QC Directional Entropy Analyzer

The QC Directional Entropy Analyzer (DEA)
Overview:
DEA is a trend and momentum system I built to cut through the noise and give clean entry signals. It works on any market, any timeframe. The core idea is simple: identify the trend, wait for momentum to align, and enter when the system gives you the green light.

The Zones
When you load the indicator, you'll see colored zones around price. Here's what they mean:
The outer zone is your main trend. Green means bullish, red means bearish. This is your directional bias — if it's green, you're looking for longs. If it's red, you're looking for shorts. Don't fight it.
The inner zone is short-term momentum. Blue means short-term bullish, yellow/orange means short-term bearish. Think of this as your timing tool. The best entries happen when both zones agree.
By default, the inner zone hides itself when it's fighting the main trend. I find this keeps the chart cleaner and stops me from taking dumb trades against the trend.

The Signals
I kept this dead simple. You'll see triangles on the chart:

Green triangle below the bar = Buy
Red triangle above the bar = Sell

That's it. No letters, no codes to memorize. Triangle up, go long. Triangle down, go short.
Behind the scenes there are different signal types (primary entries, continuations, trend signals, projection signals) but they all show up the same way. If you want to dig into which one fired, the alert system breaks them out separately.

The Info Panel
There's a small panel in the corner that shows you what's happening at a glance:

Main Trend — bullish or bearish
Short Term — bullish or bearish, with a checkmark if it's aligned with main trend, X if it's not
Momentum — UP or DOWN (is momentum currently rising or falling?)
Cooldown — ACTIVE or NOT ACTIVE (are we in a cooldown period between signals?)
Mode — which strategy preset you're running
MTF — if you have multi-timeframe confirmation on, shows that status


Divergences
The system also catches divergences automatically. When price makes a lower low but momentum doesn't, that's bullish divergence — you'll see a "Bull" label. Opposite for bearish. These can be early warnings that a trend is losing steam. They are set to report as early as possible, hence why repainting for divergence can happen.
You can turn these off in settings if they clutter your chart.

Settings Worth Knowing
Strategy Mode — Three presets here:

Rapid Response is the fastest, most reactive. Good for scalping or fast markets.
Adaptive Balance is the default. Works well for most situations.
Deep Perception is the smoothest, filters out more noise. Better for swing trading or choppy markets.

Short Term Sensitivity — Controls how reactive the inner zone is. Fast, Balanced, or Slower. I usually leave it on Balanced.
Cooldown — This stops the system from spamming signals. After a signal fires, it waits X bars before allowing another one on the same side. Default is 8 bars. Bump it up if you're on very low timeframes, or down if you're swing trading and want more opportunities.
MTF Confirmation — This is optional but powerful. When enabled, signals only fire if the higher timeframe agrees. So if you're on the 15min chart and set confirmation to 1 hour, you'll only get buy signals when the 1-hour trend is also bullish. Cuts out a lot of noise.

How to use
My basic approach:

Check the main trend zone. That tells me which direction I'm trading.
Wait for the short-term zone to align (checkmark in the panel).
Wait for a signal.
Take the trade.

I don't take buy signals in a red zone. I don't take sell signals in a green zone. Simple rule, saves a lot of headaches.
Divergences are useful for spotting potential reversals, but I don't trade them blindly. If I see bullish divergence in a downtrend, I start paying closer attention — but I wait for the zones to actually flip before getting long.