Waddah Attar Explosion

Waddah Attar Explosion is the classic go / no-go gate, rebuilt clean. Following the Waddah Attar Explosion construction, trend power columns plot the bar-to-bar change of a 20/40 EMA MACD line scaled by a sensitivity of 150 — green for upward pressure, red for downward — against an explosion line set to the width of 20-period, 2-deviation Bollinger Bands, plus a dead zone noise floor. Columns that fail either gate print dimmed, reserving full color for momentum that exceeds ambient churn.

How to Trade the Waddah Attar Explosion?

• Column breaks above the explosion line (clear of the dead zone): momentum expanding faster than the volatility envelope — the go condition.
• Column falls back below the explosion line: energy no longer clears ambient volatility; the gate closes.
• Color flip: pressure changed sides — green permits longs, red permits shorts, in the classic reading.
• Dead zone exit: readings climbed out of the noise floor and count again.

All of these events carry alerts, split by direction where applicable. It gates trades; it sets no stops or targets, so pair it with structure.

Waddah Attar Explosion Settings

• Source (default close): feeds both the MACD line and the Bollinger width.
• Fast EMA Length (default 20), Slow EMA Length (default 40): the MACD pair at the classic defaults.
• Sensitivity (default 150): scales the MACD change into columns readable against the width.
• Bollinger Length (default 20), Bollinger Multiplier (default 2): the bands whose width forms the explosion line.
• Basis (default ATR Multiple): dead zone derivation, via ATR Length (default 100) and ATR Multiplier (default 3.7), or Fixed Size (Ticks) (default 20) for a constant floor.
• Style toggles: Dim Filtered Columns (default enabled), Explosion Gradient (default enabled), and the colors.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does it compare to the TTM Squeeze?

The TTM Squeeze waits for compression — bands inside channels — and trades the release. The Explosion skips the squeeze state and asks bar by bar whether momentum beats the volatility envelope. One anticipates expansion; this one certifies it.

Why are some columns dimmed?

Their magnitude failed the gate — below the explosion line, the dead zone, or both. Dimming keeps history visible while making tradeable bars unmistakable; Dim Filtered Columns disables it.

Should the dead zone be ATR-based or fixed?

ATR Multiple (the 100-bar ATR times 3.7) adapts the floor to each symbol and timeframe and is the default. Fixed (Ticks) mirrors the original fixed-point threshold — sensible on a single instrument where the floor should never move.