Market Regime Storyline v6

Title: Market Regime Storyline
Description:
The Market Regime Storyline indicator identifies and displays the current market condition or "regime" through a comprehensive framework that combines trend direction and volatility analysis.
The indicator classifies market conditions into four distinct regimes:

Uptrend: Price is above the trend moving average with short-term momentum confirming upward movement
Downtrend: Price is below the trend moving average with short-term momentum confirming downward movement
Squeeze: Low normalized volatility indicating a period of consolidation and potential impending breakout
Chop: Sideways, range-bound price action with no clear directional bias and normal volatility

Key features include:
• Clear identification of the dominant market regime with visual background coloring
• Continuous display of the current regime and normalized volatility level in the upper-left corner
• Labels marking transitions between different market regimes
• Subtle background coloring that provides visual context without visual clutter
The indicator combines trend determination (using an exponential moving average and momentum confirmation) with volatility normalization to provide a complete picture of the prevailing market environment. This regime identification helps traders adapt their strategies to the current market conditions, whether trending, consolidating, or ranging.
This approach recognizes that different trading strategies perform optimally in different market environments, allowing users to adjust their approach based on whether the market is exhibiting trending behavior, preparing for a volatility expansion, or trading in a range-bound manner.
Category: Trend Analysis
Tags: Market Regime, Trend Identification, Volatility Squeeze, Market Conditions, Consolidation, Trending, Range-Bound, Regime Change, Volatility Normalization, Market Environment
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The Market Regime Storyline indicator is designed to provide traders with a clear, unambiguous identification of the prevailing market condition. By categorizing market behavior into distinct regimes, the indicator enables users to:

Determine whether the market is exhibiting directional trending behavior that favors trend-following strategies
Identify periods of low volatility consolidation (squeezes) that often precede significant directional moves
Recognize range-bound, non-directional market conditions where mean reversion or breakout strategies may be more appropriate

The indicator uses a combination of trend filtering through a primary moving average and momentum confirmation, along with normalized volatility measurement, to provide a robust regime classification system. The normalized volatility component helps distinguish between true consolidation periods (squeezes) and typical sideways movement (chop), providing additional context for anticipating potential changes in market behavior.
This regime-based approach acknowledges the reality that all trading strategies do not perform equally well in all market environments, and provides a framework for adapting trading approaches to the prevailing market conditions.
The combination of these classification elements and the clear visual presentation makes this indicator particularly useful for traders who need to adjust their strategy depending on whether the market is in a trending, consolidating, or range-bound state.