Settings & Confirmations

Below is a field‑by‑field explainer of every input visible in the PulseWave settings panel—drawn from the screenshots you supplied. Where relevant, you’ll find practical guidance on why you might tweak a value and some "guard‑rails" to prevent over‑optimizing.

Group / Input	What It Does	Typical Range	When to Raise ↗︎ / Lower ↘︎
Trading Style Preset	Switches the entire engine between Scalping (short‑lived, tight zones) and Swing (broader, durable zones).	Scalping / Swing	↗︎ (Swing) when holding positions hours‑days. ↘︎ (Scalping) for 1–5 min charts.
Pivot Length (Scalping)	Candles left/right that define a swing high/low while in Scalping mode.	2‑4	↗︎ on noisy pairs; ↘︎ for hyper‑fast scalps.
Pivot Length (Swing)	Same as above, but active when preset = Swing.	6‑10	↗︎ for Daily/Weekly; ↘︎ for 30‑min charts.
ATR Length for Clustering	Look‑back used to gauge recent volatility before sizing a cluster band.	14‑21	↗︎ on slow FX sessions; ↘︎ during high‑volatility news weeks.
Cluster ATR Factor (Scalp)	Multiplier of ATR that sets the width (in ticks/pips) of each support/resistance zone.	0.3‑0.8	↗︎ (wider) on highly volatile crypto; ↘︎ (narrow) on equity CFDs.
Cluster ATR Factor (Swing)	Width factor for Swing mode.	0.8‑1.5	↗︎ for commodities; ↘︎ for blue‑chip stocks.
Min Touches for Strong Level	How many hits before a zone gets "thickened" and treated as strong.	2‑5	↗︎ to filter clutter; ↘︎ to surface new levels quickly.
Max Age Weak / Strong (bars)	Bars of inactivity before a zone is pruned. Two fields—weak & strong.	50‑150 (Weak) / 150‑400 (Strong)	↗︎ on higher TFs; ↘︎ for very fast charts to reduce ghost zones.
Max Levels per Side	Hard cap of how many supports or resistances remain on‑screen.	6‑12	↗︎ if you zoom out often; ↘︎ when chart feels crowded.

Confirmation Toggles

Check‑boxes that enable/disable visual markers. Tip: fewer active confirmations = faster load time on lower‑end devices.

Toggle	Marker	Use‑Case	When to Turn Off
Show RSI Divergences	↑ / ↓ arrows	Reversal traders	If you only trade breakouts/trend‑continuations.
Show Volume Spikes	◇ diamonds	Breakout/fakeout validation	Thin‑volume markets (crypto overnight) can spam false spikes.
Show Engulfing Patterns	▲ / ▼ triangles	Momentum pop entries	Sideways chop—engulfs lose edge.
Show Doji	✕ cross	Indecision heads‑up	High‑timeframe swing; dojis are too common.
Show MACD Crosses	○ circles	Simple momentum filter	If you already watch your own MACD pane.
Show EMA Crosses	■ squares	Basic trend bias	Turn off once trend is obvious to declutter.

Confirmation Parameters

Field	Default	Why It Matters	Quick Rule of Thumb
RSI Length	14	Shorter length = more divergences, more noise.	8–14 intraday; 14–21 swing.
Volume MA Length	20	Smoother volume baseline.	Match to ½ average session length.
Volume Spike ×Avg	1.5	Multiplier above Volume MA to qualify as a spike.	Raise to 2.0 during FOMC / CPI weeks.
MACD Fast / Slow / Signal	12 / 26 / 9	Defines MACD line + signal smoothing.	For crypto day‑trade try 8 / 21 / 5.
Short EMA / Long EMA	9 / 21	Trend bias cross.	20 / 50 popular for swing.

Color Pickers

All color swatches (Support Line, Bearish Signal, etc.) are purely visual. They do not affect calculations—change them to fit a dark/light chart theme.

Pro Setup Hack: set Support/Resistance Lines to a subtle gray when monitoring many pairs simultaneously; make only "Strong" lines pop with a thicker width so your eye is drawn to the high‑probability zones.