Signal Architect Stop-Hunt (Auto-Config)

🧠 Signal Architect™
Stop-Hunt Proxy (Auto-Config) — HOW TO USE IT

What this is:
A liquidity-raid + absorption detector that highlights when stops are likely swept and price fails to continue, implying forced positioning + reversal risk.

This is NOT:

a momentum indicator

a breakout tool

a trend follower

It is a reaction-point locator.

1️⃣ WHAT THE STUDY IS ACTUALLY SHOWING
A. Zones (the clouds)

These are where stops cluster:

🔴 Red Zone (Above highs) → short stops likely

🟢 Green Zone (Below lows) → long stops likely

They are built from:

prior swing high / swing low

ATR-scaled thickness

volatility-adaptive sizing

👉 If price never enters a zone, nothing is happening.

B. The Trigger (arrows)

An arrow only prints when ALL of this occurs:

Price raids stops

wicks into a stop zone

Fails to continue

wick dominance ≥ threshold

Absorption occurs

volume shows opposition (BSP vs VDP)

VWAP context holds

reclaim (bull) or failure (bear)

This is liquidity taken — not continuation.

2️⃣ WHEN THIS STUDY IS VALID (VERY IMPORTANT)
✅ BEST CONDITIONS

Use this only when:

Market is range-to-rotational

VWAP is active and respected

ATR is expanding or elevated

Prior highs/lows are obvious

This is excellent for:

/NQ, /ES, /RTY

QQQ, SPY

Large-cap equities

❌ DO NOT USE WHEN

Strong trend day

VWAP is irrelevant

News-driven vertical expansion

Low-volume chop

If you ignore this, it will intentionally NOT perform.

3️⃣ HOW TO EXECUTE A SIGNAL (STRUCTURAL LOGIC)

This is not “buy/sell” — this is position framing.

🟢 Bullish Stop-Hunt Arrow (below price)

Meaning
Long stops were raided → sellers absorbed → price failed lower.

Correct response

Expect mean reversion

Expect VWAP / value re-test

Expect range repair

DO NOT

Chase the arrow

Assume trend reversal

Ignore higher-TF bias

🔴 Bearish Stop-Hunt Arrow (above price)

Meaning
Short stops were raided → buyers absorbed → price failed higher.

Correct response

Expect pullback

Expect VWAP fade

Expect range rotation

4️⃣ TIMEFRAME USAGE (THIS MATTERS)
Chart TF Use Case
1–3m Entry refinement only
5–15m ⭐ PRIMARY
30m Range structure
1H Bias only

This study is NOT designed for:

Daily charts

Very low-liquidity names

5️⃣ HOW IT FITS INTO YOUR SYSTEM (KEY)

This study should NEVER stand alone.

Best pairings:

VWAP / Anchored VWAP

Your Auction / Trap studies

Gamma / Charm context

Range / balance logic

Think of it as:

“The market tried to go somewhere… and failed.”

That’s information — not a trade.

6️⃣ INPUT TUNING (PRACTICAL)
Default (balanced)

swingLookback: 20

wickRatio: 0.60

autoZoneScale: ON

useVWAPfilter: ON

useAbsorption: ON

More aggressive (scalp)

wickRatio: 0.50

confirmWithinBars: 1

More selective (swing)

wickRatio: 0.65–0.70

confirmWithinBars: 0

7️⃣ WHAT THIS STUDY MAKES YOU AWARE OF

This tool teaches you to see:

where liquidity was taken

where institutions opposed

where retail is trapped

where price is vulnerable

That awareness is the edge.

✅ 1) WHY YOU MIGHT NOT SEE ARROWS FIRING

There are a few reasons this can happen:

🔹 A) SIGNAL LOGIC IS TOO STRICT

This indicator only prints arrows when all of these conditions are met:

A stop zone is raided (wick touches the zone)

Wick shape passes the ratio filter

VWAP requirement passes (if enabled)

Absorption tell passes (if enabled)

Optional confirm within N bars logic passes

If your market / timeframe never satisfies all, arrows won’t show.

🔹 B) INPUTS MAY BE TOO SELECTIVE

Defaults are conservative:

wickRatio = 0.60

confirmWithinBars = 0

Try these relaxed settings:

wickRatio -> 0.50
useVWAPfilter -> false
useAbsorptionOK -> false
confirmWithinBars -> 1


That means:
👉 Loose filter → more possible arrow prints

🔹 C) ZONE DEFINITIONS MAY BE OFF FOR YOUR TF OR MARKET

Zones are drawn off the last 20-bar swing. If your chart isn’t finding sharp swings, raids may be rare.

Try:

swingLookback -> 10

🔹 D) VISUAL SETTINGS BLOCK THEM

If showArrows = false or labels are overlapping, arrows may not draw clearly.
Set:

showArrows -> true

👉 QUICK TEST MODE

Apply these settings on a live chart (like /ES 5m):

swingLookback = 10
wickRatio = 0.50
useVWAPfilter = false
useAbsorptionOK = false
confirmWithinBars = 1


Then scroll a few bars back and reload.

If arrows still don’t show, tell me:
📌 which ticker
📌 which timeframe
📌 a sample date/time range


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