CRT Engine

Contrarian Reversal Timing Engine (CRT Engine) is a precision tool designed to highlight moments when market conditions become favorable for reversal trades, specifically in areas where liquidity, volatility, and institutional flow behavior tend to converge.

This indicator does not use traditional oscillators, lagging signals, or simple pattern recognition.
Instead, it synthesizes several internal market dynamics into two simple, actionable signals.


🔹 How to Use
Buy Reversal Signal (Green Triangle)

A green upward‑pointing triangle appears below the candle when internal conditions align in a way that historically precedes short‑term upward reversals.


This signal tends to appear after:

Downside exhaustion

Aberrant selling behavior

A shift in underlying order‑flow balance

A short‑term reversion in market microstructure


How to trade it:

Consider long entries on or immediately after the signal bar.

Works best during sharp pullbacks, liquidity sweeps, forced unwinds, and algorithmic overextensions.

Sell Reversal Signal (Red Triangle)

A red downward‑facing triangle appears above the candle when an upward move is likely nearing its limit and conditions favor a downward reversal.

This typically occurs when:

Buying pressure overextends

Internal volatility begins contracting

Upward thrust loses structural support

Short‑term flow shifts direction

How to trade it:

Consider short entries on or immediately after the signal bar.

Particularly effective near blow‑off moves, stop‑runs, or aggressive squeezes.


🔹 Background Color Highlights (Optional Filter)

Faint Green Background: Market environment is favorable for upside reversal.

Faint Red Background: Market environment is favorable for downside reversal.

These zones can help avoid trading against stronger conditions.


🔹 Recommended Usage

Works on any timeframe, but intraday periods (1m–15m) often show the cleanest signals.

Pairs well with VWAP, liquidity sweeps, key levels, and structural displacement.

Designed for traders who favor contrarian, mean‑reversion, or liquidity‑based setups.


🔹 What This Indicator Does Not Do

It does not follow trends.

It does not measure overbought/oversold like RSI.

It does not use MACD, moving average crosses, or classical oscillators.

Instead, it focuses on internal flow conditions, extreme extension behavior, and short‑term market inefficiencies that often precede reversals driven by liquidity algorithms and institutional positioning.


🔹 Important Notes

Signals do not repaint once the candle closes.

This is not a high‑frequency timing tool; it identifies high‑probability reversal zones, not exact bottoms/tops.

Works best when combined with good execution, structure awareness, and market context AND IS NOT DESIGNED TO OPERATE AS A STANDALONE.