Fabii Essential Trend Baseline
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Fabien Georges Andre Guillemaud
I develop custom indicators and trading tools for MetaTrader 5. - Version: 1.0
Know exactly when a trend flips — signal confirmed on bar close, no repaint.
Any pair, any timeframe. Free to download and test in the Strategy Tester.
▬▬▬ THE PROBLEM ▬▬▬
A trend indicator gives you a direction. It does not tell you whether that direction has enough momentum behind it to act on.
You enter because the line turned green. Price drifts for ten bars, then reverses. The signal was real — the momentum was not there. That is the trade that cost you.
Fabii Essential Trend Baseline solves both at once. The baseline shows direction. The Momentum Confirmation Zone shows when momentum confirms it — on the same chart, with no second indicator.
▬▬▬ HOW IT WORKS ▬▬▬
A moving average sits at the centre. Around it, two adaptive deviation bands expand in volatile conditions and tighten during consolidation.
The trend flips bullish when price closes above the upper band. It flips bearish when price closes below the lower band. The baseline and candles change colour. A buy or sell arrow marks the bar.
When price pushes beyond the band in the direction of the active trend, the Momentum Confirmation Zone appears — a highlighted area between price and the band. Direction and momentum aligned, visible in one glance.
Everything calculates on the closed bar. The signal does not change after the bar closes.
▬▬▬ KEY FEATURES ▬▬▬
Three baseline types — one selector, same structure for each.
- SMA (Simple Moving Average) — plain average of the last N closes. Transparent, no weighting. Best for clean trending markets where you want a straightforward read.
- EMA (Exponential Moving Average) — weights recent closes more heavily. Reacts faster than SMA. The standard choice for most trend-following systems when earlier signals matter.
- SMMA (Smoothed Moving Average, Wilder) — the smoothest of the three. Filters noise aggressively. Built on the same formula as RSI and ATR. Ideal for longer timeframes or choppy pairs.
- Momentum Confirmation Zone — appears when price closes beyond the deviation band in the direction of the active trend. No second indicator needed. The baseline gives direction; the zone confirms the momentum is behind it. That is your confluence signal.
- Buy and sell arrows — appear on bar close, anchored to the deviation band via ATR offset. EA-ready: buffers 19 (Buy) and 20 (Sell) accessible via iCustom.
- Alerts — trend-flip and band-cross. Popup, sound, push notification. Fires once per closed bar.
- Bar limit — display the last N bars only (default 500). Clean chart, unaffected calculation.
▬▬▬ HOW TO USE IT ▬▬▬
- Attach the indicator to any chart. Default settings work on most pairs and timeframes.
- Watch the baseline colour. Green — trend is bullish. Red — trend is bearish.
- Wait for a buy or sell arrow on bar close. That is the trend flip signal.
- When the Momentum Confirmation Zone appears in the same direction, momentum confirms the trend. That is your entry filter.
- Set an alert on trend flip if you do not want to watch the screen.
▬▬▬ INPUTS ▬▬▬
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Color bars | Colour candles by trend direction | true |
| Show baseline | Display the baseline line | true |
| Show deviation bands | Display the upper and lower dotted bands | true |
| Show speculation zones | Display the Momentum Confirmation Zone | true |
| Price source | OHLC source for baseline calculation | close |
| Baseline type | SMA / EMA / SMMA | SMA |
| Baseline length | Number of bars for the baseline | 28 |
| Deviation multiplier | Width of the deviation bands | 1.0 |
| Show buy/sell arrows | Display entry arrows on trend flip | true |
| Buy arrow code | Wingdings code for buy arrow | 233 |
| Sell arrow code | Wingdings code for sell arrow | 234 |
| ATR period | ATR period for arrow offset | 14 |
| Arrow offset (x ATR) | Distance between arrow and band | 0.5 |
| Alert on trend flip | Alert when trend flips Long or Short | true |
| Alert on band cross | Alert on Risk-On / Risk-Off band cross | false |
| Alert channel: popup | Enable popup alert | false |
| Alert channel: sound | Enable sound alert | false |
| Alert channel: push | Enable push notification | false |
| Sound file | Name of the sound file | alert.wav |
| Limit to N bars | Restrict display to the last N bars | true |
| Bars to display | Number of bars to display (min 50) | 500 |
▬▬▬ WHY TRUST IT ▬▬▬
Signal calculates on the closed bar only. Once the bar closes, the signal does not change. No repaint.
The live bar shows a dotted provisional baseline — it updates as the bar forms and is not a signal.
Compatible with the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester. Test it on your own pairs and timeframes before you use it live.
▬▬▬ PART OF THE FABII TREND BASELINE SERIES ▬▬▬
This is the Essential version — three classic baselines, free.
The Responsive, Adaptive, Ehlers and Universal versions add low-lag, adaptive and DSP-filter baselines with the same structure, the same signals and the same EA-ready buffers.
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▬▬▬ A NOTE ON REVIEWS ▬▬▬
Question or issue? Message me first — I answer within 24 hours and fix fast.
If this saved you time on a few trades, a short review helps other traders find it. Even one line — say which pair or timeframe you use it on.
▬▬▬ GET IT FREE ▬▬▬
Download it free. It is on your charts in under two minutes.
Test it in the Strategy Tester on your own charts first. No risk.
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