Troubleshooting

Use this page when the indicator is behaving differently from what you expected. The layout below is symptom first. That is usually the fastest way back to clarity. Before you chase a symptom, write down these four facts: 1. your chart timeframe 2. the enabled slot timeframes 3. whether On Bar Close? is on or off 4. whether any slot is using Optional Ticker: Those four details explain a large share of the confusing cases in this script. They also make the rest of the page much easier to use without guessing.

The script throws an error as soon as I add it

Likely cause

At least one enabled slot timeframe is below the chart timeframe. The default stack uses 5 / 15 / 60, so this happens most often when the script is added to a chart above 5m without adjusting the active slots first.

What to do

1. Open settings.
2. Check each enabled slot's TimeFrame:.
3. Raise any conflicting timeframe, or disable that slot.
4. Confirm the error is gone before changing anything else.

What to remember

This is a hard compatibility rule, not a cosmetic quirk.

The blended line is not reacting the way I expected

Likely causes

• the slot you changed has Blended Weight: set to 0
• a hidden active slot is still shaping the blend
• one heavier slot is dominating the weighted summary
• all active slot weights are 0

What to do

1. Check which slots are enabled.
2. Check each enabled slot's Blended Weight:.
3. Check whether any hidden slot is still active.
4. If every active slot weight is 0, restore at least one non-zero contributor.

What to remember

The blend is a weighted summary, not a separate opinion. When it looks strange, the first place to inspect is your own weighting and participation choices.

One slot disappeared, but the indicator still feels like it is using it

Likely cause

The slot is hidden, not disabled.

What to do

Look at both settings:

• Enable MA ...
• Hide MA ... Plot

If the slot is hidden but enabled, it can still affect alerts and full alignment. If its weight is non-zero, it can still affect the blend too.

What to remember

Hidden means invisible. Disabled means inactive.

The slot state feels wrong after I changed Trend Length:

Likely causes

• the new lookback changed how quickly state flips
• Trend Length: was set to 0

What to do

1. Return the slot to a known value such as 3.
2. Watch how the state behaves.
3. If you had set Trend Length: to 0, raise it back above zero.

What to remember

In the current build, Trend Length = 0 does not create a faster state. It effectively removes that slot's up-state behavior.

The chart looks less stable than it did before

Likely cause

On Bar Close? was turned off, so the whole stack is now following still-forming higher-timeframe behavior.

What to do

1. Check the global On Bar Close? setting.
2. Turn it back on if you want confirmed higher-timeframe behavior.
3. Compare the chart again after a few closed bars.

What to remember

This control is global in the lite build. One toggle changes the timing posture of all three slots.

My alerts are firing in a way that feels repetitive

Likely causes

• you used state alerts when you really wanted change alerts
• you enabled too many alert families at once
• the stack logic itself is noisier than you intended

What to do

1. Check whether the alert is a state alert or a Trend Change alert.
2. Reduce the alert set to one or two meaningful conditions.
3. Review Trend Length: and timing mode if the stack is changing too often.

What to remember

More alerts rarely create more clarity. They usually create more attention debt.

The outside symbol line looks useful, but I am not sure what I am allowed to conclude

Likely cause

You are seeing a rescaled outside-symbol MA and trying to decide whether it is context or proof.

What to do

1. Check which slot is using Optional Ticker:.
2. Compare that symbol on its own chart.
3. Ask whether the outside slot is helping you see context or simply making you feel more certain.

What to remember

The feature exists to keep another symbol readable on the current chart. It does not prove direct comparability, leadership, or confirmation.

The blend says up, but not all slots agree

Likely cause

That is a normal outcome when one or more slots carry more blend weight than others.

What to do

1. Check slot weights.
2. Check which slots are enabled.
3. Compare the blend state to full alignment instead of expecting them to match automatically.

What to remember

Blend and alignment answer different questions.

I changed too many settings and now I do not know what caused the result

Likely cause

Customization outran comprehension.

What to do

1. keep the same symbol on all slots
2. restore a legal timeframe ladder
3. leave On Bar Close? on
4. use one MA type across the stack
5. return weights to something close to even
6. reintroduce one change at a time

What to remember

This indicator rewards participation, but it does not reward random variation. Deliberate changes teach faster.

If you are still unsure

Use this order: 1. Quick Start 2. Settings 3. Visuals and Logic 4. MTF and Repainting 5. Cross-Ticker Scaling If the issue survives that path, write down the chart timeframe, active slot timeframes, whether On Bar Close? is on or off, and which slot uses Optional Ticker: before you troubleshoot further. Those four facts explain a large share of the confusing cases.