Quick Start

This page is about the shortest correct first run.

The goal is not to build your final ten-slot workflow today. The goal is to get one chart state running cleanly, understand why it is valid, and leave with a stack that is calm enough to learn from.

That matters because the first weak read with this tool usually does not come from hidden math. It usually comes from loading a stack that does not fit the chart yet, or leaning on a blend before you know which slots are actually speaking through it.

The first weak read with this tool usually does not come from hidden math. It usually comes from loading a stack that does not fit the chart yet, or leaning on a blend before you know which slots are actually speaking through it.

Before you add the indicator

Check your chart timeframe first.

The shipped defaults enable:

• DC 01 on 5
• DC 02 on 15
• DC 03 on 60

Those first three slots also start with Blended Weight: values of 40 / 35 / 25.

Slots DC 04 through DC 10 exist, but they start disabled with Blended Weight: at 0.

Every enabled slot must use a timeframe at or above the chart timeframe. If your chart is above one of those enabled values, you need to raise or disable that slot before the script can run cleanly.

That check matters because an immediate runtime error here usually means the stack does not fit the chart yet. It does not mean the tool failed.

If your chart is above 5 minutes, skip Option A and go straight to Option B.

Option A: use the default stack as intended

Use this path when your chart timeframe is 5 minutes or lower.

1. Add Axiom DC Pro to the chart.
2. Confirm that you can see three slot channels and one blended channel with fill.
3. Open the settings panel and confirm DC 01, DC 02, and DC 03 are enabled while DC 04 through DC 10 stay off.
4. Confirm On Bar Close? is still enabled for those first three slots.
5. Change one active slot's Blended Weight: for a moment and confirm the blended channel moves while that slot's own channel stays where it is.
6. Change the weight back so you return to the default profile.
7. Say what you are looking at in plain language: three active same-symbol slots, one blended summary, and all three active slots still confirmed.

What you should understand before moving on:

• the default profile is a 5 / 15 / 60 same-symbol ladder
• the blend is being shaped by slot weights, not by hidden authority
• the dormant slots do not matter yet because they are disabled
• the first three active slots are still using confirmed values unless you changed them

If you cannot say those four lines clearly yet, do not add alternate tickers, mixed timing, or extra alerts. Stay here until the baseline feels ordinary.

Option B: adapt the stack to your chart first

Use this path when your chart timeframe is above 5 minutes, or when you already know you do not want the shipped ladder.

1. Add the indicator.
2. Open settings immediately.
3. For each enabled slot, compare TimeFrame: to the chart timeframe.
4. Raise any conflicting slot timeframe, or disable that slot entirely.
5. Confirm the runtime error is gone and the chart now draws only the layers you intended to keep.
6. Keep On Bar Close? enabled on the active slots while you are learning the tool.
7. Confirm which active slots still have non-zero Blended Weight: so the summary layer is not guessing.
8. Stop there and read the chart once before you add alternate tickers, extra slots, or advanced basis tuning.

This is usually the better first path on higher chart timeframes. It teaches fit first instead of letting a bad first impression do the teaching for you.

What you should be able to say before moving on:

• there is no timeframe-fit error on the chart
• I can name the active slots without opening settings again
• I know which active slots still shape the blend
• I left the active slots confirmed until I have watched the timing tradeoff on purpose

First verification checks

Run these checks before you widen the stack. Each one teaches a rule you will need later.

If one of those checks surprises you, pause there. That is exactly the kind of misunderstanding this indicator can hide under a neat-looking chart.

Those pauses are useful. They are how you keep a flexible tool from becoming a confidence shortcut.

A sensible first configuration

If you are learning the indicator, keep the first session narrow:

• use no more than three active slots
• keep them on the same symbol
• keep them on familiar basis families such as SMA or EMA
• keep their On Bar Close? posture consistent at first
• add alerts only after you can explain what each active slot is contributing

A sensible second step

Once the base stack makes sense, add one deliberate complication, not five.

Good next moves:

• enable DC 04 with Blended Weight: at 0 so it acts as a diagnostic slot
• change one active slot's Type: while keeping timeframe and symbol the same
• add one alternate ticker only after the same-symbol stack already feels clear

Poor next moves:

• turning on several extra slots because the chart still feels uncertain
• adding alerts before you can explain what the active slots are doing
• mixing live-forming and confirmed slots before you have watched that difference once

Before you move on

You are ready for the next page when you can answer these without guessing:

• Which active slot has the lowest timeframe on your chart?
• Which active slots are shaping the blend right now?
• Are the active slots confirmed, live-forming, or mixed?

If you can answer those cleanly, move to [MTF and Repainting](./mtf-and-repainting.md), then [Settings](./settings.md), then [Visuals and Logic](./visuals-and-logic.md).

If you cannot, keep the stack small and rerun the verification checks. That is the right use of this page.