Scalping Suitability Radar

🔍 Scalping Suitability Radar + BUY / SELL / STAND-BY Signals
What this indicator is

The Scalping Suitability Radar is a decision-support indicator designed to help traders avoid low-quality scalping environments and focus only on moments when the market shows:

• Sufficient volatility
• Adequate liquidity (volume)
• Real momentum
• Meaningful trend strength
• Clear entry timing

Instead of forcing trades in slow, choppy, or low-energy markets, this indicator answers one critical question first:
“Is the market even worth scalping right now?”

Only after the market is deemed scalpable does it assist with:

• BUY / SELL signals
• STAND-BY (anticipation) alerts
• A color-coded decision table explaining why a signal exists (or why you should stay out)
  

🧠 Core Philosophy
Most losing scalps don’t fail because of bad entries —
they fail because the market conditions were never suitable.

This indicator is built around the idea that:
No setup is better than a forced setup.

🧩 What the indicator evaluates (automatically)
1️⃣ Volatility (ATR % + optional Bollinger Band Width)

• Confirms price is moving enough to overcome:
  
• Spreads
  
• Slippage
  
• Time decay (especially for options)
  
• If volatility is too low → NO SCALP

2️⃣ Volume (Relative to recent average)

• Ensures liquidity is present
  
• Prevents entries during thin, slow tape
  
• Low volume = unreliable signals
  

3️⃣ Trend Strength (ADX)

• Filters out dead chop and weak direction
  
• Optional requirement that ADX is rising, not just high
  

4️⃣ Momentum (MACD + Histogram)

• Confirms energy behind price movement
  
• Histogram behavior helps anticipate crosses
  

5️⃣ Directional Bias (RSI + optional EMA filter)

• RSI confirms bullish or bearish pressure
  
• EMA filter aligns trades with short-term structure
  

🟢🟠🔴 Signal Types Explained
🟢 BUY / SELL
Triggered only when all market conditions are suitable, plus:

• MACD crossover in the trade direction
  
• RSI confirms directional bias
  
• Optional EMA trend alignment
  

These are actionable scalp entries, not predictions.

🟠 STAND-BY (Anticipation Signal)
This is a unique feature designed to help you prepare before the entry fires.

STAND-BY appears when:
Market is already scalpable
MACD line and signal line are very close and converging
RSI is in range or very near range
Momentum is building toward a cross

What it means:
“Conditions are aligning — be ready, but don’t enter yet.”

This is especially useful for:

• Fast timeframes (30s / 1m)
  
• Options scalping
  
• Traders who want to avoid chasing late entries
  

⚪ NOT SCALPABLE / GRAY BACKGROUND
When the background is gray:

• Volatility, volume, trend, or momentum is insufficient
  
• Any signals during this period should be ignored
  
• This is intentional capital preservation
  

📊 Decision Table (Built for Novice & Advanced Traders)
The on-chart table shows, in real time:

• Each indicator’s current value
  
• The minimum “good” range
  
• Color-coded status:
  

🟢 Green = suitable
🔴 Red = unsuitable

• Helpful notes like:
  
• “ADX rising”
  
• “MACD near cross”
  
• “RSI near LONG range”
  
• “Stand-by confirmed”
  

This turns the indicator into a learning tool, not just a signal generator.

⚙️ Suggested Settings by Asset Type
Use these as starting points, not absolutes.

📈 Index Futures / Index CFDs (ES, NQ, DAX)
Timeframes: 30s – 1m
Min ATR %: 0.10 – 0.15
Min BB Width %: 0.20 – 0.30
Volume Multiplier: 1.1 – 1.2
ADX Min: 18 – 22
RSI Buy/Sell: 52 / 48
EMA Filter: ON

🧾 Index Options (0DTE SPX, ES options)
Timeframes: 30s

• Min ATR %: 0.12 – 0.20
  
• Min BB Width %: 0.25 – 0.40
  
• Volume Multiplier: 1.2 – 1.4
  
• ADX Min: 20 – 25
  
• RSI Buy/Sell: 53 / 47
  
• STAND-BY: Highly recommended
  

🪙 Crypto (BTC, ETH, majors)
Timeframes: 1m – 3m

• Min ATR %: 0.15 – 0.30
  
• BB Width %: 0.30 – 0.50
  
• Volume Multiplier: 1.1
  
• ADX Min: 17 – 20
  
• RSI Buy/Sell: 51 / 49
  
• EMA Filter: Optional (depends on style)
  

📊 Large-Cap Stocks (AAPL, MSFT, NVDA)
Timeframes: 1m – 5m

• Min ATR %: 0.08 – 0.12
  
• BB Width %: 0.15 – 0.25
  
• Volume Multiplier: 1.2
  
• ADX Min: 18
  
• RSI Buy/Sell: 52 / 48
  

🧠 Best Practices

• Do not trade against gray background
• Use STAND-BY to prepare, not predict
  
• Combine with:
  
• Market structure
  
• Key levels
  
• Risk management
  
• One clean trade > ten forced trades
  

⚠️ Disclaimer

This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only.

• This is not financial advice
• It does not guarantee profits or prevent losses
  
• Markets behave differently across assets, sessions, and regimes
  
• You are responsible for choosing settings that match:
  
• Your trading style
  
• Your risk tolerance
  
• The specific asset you trade
  

Always test settings using paper trading or backtesting before using real capital.