Time Exhaustion Counter [Adaptive]

📌 Description

This indicator is a time-based trend exhaustion tool designed to identify when a price move becomes statistically mature relative to market structure — not momentum alone.

Instead of relying on traditional oscillators, it measures how long price has been moving from a confirmed pivot and validates potential exits using ATR-based volatility filtering.

The primary goal is to avoid premature exits, reduce market noise, and highlight high-probability reversal zones based on time exhaustion rather than price speed.

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🔍 Methodology & Core Logic

1️⃣ Pivot-Anchored Time Counting
The bar count begins only after a confirmed Swing High or Swing Low, ensuring that all calculations are anchored to real market structure rather than arbitrary candles.

2️⃣ Volatility Filtering (ATR-Based)
To prevent false resets during choppy or low-quality price action, the indicator applies an ATR filter.
A counter-move must exceed a dynamic ATR threshold before the count is reset, effectively filtering noise and unstable market conditions.

3️⃣ Confirmed Exit Logic
A TIME EXIT signal is not triggered immediately when the target bar count is reached.
The system waits for an opposite confirmed pivot, validating that momentum has truly shifted before signaling exhaustion.

✔️ This confirmation logic helps reduce fake reversals and late or emotional entries.

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📐 Fibonacci Confluence (Recommended)

For higher-probability setups, it is recommended to combine this indicator with Fibonacci Retracement levels.

TIME EXIT signals gain additional strength when they align with key Fibonacci correction zones such as:
• 0.382
• 0.5
• 0.618

🔹 Bullish Context:
A TIME EXIT (BOTTOM) signal near the 0.5 or 0.618 retracement level often indicates seller exhaustion and a potential upside reversal or continuation.

🔹 Bearish Context:
A TIME EXIT (PEAK) signal near the 0.382–0.618 retracement zone may suggest buyer exhaustion and an increased probability of downside correction.

Fibonacci levels are used strictly as a confluence tool to refine entries and improve risk-to-reward.

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📊 How to Trade – RSI Confluence Strategy

This indicator works best as a confirmation and timing tool, not as a standalone signal.
It is highly effective when combined with RSI or other momentum indicators.

🔵 Bullish Setup (Long)
• Wait for: TIME EXIT (BOTTOM) label
• Confirm with RSI:
– RSI below 30 (Oversold), or
– Bullish divergence
• Interpretation: Seller exhaustion and increased probability of upside reversal

🔴 Bearish Setup (Short)
• Wait for: TIME EXIT (PEAK) label
• Confirm with RSI:
– RSI above 70 (Overbought), or
– Bearish divergence
• Interpretation: Buyer exhaustion and potential downside correction

⚠️ Best used in ranging or slowing markets.
Avoid counter-trend trades during strong trends or high-impact news events.

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⚙️ Optimized Configuration Guide

While the script includes auto-adaptive presets, manual tuning allows better alignment with different trading styles.

A️⃣ Scalping (1m – 5m)
• Fast / Aggressive: Pivot L/R 3 | Target 50 | ATR Mult 1.0
• Balanced: Pivot L/R 4 | Target 60 | ATR Mult 1.2
• Conservative: Pivot L/R 5 | Target 70 | ATR Mult 1.4
(1m Target Bars ≈ 120)

B️⃣ Day Trading (15m – 1h)
• Aggressive: Pivot 2 | Target 20–30 | ATR 0.8
• Standard: Pivot 3 | Target 24–40 | ATR 1.0
• Conservative: Pivot 4 | Target 50 | ATR 1.2

C️⃣ Swing Trading (4h – Daily)
• Early Entry: Pivot 1–2 | Target 8–10 | ATR 0.5
• Standard: Pivot 2 | Target 10–12 | ATR 0.7
• Investment: Pivot 3 | Target 14–16 | ATR 0.9

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✅ Key Features

• Clean and uncluttered chart output
• No repaint (signals confirmed on bar close)
• ATR-based noise reduction
• Time-based exhaustion logic (not momentum-based)
• Built-in alert support