Abiroid Advanced TrendLine X-RAY System

Abiroid TrendLine X-RAY: User Guide & Trading Manual

Welcome to your complete user guide. This manual covers how to set up, interpret, and trade with the single-chart indicator and the multi-currency scanner.

Note that only the single chart indicators are free initially for a few months:

MT4:

 https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/207289/

MT5:

https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/207290/

The system is designed around a simple concept: multi-timeframe structural projection. Instead of manually drawing lines on multiple charts or guessing where major trendlines sit, the indicator automatically detects verified geometric channels and wedges on higher timeframes and projects them directly onto your current trading chart.

1. Quick Start & Setup

Getting started takes less than a minute. You have two indicators in your package:

1. Single Chart Indicator: Attach this to any chart you want to trade actively. It draws up to 4 higher-timeframe structures with distinct colors, line styles, and an on-chart information legend.
2. Scanner Dashboard: Attach this to a single blank chart. It scans your entire Market Watch or custom list across 4 timeframes simultaneously, displaying real-time mini-charts (sparklines), quality scores, and currency strength bars.

Recommended Layout: Open two chart windows side-by-side. Put the Scanner on the left chart (set to your preferred trading mode, like Intraday). On the right chart, keep the Single-Chart indicator open. Clicking any symbol or cell in the scanner will instantly update your chart so you can inspect the setup in detail.

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2. How the Structural Projection Works

When you trade on a 15-minute or 1-hour chart, you are often trading inside a much larger structure that formed on the 4-Hour or Daily chart. If you do not have those macro lines plotted, you might buy right as price hits a major Daily channel ceiling.

This tool acts like an X-ray. It looks up to your chosen higher timeframes, scans recent swing highs and swing lows, and finds the cleanest channels, wedges, and triangles using mathematical scoring:

• Automated Pivot Anchors: It identifies true swing pivots over a set lookback window, ensuring trendlines are anchored to real structural highs and lows.
• Touch Verification: It checks how many times price actually tested each boundary within an ATR-based tolerance zone.
• Violation Filter: It checks whether price closed outside the lines during the formation. Clean lines with zero violations get higher scores.
• Quality Score (0 to 100): Every detected structure gets a numerical score. High-scoring structures (75+) represent strong institutional boundaries.

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3. The 4 Structure Types Explained

The indicator analyzes the slopes of both the upper and lower lines and categorizes the pattern into one of four shapes:

Pattern Type	How It Looks on Your Chart	What It Means for Your Trade
Channel	Both lines are roughly parallel (within 10% slope difference). Price moves back and forth in an ascending, descending, or horizontal corridor.	Represents a steady, organized trend. You can trade bounces off the outer boundaries or wait for a strong breakout in the trend direction.
Triangle	The upper line slopes downward while the lower line slopes upward. Price compresses toward a narrowing point (apex).	Represents volatility compression. The market is coiling up like a spring. Breakouts from mature triangles often produce fast, powerful moves.
Wedge	Both lines slope in the same direction, but they are converging. A Rising Wedge points upward; a Falling Wedge points downward.	Classic reversal pattern. Rising Wedges typically break downward; Falling Wedges typically break upward. Excellent for catching exhaustion tops and bottoms.
Expanding	The upper line slopes up while the lower line slopes down. Swings become wider and more volatile over time.	Represents an erratic, megaphone market where both buyers and sellers are aggressive. Breakout alerts are suppressed on expanding patterns to keep you safe from whipsaws.

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4. Analysis Modes & Timeframe Pairs

To save you from configuring timeframes manually on every new chart, the indicator includes 4 ready-to-use presets based on how long you hold trades, plus a Custom option:

Mode	Slot 1 (Macro)	Slot 2 (Trend)	Slot 3 (Swing)	Slot 4 (Entry)	Who Should Use This
Swing	Weekly (W1)	Daily (D1)	4-Hour (H4)	1-Hour (H1)	Position and swing traders who hold trades for several days or weeks.
Intraday	4-Hour (H4)	1-Hour (H1)	30-Minute (M30)	15-Minute (M15)	The most popular setup for day traders trading the London or New York sessions.
Day Trade	1-Hour (H1)	30-Minute (M30)	15-Minute (M15)	5-Minute (M5)	Active day traders looking for fast intraday momentum and session opening breaks.
Scalp	30-Minute (M30)	15-Minute (M15)	5-Minute (M5)	1-Minute (M1)	Quick-execution scalpers trading micro-breakouts on gold, indices, or crypto.
Custom	Select your own timeframes using the slot dropdowns (Single Chart) or the comma-separated text list (Scanner).				Traders who use unique combinations (e.g., Monthly, Daily, H4, M15).

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5. Single-Chart Settings (Inputs Guide)

When you open the indicator inputs dialog on your chart, here is what each parameter does:

Mode & Slot Settings

Setting Name in Inputs	Default	How It Helps You
Analysis Mode	Swing	Chooses your timeframe combination: Swing, Intraday, Day Trade, Scalp, or Custom.
Refresh After Ticks	50	How often the indicator updates on the live bar. Setting this to 50 keeps your charts smooth and lag-free while still catching fresh breakouts.
Show Slot 1 (Highest HTF)	true	Enables or disables the highest macro timeframe structure (e.g. Weekly in Swing mode).
Show Slot 2 / 3 / 4	true	Toggles the remaining slot timeframes on or off according to your preference.
Custom Slot 1 .. 4 Timeframe	W1, D1, H4, H1	Active only when Analysis Mode is set to Custom . Allows you to set any 4 timeframes.

Structure Detection & Quality Settings

Setting Name in Inputs	Default	How It Helps You
Recent Pivots To Test (3-7)	5	How many recent swing highs and lows the engine tests. Higher values look further back to find mature multi-touch patterns.
Auto Scoring Lookback (50-500)	250	Maximum bars checked along the trendlines for touches and violations.
Minimum Anchor Spacing	10	Ensures the two anchor points of a trendline are at least 10 bars apart, preventing cramped, unhelpful lines.
Upper / Lower Pivot Length	20 / 20	The number of bars left and right needed to confirm a swing high or low. A value of 20 ensures you get meaningful major turns.
Touch Tolerance (ATR)	0.20	How close price must come to a line to count as a verified touch. Uses ATR so it adjusts naturally for volatile pairs like Gold or GBPJPY.
Violation Tolerance (ATR)	0.35	How much a candle can pierce past a trendline before it gets penalized as a broken line.
Minimum Quality To Display	45.0	Structures scoring below this number are considered unverified or messy and are automatically hidden.

Colors, Visuals & Alerts

Setting Name in Inputs	Default	How It Helps You
Slot 1 .. 4 Color, Width & Style	Purple, Blue, Orange, Grey	Customize the look of each timeframe's lines. By default, higher timeframes are drawn thicker so you can tell them apart instantly.
Color Current TF by Breakout Price	true	When enabled, the lines of your current chart timeframe automatically change color: Lime Green if price breaks out upward, or Red if price breaks down.
Show Structure Legend	true	Displays an on-chart information box showing the detected pattern and score for each active slot.
Dashboard Position	Top Right	Pick where the legend sits on your chart (Top Right, Top Left, Bottom Right, etc.).
Alert On Price Breakout	false	Sends an alert whenever a candle closes outside a detected structure.
Only High Volume Breakout (Above 20-SMA)	true	Suppresses alerts on low-volume false breaks. The breakout candle must have higher volume than its 20-period average.

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6. Scanner Dashboard (Inputs Guide)

The scanner tracks multiple symbols across all your timeframes inside one unified table:

  

The Scanner inputs window showing the Pair/Timeframe settings, Display settings, and in-cell Trendline options.

Setting Name in Inputs	Default	How It Helps You
Analysis Mode	Swing	Sets the 4 column timeframes: Swing, Intraday, Day Trade, Scalp, or Custom.
Custom Timeframes	"H4,H1,M30,M15"	Active when Analysis Mode is set to Custom . Enter any comma-separated list of timeframes.
Custom Pair List	(Empty)	Enter specific pairs separated by commas (e.g. EURUSD,GBPUSD,USDJPY,XAUUSD ). If left blank, it automatically loads all symbols from your Market Watch.
Show Currency Strength Bar in Symbol Column	true	Displays a mini dual-colored currency meter next to each symbol name so you can instantly verify if the base or quote currency is stronger.
Show Price ZigZag Inside Trendlines	true	Draws an orange price wave inside each cell's mini-chart, showing you how price bounced between the lines.
Highlight Past Bars Back (0: Off)	5	Keeps breakout cells highlighted in Green or Red for up to 5 bars, making sure you don't miss recent breakouts even if you stepped away from your desk.
Cell Width & Cell Height	130 × 52	Adjusts the size of the table cells to fit your screen resolution.

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7. Reading the Scanner Table & Sparklines

What You See in the Cell	What It Means
Left Mini-Chart (Sparkline)	Shows the slope of the upper and lower trendlines, with an orange price line bouncing between them. You can see the pattern shape instantly without having to open the chart.
Top-Right Number (e.g. 84.2 )	The Quality Score. Anything above 75.0 is a clean, well-tested formation with reliable boundary touches.
Bottom-Right Word (e.g. Wedge )	The pattern type: Channel, Wedge, Triangle, or Structure.
Green Cell Background	Bullish Breakout: Price has closed above the upper trendline on high volume within the last few bars.
Red Cell Background	Bearish Breakdown: Price has closed below the lower trendline on high volume within the last few bars.
Dark / Neutral Cell Background	Price is currently trading comfortably inside the structure. Good for boundary bounce trades.

One-Click Chart Switch: You can click directly on any symbol name or timeframe cell in the table to instantly switch your chart to that pair and timeframe.

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8. How to Trade: 4 Practical Scenarios

Scenario 1: The Squeeze & Breakout (High-Probability Momentum)

When it happens: When a shorter timeframe forms a contracting Wedge or Triangle inside a broader higher-timeframe trend.

• Step 1: Look at the scanner for a cell that just turned bright green or red with a score of 70+.
• Step 2: Check the breakout candle. It must close cleanly outside the line, and live volume should be above the 20-period average.
• Step 3: Enter on the candle close in the breakout direction.
• Stop Loss: Place your stop just back inside the broken trendline or beyond the nearest swing pivot.
• Take Profit: Aim for the next higher-timeframe line shown by your macro slot.

Scenario 2: The Wedge Exhaustion Reversal

When it happens: When price pushes into a major higher-timeframe resistance line while simultaneously forming a Rising Wedge on your entry timeframe.

• Step 1: On your chart, observe price touching a Slot 1 or Slot 2 (Daily/H4) upper channel boundary.
• Step 2: On your M15 or H1 chart, notice that the moves are getting tighter and forming a Rising Wedge.
• Step 3: When price breaks below the bottom line of the Rising Wedge, enter short.
• Stop Loss: Above the wedge high. This gives a very tight stop loss with a huge profit target back toward the middle or bottom of the Daily channel.

Scenario 3: Inside-Channel Boundary Bounces

When it happens: When the scanner shows a high-quality Channel (Score 80+) and the cell background is neutral (no breakout yet).

• Step 1: Wait for price to touch either the top or bottom channel line.
• Step 2: Look for a confirmation candle: a pin-bar (hammer) or engulfing candle bouncing off the line.
• Step 3: Enter in the bounce direction, targeting the middle of the channel or the opposite line.

Scenario 4: The False Break Trap (Liquidity Sweep)

When it happens: When price pokes outside a channel line to trap breakout traders, but immediately closes back inside.

• Step 1: Price wicks beyond a trendline, but the candle fails to close outside and closes back inside the structure.
• Step 2: Enter in the direction of the rejection. Trapped breakout traders will be forced to exit, providing strong fuel for a move back to the opposite boundary.

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9. Strategy Cheatsheets & Matrices

Cheatsheet A: Quality Score Guide

Score Range	Grade	What the Structure Looks Like	How to Trade It
85.0 to 100.0	Institutional Grade	Multiple clean touches on both top and bottom lines, balanced spacing, zero violations.	Prime setups. Ideal for direct breakouts or high-conviction boundary bounces.
70.0 to 84.9	Solid Formation	Clear pattern with good touches on both sides; minor wick penetration only.	Standard trading setups. Very reliable when combined with high-volume breakouts.
50.0 to 69.9	Emerging Pattern	Fewer touches or slightly uneven spacing between the top and bottom lines.	Wait for extra confirmation before entering (e.g. check currency strength).
Below 50.0	Low Quality / Filtered	Noisy, incomplete, or broken structure.	Automatically hidden by default. Avoid trading these boundaries.

Cheatsheet B: High-Volume Breakout Checklist

Before taking any breakout trade, check these 4 items:

1. Full Candle Close: Did the candle actually close outside the trendline? (Never trade mid-candle wicks).
2. Volume Spike: Was the volume on the breakout candle higher than the 20-period average?
3. Currency Strength: If buying EURUSD, is the EUR bar green and the USD bar red on the scanner meter?
4. Room to Move: Check your higher-timeframe slots. Is there enough clear space before the next macro line?

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10. Data Window & Buffer Reference (For Other Indicators & EAs)

The single-chart indicator outputs its projected trendline price levels directly into standard MetaTrader buffers. If you write your own Expert Advisors (EAs) or custom indicators, you can read these values directly using the native iCustom() function:

Buffer Number	Internal Name	What Price Level It Holds
Buffer 0	Buf1U	Slot 1 Upper Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 1	Buf1L	Slot 1 Lower Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 2	Buf2U	Slot 2 Upper Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 3	Buf2L	Slot 2 Lower Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 4	Buf3U	Slot 3 Upper Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 5	Buf3L	Slot 3 Lower Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 6	Buf4U	Slot 4 Upper Trendline price at the current bar
Buffer 7	Buf4L	Slot 4 Lower Trendline price at the current bar

Example of Reading Buffers in MQL4 / MQL5:

// Example: Read Slot 2 (e.g. Daily) Upper and Lower trendline prices at the last closed bar (shift 1) double dailyUpper = iCustom(Symbol(), Period(), "Abiroid TrendLine XRay MT4", ..., 2, 1); double dailyLower = iCustom(Symbol(), Period(), "Abiroid TrendLine XRay MT4", ..., 3, 1); // Detect if a bar closed above the Daily Upper trendline if (Close[1] > dailyUpper && Open[1] <= dailyUpper) { Print("Bullish breakout detected above Daily Upper line!"); }

Note: There is no standalone automated trading robot included; these buffers are provided as an open integration point so your existing EAs or dashboard utilities can easily read TrendLine X-RAY price levels.

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Summary & Best Practices

• Respect Macro Boundaries: Never take a buy on a lower timeframe if price is directly pressing against a major higher-timeframe resistance ceiling.
• Focus on High Scores: Prioritize patterns with Quality Scores of 75 and above for the cleanest and most consistent results.
• Combine with Currency Strength: Use the scanner's currency strength bars to confirm that real capital flow is backing your breakout direction.

We hope this guide helps you get the maximum value from your indicator. Happy trading!