@tradeguider.com if you have any further questions or
need assistance.
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Included programmed sequence numbers.
Section 3.
This section lists off the sequence numbers that come pre-programmed into the scanner. You cannot alter this list, but
you can disable them and use only sequences you define in the Custom Setup.vsa file. See previous section for
information on how to do this.
Original sequences from the Trading in the Shadow of the Smart Money book 2, The Complete Volume
Spread Analysis System Explained.
Short trade setups: SOW (SIGNS OF WEAKNESS)
1. Sequence 1
a. -1 The Buying Climax
b. -104 Supply Coming In
c. -199 No Demand
2. Sequence 2
a. -26 Supply Coming In
c. -146 No Demand
3. Sequence 3
a. -90 Possible Hidden Selling
c. -198 No Demand
4. Sequence 4
a. -134 No Demand
b. -10 Upthrust
c. -134 No Demand
5. Sequence 5
a. -5 End Of Rising Market
b. -2 Upthrust
c. -6 No Demand
6. Sequence 6
a. -89 Potential Climactic Action
b. -86 Failed Test
c. -96 Upthrust After Weakness
7. Sequence 7
a. -97 Reversal AFterEffort To Rise
b. -10 Upthrust
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c. -106 No Demand
8. Sequence 8
a. -108 Top Reversal
b. -10 Upthrust
c. -193 No Demand
9. Sequence 9
a. -159 Supply Overcoming Demand
b. -101 Upthrust
c. -127 No Demand
10. Sequence 10
a. -21 End Of Rising Market
b. -28 No Demand
c. -34 No Demand
Long trade setups: SOS (SIGNS OF STRENGTH)
1. Sequence 1
a. 147 Demand Overcoming Supply
b. 134 No Supply/Test
c. 198 No Supply
2. Sequence 2
a. 137 Potential Climactic Action
b. 135 Stopping Volume
c. 96 Test
3. Sequence 3
a. 78 Bottom Reversal
b. 116 Test
c. 86 No Supply/Test
4. Sequence 4
a. 74 Potential Climactic Action/ Shakeout
b. 146 Test
c. 199 No Supply
5. Sequence 5
a. 57 Two Bar Reversal
b. 134 Test / No Supply
c. 198 No Supply
6. Sequence 6
a. 45 Shakeout
b. 49 Test of Splly After Shakeout
c. 199 No Supply
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7. Sequence 7
a. 36 Bag Holding
b. 29 Test of a Breakout
c. 30 Test in a Rising Market
8. Sequence 8
a. 122 Potential Professional Buying
b. 11 Basic Test
c. 81 No Supply/Test
9. Sequence 9
a. 83 Potential Selling Climax
b. 134 No Supply / Test
c. 147 Demand Overcoming Supply
10. Sequence 10
a. 99 Reversal Over Two Bars
b. 198 No Supply
c. 199 No Supply
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Expanded sequences listed by indicator numbers.
VSA Sequential Set Ups To Go Long SOS 3 Bar Alerts Within 25 Bars
1. 129, 51, 115

2. 129, 7, 6
3. 129, 16, 115
4. 147,198, 199
5. 147, 29, 198
6. 147, 29, 199
7. 33, 198, 199
8. 34, 198, 30
9. 34, 134, 30
10. 34, 81, 30
11. 43, 198, 30
12. 43, 199, 30
13. 44, 198, 30
14. 44, 199, 30
15. 45, 198, 30
16. 45, 199, 30
17. 51, 198, 30
18. 51, 199, 30
19. 52, 81, 30
20. 52, 86, 30
21. 52, 198, 30
22. 52, 199, 30
23. 34, 198, 49
24. 34, 134, 49
25. 34, 81, 49
26. 43, 198, 49
27. 43, 199, 49
28. 44, 198, 49
29. 44, 199, 49
30. 45, 198, 49
31. 45, 199, 49
32. 51, 198, 49
33. 51, 199, 49
34. 52, 81, 49
35. 52, 86, 49
36. 52, 198, 49
37. 52, 199, 49
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VSA Sequential Set Ups To Go Long SOS 2 Bar Alerts Within 25 Bars
1. 51, 99
2. 147, 30
3. 147, 29
4. 36, 29
5. 36, 30
6. 36, 16
7. 36, 85
8. 36, 49
9. 36, 23
10. 36, 134
11. 36, 81
12. 36, 86
13. 36, 198
14. 36, 199
15. 57, 30
16. 78, 30
17. 79, 30
18. 94, 30
19. 97, 30
20. 99, 30
21. 132, 30
VSA Sequential Set Ups To Go Short SOW 3 Bar Alerts Within 25 Bars
1. -58, -2, -198

2. -58, -198, -199
3. -58, -10, -198
4. -58,- 86, -198
5. -58, -86, -199
6. -54, -2, -198
7. -54, -198, -199
8. -54, -10, -198
9. -54,- 86, -198
10. -54, -86, -199
11. -25, -10, -198
12. -25, -10, -199
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13. -52, -10, -198
14. -52, -10, -199
15. -94, -198, -199
16. -97, -199, -198
17. -108, -198, -199
18. -126, -198, -199
19. -1, -86, -198
20. -1, -86, -199
21. -5, -86, -199
22. -1, -86, -198
23. -5, -86, -198
24. -14, -86, -198
25. -14, -86, -199
26. -21, -86, -198
27. -21, -86, -199
28. -22, -86, -198
29. -22, -86, -199
30. -23, -86, -198
31. -23, -86, -199
32. -24, -86, -198
33. -24, -86, -199
34. -30, -86, -198
35. -30, -86, -199
36. -71, -86, -198
37. -71, -86, -199
VSA Sequential Set Ups To Go Short SOW 2 Bar Alerts Within 25 Bars
1. -10, and any No Demand Indicator Number.

2. -94, -86
6. -126 , and any No Demand Indicator Number.
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Installation and setup instructions.

1. Double click on the TradeGuiderNinjaTraderScannerSetup.exe to begin the installation.

16. Click the Open button.

10. Right click on the chart and choose Indicators.

13. Now click OK.

Blank white chart window.

1. In the control center click Tools on the menu.

3. Now select the Misc tab.

1. Right click on your chart and choose Indicators.

This is what a single indicator looks like when it is highlighted.

Parameter s Chart 1, Chart 2,, Chart 10 timeframe (in minutes)

Parameter Number of bars to display

Parameter Interrupted VSA sequence

Default Value: True

Parameter Exclude internally defined sequences

Default Value: False

Default Value: True

Parameter Chart Name font size

Parameter Volume font size

Parameter VSA Indicators font size

Default Values: -5;-14;-21;-23;-24;-30;-71;36;-94;-97;-108;-126;57;78;79;94;97;99;132;

Maximum number of indicators: 63

List of default indicators to scan by number and name.

1. -5 END OF RISING MARKET

Parameter Send Email alert

Default Value: False

Parameter Send Alert Mail From address

Parameter Chart name and border color

Default color: Black

Parameter Ongoing bar fill color

Default color: Black

Parameter SOS VSA Indicator color

Default color: Green

Parameter SOW VSA Indicator color

Default color: Red

Parameter Ultra High volume color

Parameter High volume color

Parameter Average volume color

Parameter Low volume color

Parameter Very Low volume color

Parameter Identified Indicator color 2

Parameter Color 1 of 3 Indicators Setup

Parameter Color 2 of 3 Indicators Setup

Parameter Color 1 of 2 Indicators Setup

Parameter Color 2 of 2 Indicators Setup

Parameter Color 1 of Alert tab text

Parameter Color 2 of Alert tab text

Parameter Diamond Trend Up color

Parameter Diamond Trend Down color

This ends the list of parameters and settings.

Following rules has to be taken into consideration:

1. Each line represents one sequence

Short trade setups: SOW (SIGNS OF WEAKNESS)

Long trade setups: SOS (SIGNS OF STRENGTH)

1. 129, 51, 115

1. -58, -2, -198

1. -10, and any No Demand Indicator Number.

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