Quick Start

Quick Start

This page gets you from "indicator added to the chart" to "I understand what I am looking at" as quickly as possible. It does not explain every setting or every feature — that is what the rest of the manual is for. The goal here is a safe first load with no surprises.

Step 1 — Add the indicator

Add Axiom RSI Osc Pro to your chart. A new pane appears below the price chart. The pane is bounded between −100 and +100, with a solid gray line at zero, dashed gray lines at the default overbought (+70) and oversold (−70) levels, and solid colored lines at the ±100 boundaries.

Step 2 — Check your chart timeframe

The default configuration enables three slots:

Slots 4 through 10 are disabled by default.

This matters because each slot's timeframe must be equal to or higher than the chart timeframe. If your chart is on the 1-minute or 5-minute timeframe, all three default slots will work. If your chart is on the 15-minute timeframe, slot 1 (set to 5m) will cause a runtime error because its timeframe is lower than the chart's.

If you see an error message in the pane — something like "RSI 01 timeframe cannot be lower than the chart timeframe" — this is the cause. Either switch your chart to a timeframe at or below 5 minutes, or open the indicator settings and increase slot 1's timeframe to match or exceed your chart timeframe.

This is not a bug, and the indicator is not broken. It is a guardrail. RSI calculations from a lower timeframe than the chart cannot produce reliable data through TradingView's multi-timeframe request system, so the indicator stops and tells you rather than drawing something that looks plausible but is not trustworthy. The error is a one-time setup issue, not a sign that something is wrong with the tool.

Step 3 — Read the pane

Once the indicator loads without errors, you should see:

• Three colored lines moving independently between −100 and +100. These are the RSI readings from your three enabled slots. Slot 1 (teal), slot 2 (aqua), and slot 3 (blue) each follow their own timeframe's momentum, so they will not move in lockstep. A brighter line color means the slot is in bullish regime (its RSI is above its Signal). A dimmer version of the same color means bearish regime.

• A thicker green or red line — the Blended RSI. This is the weighted average of all enabled slots' RSI values. Green means the blend is in bullish regime (Blended RSI above Blended Signal). Red means bearish.

• A gray line near the Blended RSI — the Blended Signal. The shaded fill between the Blended RSI and Blended Signal makes the composite regime visually distinct.

• Reference lines at +100 (red), +70 (dashed gray), 0 (solid gray), −70 (dashed gray), and −100 (green).

If you only see the blended lines and no individual slot lines, check whether the "Hide RSI ## Plot" toggle is enabled for any slot. A hidden slot still contributes to the blend — it just does not draw its own line.

Step 4 — Verify the defaults are doing something sensible

Watch the pane for a few minutes on a live chart. You should notice:

• The three slot lines move at different speeds. Slot 1 (5m) reacts fastest. Slot 3 (60m) moves the slowest and updates less frequently — it only changes when a new 60-minute bar closes (because On Bar Close is enabled by default).

• The blended line sits between the individual slot lines, pulled toward whichever slots have more weight or more extreme readings. With equal weights, the blend is roughly the average of the three.

• Color changes on a slot line are regime crossovers. When a slot line shifts from bright to dim (or vice versa), its RSI just crossed above or below its Signal line. This is a momentum direction change for that slot, not a trade signal. During your first few minutes, do not act on color changes — just notice them happening and observe how they relate to what price is doing. The goal right now is recognition, not reaction.

Step 5 — Understand what "normal" looks like at the edges

A few things that look like problems but are not:

Flat or missing lines at the start of history. RSI needs a certain number of bars to warm up (the RSI length plus smoothing lengths). For the default configuration (RSI length 14, RSI smoothing 3, Signal length 3), expect roughly the first 20 bars of history to show gaps or flat lines. This is normal. Scroll forward and the lines will appear.

The blended line does not match any individual slot. It should not. The blend is a weighted average. If you have three slots with equal weight, the blend will sit somewhere between them, not track any single slot exactly.

The oscillator rarely touches +70 or −70. On the bipolar scale, ±70 corresponds to a standard RSI of 85 and 15 — genuinely extreme readings. These are not the moderate overbought/oversold zones you may be used to from standard RSI at 70/30. Reaching the default thresholds means RSI is deeply extended. If you want alerts at less extreme levels, you can adjust the OB/OS settings — but read the Visuals and Logic page first to understand the conversion.

One slot updates more slowly than the others. Higher-timeframe slots update only when their timeframe bar closes (with On Bar Close enabled). A slot set to 60 minutes on a 5-minute chart will hold its value steady for twelve 5-minute bars, then step to a new value. This stair-step pattern is correct behavior, not lag.

What to do next

You now have a working indicator with sensible defaults. From here:

• To understand what every part of the pane means, go to Visuals and Logic.

• To start adjusting the configuration for your own timeframes and process, go to Settings.

• To set up alerts, go to Alerts.

• If something looks wrong, go to Troubleshooting.