Institutional Trend Engine v3.2

Institutional Trend Engine – Version 3.2
Pine Script v5
Overlay Indicator

OVERVIEW

Institutional Trend Engine (ITE) is a market structure and participation state indicator.
It visually describes the **current condition of the chart** using institutional price-action concepts such as structure, momentum, exhaustion, and liquidity interaction.

This indicator does **not** predict future price direction.
It is designed to help traders **understand what the market is doing right now**, not what it might do next.

All signals are derived from **confirmed candle closes** and **non-repainting logic**.



CORE PHILOSOPHY

• State, not prediction
• Context, not signals
• Structure before execution
• Non-repainting, bar-close confirmed logic

This tool is meant to be used alongside discretionary analysis, not as a standalone trading system.

WHAT THE INDICATOR SHOWS

1. Market Structure
2. Structural Transitions
3. Momentum Expansion
4. Exhaustion Conditions
5. Liquidity Interaction
6. Optional Regime Visualization

Each element can be individually enabled or disabled from settings.



STRUCTURE LABELS

BOS (Break of Structure)
Printed when price breaks a prior confirmed swing high or low in the direction of the current trend.
Indicates structural continuation.

CHoCH (Change of Character)
Printed when structure breaks against the prior trend.
Indicates a potential regime shift or transition phase.

These labels describe **structure confirmation**, not entries.


MOMENTUM

Momentum labels appear when:
• Structure changes or continues
• Participation expands
• Volatility supports continuation

Momentum indicates that the current directional move is being actively accepted by the market.

Momentum is a **state**, not a buy or sell signal.


EXHAUSTION

Exhaustion labels appear when:
• Momentum weakens
• Volatility contracts
• Price continues without participation

Exhaustion indicates reduced energy in the current move.
It does not imply reversal.
Price may consolidate, rotate, or continue later.


LIQUIDITY SWEEP (LIQ)

Liquidity labels mark situations where:
• Prior highs or lows are taken
• Price immediately rejects those levels

This highlights **liquidity interaction**, not reversal signals.

Liquidity is contextual information only.
Institutions use liquidity to facilitate orders, not to predict direction.


CANDLE COLORING

Optional candle body coloring reflects the current market state:

• Bullish participation
• Bearish participation
• Neutral / balanced state
• Exhaustion phase

Wicks remain unchanged to preserve raw price information.


REGIME RIBBON (OPTIONAL)

The regime ribbon provides a soft background bias:

• Bullish regime
• Bearish regime
• Transitional states

It can be:
• Enabled or disabled
• Color-customized
• Transparency-adjusted
• Auto-faded during low volatility
• Extended to include higher-timeframe bias

This is a visual aid only, not a signal.


ALERTS

Alerts are available for:
• BOS
• CHoCH
• Momentum
• Exhaustion
• Liquidity Sweep

All alerts trigger only on confirmed bar closes.


IMPORTANT NOTES

• This indicator does NOT forecast future trends
• It does NOT repaint
• All labels are event-based and anti-spam filtered
• Designed for zoom-safe and scale-safe charting
• Best used with higher-timeframe context and risk management


INTENDED USE

Institutional Trend Engine is designed for:
• Market structure analysis
• Bias alignment
• Trade management
• Contextual decision-making

It is not designed for:
• Mechanical entries
• Signal-only trading
• Prediction-based strategies


VERSION HISTORY

v3.0 – Structural engine rebuild
v3.1 – Label synchronization, liquidity integration
v3.2 – Anti-spam refactor, regime ribbon, visual stability improvements