Participation Engine Pro v1

Participation Engine — Market Participation & Risk Context

Participation Engine is a context-driven market indicator designed to measure participation quality, efficiency, and commitment — independent of direction or trade setups.

Instead of generating buy/sell signals, this tool focuses on a more structural question:

“How well is the market currently participating — and where do early signs of stress, exhaustion, or distribution appear?”

What the Indicator Analyzes

Participation Engine combines three internal dimensions:

Activity — How much effort and energy is currently present in the market

Efficiency — How much meaningful progress results from that effort

Commitment — How stable and sustainable the movement appears

These components are evaluated together to derive market participation states, visualized as soft, layered background zones.

Market States

DORM (Dormant) — Low participation, limited usable context

ACC (Accumulating) — Increasing activity, early buildup phase

ENG (Engaged) — High participation and efficiency, active market

EXH (Exhausting) — High effort with declining efficiency (warning)

DIST (Distributing) — Structural weakness / elevated risk (warning)

⚠️ EXH and DIST are not trade signals.
They represent contextual warnings, often occurring inside otherwise strong market phases.

Visual Design & UX

Soft, multi-layered state shading for instant context

Smooth transitions between market states (no abrupt color changes)

Warning heat overlays for EXH / DIST, even within active states

Pane-below design to keep the price chart clean

Optional candle tinting to align chart visuals with participation context

The visual language is intentionally calm, supporting decision-making rather than driving impulsive action.

How to Use Participation Engine

Participation Engine is not a standalone signal generator.
It is designed to function as a context layer, for example:

Filtering existing entry/exit setups

Assessing when to trade aggressively vs. defensively

Supporting risk and trade management decisions

Complementing structure, trend, range, or volatility tools

Typical questions it helps answer:

Is the market currently tradable or inactive?

Is momentum still supported by participation?

Are early signs of stress emerging beneath the surface?

Customization

Multiple sensitivity presets (Conservative / Balanced / Sensitive)

Fully customizable colors and transparency

Optional Activity / Efficiency / Commitment lines

Adjustable warning intensity