Quick Start

Quick Start

This page covers only the default configuration. The goal is to get Axiom MA Pro on your chart, confirm it is working correctly, and understand what you are looking at before you change anything.

Adding the indicator

1. Open the TradingView Indicators panel.

2. Search for Axiom MA Pro (or the full title: "Axiom MA Pro (MSrc, MTkr, MTF MA Stack w/Blend)").

3. Add it to your chart.

No configuration is required to see results. The defaults are ready to read.

What you should see

The default configuration runs three moving average slots plus a blended summary line:

You should see four lines on the chart:

• Three individual MA lines in teal, blue, and purple. Each line shifts between a brighter shade (uptrend) and a dimmer shade (downtrend).

• One blended line in lime or red, drawn slightly thicker than the others.

The three individual lines should move at different speeds. The 5-minute line is the most responsive — it reacts to price changes within minutes. The 1-hour line is the smoothest — it only updates once per hour and shows the broader structural trend. The 15-minute line falls in between. This speed difference is the entire point: you are looking at three different time horizons at once, and the indicator makes it possible to see when they agree and when they do not.

The blended line should sit somewhere among the three individual lines — not outside all three. Its color (lime or red) tells you which direction the weighted majority of the stack leans.

Slots 04 through 10 are disabled by default with weights set to zero. They do not appear on the chart and do not affect anything until you enable them.

Your first sanity checks

Before changing any settings, take a minute to confirm the indicator is behaving correctly. These checks protect you from misconfiguration that might not be obvious later.

Check 1: The lines move at different speeds

Watch the three MA lines as new bars form. The teal (5m) line should react first to price changes. The blue (15m) line should follow, smoother. The purple (1h) line should be the slowest, changing direction only after sustained moves.

If all three lines look identical and overlap perfectly, check the Settings panel. Make sure each slot has a different timeframe set. If all three timeframes are blank, every slot inherits the chart timeframe and produces the same line.

Check 2: The blend sits among the individual lines

The blended line should sit within the range of the three individual lines — not above all of them and not below all of them. Its exact position depends on the weights (equal by default, so it should sit roughly in the middle).

If the blend sits outside all three individual lines, something is misconfigured. The most likely cause is a slot that is enabled but hidden, contributing unexpected values to the blend.

Check 3: Staircase behavior on a lower-timeframe chart

Switch to a 1-minute chart. The 5-minute, 15-minute, and 1-hour MA lines should appear as staircase steps — flat segments that update only when the higher-timeframe candle closes.

This is correct behavior. The staircasing means the data is truly coming from the higher timeframe and the indicator is showing confirmed values — values that will not change after the fact.

If the lines were smooth and flowing on a 1-minute chart, that would be a sign that On Bar Close is off and the slots are using unconfirmed data from the still-building higher-timeframe candle. Smooth lines look better in real time but will not match what history shows after the candle closes. Staircase lines look clunkier but they are honest.

The steps are the repaint protection working as designed. Do not smooth them out by changing settings unless you have read the MTF and Repainting page and deliberately accepted the tradeoff.

First traps

These are the things most likely to make a new user think the indicator is broken when it is actually working correctly.

"The lines look like stairs — something is wrong"

Nothing is wrong. Staircase appearance is how confirmed higher-timeframe data looks on a lower-timeframe chart. Each step represents a completed HTF candle. The line holds flat during the forming candle because it is waiting for confirmation. This is the default and the confirmed behavior.

"I only see one line and the blend"

If all three slots are configured to the same timeframe with the same MA type, length, and source, they produce identical values and their lines overlap perfectly. It looks like one line, but it is actually three stacked on top of each other. Check that each slot has a distinct timeframe.

"The indicator threw an error and won't load"

The most common cause is a slot timeframe set lower than the chart timeframe. Every slot's timeframe must be equal to or higher than the chart timeframe. If you are on a 15-minute chart, no slot can be set to 5 minutes.

Fix: either increase the slot timeframe or switch to a lower chart timeframe.

"The blended line disappeared"

Check two things:

1. Is the blend enabled? Look for the "Enable Blended MA" toggle in Settings.

2. Are any slots actually enabled? If all slots are disabled, the blend has nothing to calculate.

Also check whether "Hide Blended MA Plot" is toggled on. This hides the line visually while the blend still runs internally.

"One slot's line isn't moving during live trading"

If the slot uses a higher timeframe and On Bar Close is enabled (the default), the line updates only when that higher-timeframe candle closes. On a 1-minute chart with a daily slot, that means the line moves once per trading day. This is not a bug — it is confirmation at work.

"The lines are smooth instead of staircased"

If your slot has a timeframe set to the same as the chart timeframe (or the timeframe field is blank, which inherits the chart TF), there is no higher-timeframe candle to wait for. The MA updates every chart bar and looks smooth. This is expected — the staircase only appears when the slot's timeframe is higher than the chart timeframe. If you wanted to see staircase behavior, set the slot's timeframe to a higher value or switch to a lower chart timeframe.

What to do next

Once you have confirmed that the defaults are working:

• To understand what the colors, the blend, and alignment are telling you, read Visuals and Logic.

• To start customizing slots, timeframes, or weights, read Settings.

• To understand the repaint toggle before turning it off, read MTF and Repainting.