Larry Williams Qualified Trend Break Signals [tradeviZion]Larry Williams Qualified Trend Break Signals - Description
📖 Introduction
Welcome to the Larry Williams Qualified Trend Break Signals indicator. This description explains how the indicator works, its settings, and how to use it.
This indicator demonstrates Larry Williams' Qualified Trend Line Break technique - his preferred method for timing precise entries on daily charts when you already have a confirmed market setup.
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🎯 About This Script
This indicator implements the Qualified Trend Line Break system - an entry technique that qualifies trend line breaks for better timing.
Important: This is NOT a signal generator. It's an entry timing tool for traders who already have a market setup and confirmation. Use it only after establishing weekly bias and daily confirmation.
Why We Made This Indicator:
This indicator demonstrates Larry Williams' favorite entry technique for daily timeframe trading. It's designed to be used as part of his complete methodology:
How To Use It Properly:
First, establish your setup: Check weekly chart for overall market bias (bullish/bearish)
Then confirm on daily: Look for confirmation signals on daily timeframe
Finally, use trend breaks: Enter trades only when trend breaks align with your setup direction
Important Warning: This is NOT a standalone buy/sell signal indicator. Using trend breaks without proper setup and confirmation will likely produce poor results. It's a timing tool for entries, not a signal generator.
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About The Qualification Rules
The system improves on qualification methodology with these key changes:
For BUY signals (breaking above downtrend lines):
Break is usually bad if previous bar closed higher
But can still be good if:
Previous bar was inside the prior bar AND that prior bar closed lower
Price gaps above trend line and moves up at least one tick
Previous bar closed below its own opening price
For SELL signals (breaking below uptrend lines):
Break is usually bad if previous bar closed lower
But can still be good if:
Previous bar was inside the prior bar AND that prior bar closed higher
Price gaps below trend line and moves down at least one tick
Previous bar closed above its own opening price
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📐 How The Qualification System Works
The trend break system is based on qualification methodology as developed by Larry Williams . It solves the problem where trend line breaks often fail and price goes back.
Trend Line Setup:
For BUY signals: Connect the two most recent declining swing highs to make a downtrend line
For SELL signals: Connect the two most recent rising swing lows to make an uptrend line
Inside Bar Rule:
A key principle: Trend breaks that occur on inside bars are completely ignored. The system only evaluates breaks that occur on regular bars, making signals more reliable.
How It Works In The Code
The indicator follows these steps:
Finds swing points: Identifies highs and lows in the price action
Draws trend lines: Connects 2 recent swing points to make trend lines
Checks inside bars: Ignores breaks that happen on inside bars
Qualifies signals: Uses the rules to check if breaks are good or bad
Shows signals: Only displays qualified BUY/SELL signals
Optional feature: Can show disqualified signals
⚙️ Settings
The indicator has 3 groups of settings to customize how it works.
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📊 Signal Settings
Show Signals
Default: ON
ON: Displays green/red labels when trend breaks qualify for entry
OFF: Hides entry labels (trend lines still show for analysis)
Remember: These are entry TIMING signals, not standalone buy/sell signals
Signal Selection
Default: Both | Options: Buy Only, Sell Only, Both
Buy Only: Shows only BUY signals
Sell Only: Shows only SELL signals
Both: Shows both BUY and SELL signals
Break Validation
Default: Close | Options: Break Level, Close
Break Level: Signal when price touches the trend line (more signals)
Close: Signal when bar closes beyond trend line (fewer signals)
Tip: Try "Close" first for better signals
Show Disqualified
Default: OFF | Options: ON/OFF
What it does: Shows bad breaks
ON: Shows gray ❌ labels with explanations
OFF: Hides bad signals
👁️ Display Settings
Show Trend Lines
Default: ON
What it does: Shows trend lines on the chart
Looks like: Dashed blue lines connecting swing points
Goes to: Extends into future bars
Why: Shows where breakouts are expected
Show Swing Points
Default: ON
What it does: Marks highs/lows used for trend lines
Looks like: Shape markers at swing locations
Shows: How trend lines are constructed
Marker Style
Default: Circle | Options: Circle, Triangle, Square, Diamond, Cross
What it does: Choose shape for swing markers
Options: Circle, Triangle, Square, Diamond, Cross
Best choice: Circle is clear without being busy
Marker Size
Default: 3 | Range: 1-10
What it does: Controls marker size
Range: 1 (tiny) to 10 (large)
Show Inside Bars
Default: ON
What it does: Highlights inside bars
Looks like: Light orange background on inside bars
Note: These bars are ignored for break qualification
Important: Inside bars are ignored for break qualification
🎨 Colors
Signal Colors
Buy Signal (Default: Green) - Color for good BUY signals
Sell Signal (Default: Red) - Color for good SELL signals
Disqualified (Default: Gray) - Color for bad signals
Display Colors
Trend Line (Default: Blue) - Color for trend lines and markers
Inside Bar (Default: Light Orange) - Background for inside bars
💡 How To Use It In Larry Williams Methodology
Step 1 - Weekly Setup: Identify market bias on weekly chart (clear bullish/bearish trend)
Step 2 - Daily Confirmation: Find confirmation signals on daily timeframe
Step 3 - Trend Break Entry: Use qualified trend breaks only in setup direction
Important: Never enter based on trend breaks alone - always require setup + confirmation first
⚠️ Important Notice
This indicator implements Larry Williams' trend break entry technique. It should NOT be used as standalone buy/sell signals. Only use trend breaks for entry timing after you have established a proper market setup and confirmation. Poor results will occur if using signals without the complete Larry Williams methodology.
Credits: Based on Larry Williams' trading approach and qualification methodology. Swing detection logic adapted from "Larry Williams: Market Structure" by Smollet.
Trendline-breakout
TrendLine ChannelsAbstract
This script provides a set of Trendline Channels which can be tighter than Donchian Channels.
This script computes the most suitable active upper and lower trendlines and updates them as soon as possible.
We can use it for breakout signals earlier than Donchian Channels.
Introduction
Channels are tools which can mark area of values of ranging markets.
Once the price leaves the original region, range traders may start admitting they are wrong and trigger trend.
Donchian Channels (misheard as Dungeon Channels) use the highest and the lowest price to define area of values.
When the price breakouts, it just like it got released from a dungeon.
However, waiting for the price making even higher or lower may be too late and risk reward ratio may be lower.
Trendlines can make the channels tighter and we can find earlier breakout signals.
Computing Trendline Channels
(1) Find the most active trendlines
In this script, a valid trendline connects two high values or two low values.
A high value means the highest value in a trading day.
A low value means the lowest value in a trading day.
In this script, every trendline does not crossover any bar but can exactly touch them.
The most flat trendline is taken. (one for upper and one for lower)
(2) Continue to use or Change a trendline
If there is a tighter trendline available, this script changes to use it.
If the previous active trendline is broken, this script re-computes the trendline available.
When this case happens, this script display with an another color.
Otherwise, this script continues using the previous trendline.
(3) Middle line
The middle line indicates the middle value between the upper and the lower.
Parameters
Length : how many days are used for computation. The default value is 16 just because 16=4*4, using binary characteristic.
x_go_on : If the previous trendline is not breakout and there are no tighter trendlines available, we continue use it.
Color Options
(1) Upper trendline (no update or tighter)
(2) Upper trendline (changed due to breakout)
(3) Middle line
(4) Lower trendline (no update or tighter)
(5) Lower trendline (changed due to breakout)
Conclusion
Trendline Channels can be tighter than Donchian Channels and evaluate earlier breakout signals.
Comparing to known auto trendline scripts, Trendline Channels is continuous.
Once a trendline is broken, Trendline Channels can instantly point out the next available one.
If you think the price movement is boring or you cannot have good risk reward ratio, you can go to an another timeframe.
Reference
How to trade with Donchian Channels
How to trade with Trendlines
