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Your Market Volatility Compass!

QGS LEGO Guardian

Complete Usage Guide

Tailored for Scalping/Day Trading

What This Predictor Reveals:

  • Green Bricks → Bullish momentum building (consider longs/exit shorts);

  • Red Bricks → Bearish momentum stacking (consider shorts/exit longs);

  • Triangle Flags → Potential momentum reversals (prepare for pivot);

  • Brick Height → Adaptive to current volatility (Range-based).

 

 

Scalping Configuration Tips:

  • LEGO Base Timeframe: 1-3 minutes for ultra-responsive scalping;

  • ATRax Length: 5-8 for balanced sensitivity (lower = more signals);

  • LEGO Bricks/Bar: 3-4 as safety cap during high volatility periods.

 

 

Day Trading Configuration Tips:

  • LEGO Base Timeframe: 5-15 minutes for smoother trends;

  • ATRax Length: 8-12 for filtered, higher-conviction signals;

  • LEGO Bricks/Bar: 4-6 to capture strong momentum moves.

 

 

Standalone Trading Approach:

  1. Momentum Riding: Enter on 2+ consecutive same-colored bricks;

  2. Reversal Scalping: Fade the trend at triangle signals with tight stops;

  3. Breakout Confirmation: Strong brick sequences through key levels signal conviction.

 

 

Combination Synergies:

  • With Volume: Confirm brick strength with increasing volume;

  • With Support/Resistance: Brick reversals at S/R levels = high probability;

  • With Moving Averages: Brick direction relative to EMA clusters for trend alignment.

 

 

Pro-Tip for Day Traders:
Watch for "brick consistency" – sustained sequences of 3+ bricks indicate institutional flow and higher probability continuation.

 

 

Beginner Note: Think of each brick as a "vote of conviction" – more consecutive green votes mean buyers are in control, more red votes mean sellers dominate. The triangles tell you when the voting direction might be changing.
 

Green Bricks

Red Bricks

Yellow Triangle

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QGS LEGO Guardian:
Quick-Reference Cheat Sheet

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        CORE CONCEPT

 

Volatility Compass Predictor that turns price chaos into structured momentum signals using adaptive Range-based "bricks."

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  🎨 VISUAL SIGNALS AT A GLANCE

                      SIGNAL                             VISUAL                                MEANING                        ACTION BIAS

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           Bull Momentum              Green Columns 📊                  Buyers in control            Consider LONG entries

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          Bear Momentum               Red Columns 📉                     Sellers in control            Consider SHORT entries

 

            Reversal Alert                   Yellow Triangle ⚠️               Momentum flipping             Prepare for PIVOT

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⚙️ OPTIMAL SETTINGS

Scalping (1-15 min charts)

 

  • LEGO Base TF: 1-3 min

  • ATRax Length: 5-8

  • Bricks/Bar: 3-4

→ More signals, faster response.
 

Day Trading (5min-1hr charts)

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  • LEGO Base TF: 5-15 min 

  • ATRax Length: 8-12

  • Bricks/Bar: 4-6

→ Filtered signals, higher conviction.

📊 INTERPRETATION SCALE

BRICK STRENGTH GUIDE:

 

1 Brick           →    Tentative move (watch);

2-3 Bricks    →    Developing momentum (consider);

4+ Bricks     →    Strong conviction (confidence).

→ Mo consecutive bricks  =  Stronger institutional flow.

🛡️ RISK MANAGEMENT NOTES

 

FOR SCALPERS:

  • Triangles = Tight stop zones;

  • Single brick moves = Lower conviction;

  • Brick/Bar limit hits = Extreme volatility (caution).

 

FOR DAY TRADERS:

  • Brick consistency > speed;

  • Watch for "sustained sequences" (institutional footprints);

  • Match brick timeframe to your holding period.

🚦 TRADING TRIGGERS

        STANDALONE PLAYS

 

            SCENARIO                           PATTERN                         ENTRY                     STOP                       EXIT

         

       Momentum Ride          2+ same-color bricks                3rd brick              Below/above         Triangle signal

                                                                                                          formation             recent brick

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        Reversal Fade                Triangle + color flip           Opposite brick       Beyond triangle          2+ bricks.

                                                                                                          formation                extreme                     against

 

   Breakout Confirm         Brick through S/R level           Next brick          Back through S/R      Momentum

                                                                                                      continuation                                                       stalls

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🔄 MULTI-TIMEFRAME CONTEXT

GOLDEN RULE: Align brick direction across timeframes.

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  • Primary TF (trading) + Higher TF (trend) = Maximum edge;

  • Conflicting signals = Reduce position size or wait.

⚡ PRO-TIPS QUICKLIST

✅ Enter: 2nd-3rd consecutive brick in strong sequence;
✅ Exit: Triangle signal OR brick sequence break;
✅ Avoid: Trading single bricks (low conviction);
✅ Watch: Brick size changes = volatility shifting;
✅ Combine: Volume + Brick strength for A+ setups.

🆘 TROUBLESHOOTING

                             ISSUE                                                  LIKELY CAUSE                                                      FIX

 

                   Too many signals                                             ATRax too low                                               Increase to 10-12.

 

                     Missing moves                                               ATRax too high                                              Decrease to 5-8.

 

                     Choppy bricks                                                Wrong base TF                                           Match to your style.

 

                      No triangles                                                    Low volatility                                                   Check market                                                                                                                                                                                          conditions.

📝 ONE-LINER REMINDERS

"Green stacks = buyers in charge"

"Red stacks = sellers driving"

"Triangles = change ahead"

"More bricks = more conviction"

"Match bricks to your timeframe"

Trade with structure! 🧱➡️💰

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