Trap Line

Trap Line W — Weekly Trend Barrier (Closed-source)

Overview
Trap Line W is a trend-following overlay that plots a single weekly baseline to define the market’s higher-timeframe regime. Price above the line indicates a bullish regime; price below the line indicates a bearish regime. The goal is to promote regime discipline—staying aligned with the dominant direction and avoiding late, emotionally driven entries. Core parameters are fixed to ensure consistent behavior across symbols.

What it does (principles, not secrets)
• Builds a smoothed weekly baseline designed to approximate the higher-timeframe trend path.
• Uses higher-timeframe aggregation so regime assessments align with closed weekly candles.
• Acts as a simple, binary bias filter: long-only above, short/avoid longs below (framework, not advice).

Inputs
• No user-tweakable inputs. Parameters are fixed to reduce overfitting and improve repeatability.

How to read it
• Above the line ⇒ bullish regime.
• Below the line ⇒ bearish regime.
• A confirmed weekly close through the line suggests a potential regime transition; intrawEEK moves may fade.

Practical use cases
• Bias gating: enable/disable long or short playbooks based on the weekly regime.
• Portfolio overlay: apply to a watchlist; prefer allocations aligned with the weekly regime.
• Risk context: in a bullish regime, tolerate pullbacks selectively; in a bearish regime, be conservative with counter-trend exposure.
• Timeframe bridging: weekly sets bias; lower timeframes handle entries/exits.

Best practices
• Wait for the weekly close before declaring a regime flip.
• Combine with market structure (HH/HL vs. LH/LL), volume behavior, and higher-timeframe S/R.
• Prefer time-based candles and liquid instruments for clearer behavior.

Charting & data notes
• Values derive from the weekly timeframe and finalize on the weekly close; interim values may update during formation.
• Use standard time-based candles. Avoid interpreting signals on Heikin Ashi, Renko, Kagi, Point & Figure, or Range charts.

Common pitfalls
• Front-running the weekly close can cause false regime flips.
• Overtrading counter-trend near the line often has lower expectancy.
• Ignoring liquidity/news risk can lead to whipsaws around the baseline.

Who it’s for
• Swing and position traders needing a clear, rules-based regime filter.
• Systematic traders who prefer a simple, fixed-parameter bias overlay.

Limitations & disclosures
• Closed-source; for educational and analytical use only.
• Not financial advice. Markets involve risk; past performance is not indicative of future results.

Suggested screenshot captions
• “Bullish regime: weekly close above Trap Line W; pullbacks respecting the line.”
• “Bearish regime: weekly close below Trap Line W; rallies capped near the line.”