# Dynamic Volume Trend: How to Trade It, With Its Default Settings Dynamic Volume Trend waits for a real trend change, checks that volume backs it, refuses to fight the bigger move, and then lets the winner run with a stop that only ever tightens. It is built into Market Open and free. On TradingView, a tool like this usually means a paid plan or an invite-only script, and you would still be left tuning it for every timeframe yourself. Here the tuned settings load on their own. ## What it does, in one breath - A **Kalman filter** tracks price smoothly, with a band of ± ATR around it. When price closes outside the band and the **volume delta** agrees, the trend turns. - The turn becomes a signal only **with the EMA 200 trend**: BUY ▲ when price is above the EMA 200, SELL ▼ when it is below. A break against the trend is ignored. - The stop sits **ATR(200) × 3** from the entry. Another signal in the same direction pulls it closer. It never moves back. - There is **no fixed target**. The trade runs until the stop is hit or an opposite signal closes it, and that opposite signal opens the other side only if the trend allows it.  ## Settings by timeframe: tuned for you **Settings by timeframe** is on by default. Each time you change the chart's timeframe, the matching profile loads by itself, and the legend tells you which one is running, for example *Auto · 1h*. A ⚠ appears where the profile is a warning rather than a recommendation. | Timeframe | Profile | Status | |---|---|---| | 1h | Band × 2, EMA 200, stop ATR(200) × 3 | Tested, the best profile | | 30m | Same as 1h | Profitable in testing, thin margin | | 15m | Same as 1h, plus taker flow agrees | Profitable in testing, thin margin | | 1m, 3m, 5m | EMA 200 only | ⚠ No profitable setting was found | | Above 1h | The 1h profile | ⚠ Not tested there | "Taker flow agrees" means the taker buy volume minus sell volume over the last 20 bars must point the signal's way. It uses Binance markets' taker data. ## Manual inputs and their ranges Turn off **Settings by timeframe** and these inputs take over: | Input | Default | Range | |---|---|---| | Band (× ATR) | 2 | 0.5 – 5 | | Trend filter EMA | 200 | 0 – 1000 (0 = off) | | Taker flow agrees | Off | On / Off | | Stop (× ATR 200) | 3 | 1 – 10 | | Volume threshold | 0.3 | 0 – 1 | Display options: **Signals shown** 10 (1 – 50), **Stop line** (amber, stepping as it trails), **Result of closed trades** (SL −x % or ⇄ ±x %), and **Signal PnL (latest signal)** beside the last candle. BUY is drawn in #1ace80, SELL in #ff5c5c. Alerts: **BUY signal**, **SELL signal** and **Stop hit**. Signals are read on a 1000-bar window at each closed bar, the same way they were tested, so the chart loads extra history while the indicator is on. ## How to trade it 1. **Start on 1h.** That is the tested profile. Pick markets that trend for days rather than chop sideways: in testing, altcoins with long trends did best, and BTC and ETH were weak. 2. **Take the signal at the close.** A BUY or SELL is confirmed when the bar closes. Your stop is the amber line. 3. **Let it run.** There is no target to aim for. Most of the result comes from a few long trends, so cutting winners early defeats the design. A repeated signal in your direction tightens the stop for you. 4. **Exit on the stop or on the opposite signal.** If the opposite signal comes against the trend, you are simply flat until the next valid one. 5. **Expect to lose more often than you win.** This style typically wins around three trades in ten, and relies on the average win being much bigger than the average loss. A run of small losses is normal, not a sign that something broke. ## Size it so the losing runs don't hurt The stop is three times the long-term ATR, which is wide by design. Keep leverage low, around 3x at most, or size each trade so a stop-out costs a fixed 0.5–1 % of the account. Since losses come in runs, that is what keeps you around for the trends that pay for them. ## Honest limits - The tested profile is 1h. Results on 15m and 30m were thin, and on 1–5 minutes no setting made money. - A trend-following tool gives back profit in sideways markets. You will see clusters of small stop-outs. - Backtests show the past on the markets that were tested. They say nothing certain about the next trade. For the bigger picture of why a trend filter and a strict signal work better together than either alone, see [Stacking Indicators: Why Three Filters Beat One Signal](#indicator-confluence). ## Try it on Market Open 1. Open ZEC or XRP on the 1h chart and add **Dynamic Volume Trend**. Check that the legend reads *Auto · 1h*. 2. Scroll back through the last month and follow each BUY / SELL to its result tag. Count how many were small stop-outs and how much the best two trends made. 3. Switch the chart to 5m and watch the legend show the ⚠ profile. Switch back. 4. Add an alert on **BUY signal** or **SELL signal** for a market you follow. Alerts only fire while Market Open is open in your browser. _Educational content, not investment advice. Leveraged trading can lose more than your margin._