RokTrades Bias Table

RokTrades Bias Table — Stay in the right direction, guard from chop

This HUD is basically my guardrail for trading. It keeps me from forcing trades in the wrong direction and it helps me recognize chop before I donate to the market. It is not meant to predict. It is meant to keep me aligned with structure and keep me out of messy conditions.

WHAT THIS TABLE DOES
It classifies the environment into three states:
1) LONGS ONLY (green)
2) SHORTS ONLY (red)
3) CHOP / WARNING (yellow)

The bias is driven by the HARD filters. If the hard filters are aligned AND price is not sitting in a near zone, you get a clean directional bias. If the hard filters disagree or price is too close to a key level, it warns CHOP.

THE FILTERS (WHAT EACH ROW MEANS)
HARD filters (these drive the bias):
- EMA200 (chart timeframe): my main trend line in the sand. Above it is bullish context. Below it is bearish context.
- Weekly VWAP: higher timeframe structure filter. Helps avoid getting trapped by intraday noise.
- Monthly VWAP: even higher context. When price is on the right side of this, I do not like fighting it.

SOFT filter (context only, not required for bias):
- Daily VWAP: I use it for intraday positioning and mean-reversion vs trend day context. It is informational, not a rule.

WHAT “DRIFT” MEANS
The Drift column answers two questions fast:
1) Is this level rising, falling, or basically flat over the lookback?
2) How far is price from it, measured in ATR?

It shows:
- Direction arrow:
↗ = level rising
↘ = level falling
→ = basically flat (within the flat threshold)
- Distance from price in ATR (example: +0.8ATR)

Quick interpretation:
- Rising drift and price above the level usually supports a bullish trend context.
- Falling drift and price below the level usually supports a bearish trend context.
- If you are right on top of a level (small ATR distance), expect reactions and chop.

NEAR ZONES (OPTIONAL CHOP GUARD)
Near Zones define a “danger zone” around each filter using ATR times your multiplier.
- If price is inside that zone, the table flags NEAR (yellow).
- This is specifically to stop you from taking “clean trend trades” directly into a major filter that can whip you around.

If you want Near Zones off, set the ATR multiplier to 0.00.

EMA STACK (REGIME ROW)
The EMA STACK row is a quick big-picture check using the chart EMA200 plus any MTF EMA200s you enable.
It will read as:
- BULL STACK: price is above all active EMAs
- BEAR STACK: price is below all active EMAs
- MIXED: split / messy
- NEAR: one or more EMAs are close enough to expect chop/reaction

It also shows which EMA is closest (in ATR distance) so you know what is most likely to act like a magnet.

MTF MODES (HIGHER TIMEFRAME EMA200 CONTEXT)
There are three modes:
- Off: no MTF EMA context.
- Simple: quick add-on context:
Slot A = 1H EMA200
Slot B = 1D EMA200
Slot C = None
- Advanced: you fully customize Slot A, Slot B, and Slot C timeframes to match your style.

Examples:
- Scalpy style: 30m / 2H / D
- More swingy: 4H / D / W

COMPACT MODE (MOBILE)
Compact Mode keeps the same logic but tightens the display so it is readable on a phone:
- smaller text
- shorter labels
- faster at-a-glance read

HOW I USE THIS
I treat this like a permission slip and a chop blocker:
- LONGS ONLY: I focus on long setups and I am way more careful forcing shorts.
- SHORTS ONLY: same idea but flipped.
- CHOP: warning to wait for clarity, size down, or only take the cleanest A+ setups.

Not financial advice. This is just the way I stay aligned and avoid random trading when the market is sideways and annoying.