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We outline a modular analyzer for MetaTrader 5 that separates detection, interpretation, and visualization. The engine identifies swing highs and lows, assigns structural labels, evaluates impulses and pullbacks, and stores results in a market state object. An on‑chart dashboard and interactive inspection tools make the latest structure and measurements immediately accessible.

Price charts are inherently human-friendly. A trader can glance at a chart for a few seconds and quickly recognize the prevailing trend, shifts in momentum, and changes in market structure. To an Expert Advisor, however, that same chart is nothing more than a sequence of open, high, low, and close prices. Market context is not something an algorithm naturally understands—it must be derived from the available price data.

A single swing high or swing low has little meaning on its own. Its significance comes from its relationship with previous swings and the sequence they form over time. It is this evolving structure that allows traders to distinguish between bullish and bearish conditions, identify impulses and pullbacks, and understand how the market is developing.

So how can we teach an algorithm to interpret price action in the same structured way?

The Market Behavior Analyzer solves this by converting raw swing points into a structured model of market behavior. The framework does not treat pivots as isolated events. It enriches each detected swing with structural metadata, so the indicator can interpret the context of each turn, not only its location.

Before implementing the analyzer, it is useful to define the overall processing flow. The indicator separates market detection, interpretation, and presentation into independent stages, allowing each component to focus on a specific responsibility.

Author: Francis Nyoike Thumbi