Understanding the Indicators
Written By Emama Platform
Last updated About 1 month ago
In this section:
What is the Analytical Dashboard?
The Dashboard is your main market overview — it displays the ADP (Average Deviation Power) and Trend Dominance charts side by side, across all timeframes in your active list.
Key features:
Watch Birch Matrix
Compare ADP and TD across all timeframes at a glance
Repeat timeframes mode — syncs both charts to the same timeframe for direct comparison
Clicking a timeframe on the ADP chart automatically highlights the same timeframe on TD
Useful for spotting divergences: ADP running strong while TD lags is a meaningful signal
Think of the Dashboard as your pre-trade check — before you open the screener, a quick look here tells you what kind of market you're dealing with.
→ See Introductory Guide for a detailed explanation of how ADP and TD work together
What is Birch Matrix?
Birch Matrix is a bird's-eye view of the entire market that shows the trend state across all timeframes simultaneously — updated every minute.
How to read it:
Rows = timeframes from your list (bottom to top: low to high)
Columns = time (each cell = one minute)
Light cell = the average asset in your list is trading above its EMA on that timeframe
Dark cell = trading below the EMA
Heatmap mode: bright green = strong bullish pressure, bright red = strong bearish pressure
What to look for:
Synchronized color shifts across lower timeframes = early warning of a trend change
Solid uniform color across all timeframes = strong, established trend
Cone pattern (cells converging toward the center) = volatility is tightening, a significant move may be coming
→ Note: Unlike ADP — which only records where price closed on each timeframe — Birch Matrix captures every minute of market movement across all timeframes. If the 4h TF was above its MA for just four minutes, ADP won't show it in history. Birch will — 4 light cells. Nothing gets lost between candle closes.
→ See Introductory Guide for a full breakdown of Birch Matrix patterns and how to use them
What is Average Deviation Power (ADP)?
ADP measures how far, on average, the assets in your list have deviated from their EMA — expressed as a percentage.
Above zero (green): capital is flowing in; the market is extended above its average
Below zero (red): capital is flowing out; the market is below its average
Near zero: the market is in balance — no strong directional bias
Each segment in the ADP panel corresponds to one timeframe. The progress bar below each value shows time remaining until the current candle closes.
What it tells you:
Extreme readings (much higher or lower than usual) signal overbought or oversold conditions — moves at these extremes don't last
Rising ADP highs = trend momentum is intact; ADP failing to make new highs = trend is losing steam
→ See Introductory Guide for a full explanation of how to read ADP structure
What is Trend Dominance (TD)?
Trend Dominance shows what percentage of assets in your list are currently trading above their EMA on each timeframe.
Above 50%: most assets are in an uptrend — bullish conditions
Below 50%: most assets are in a downtrend — bearish conditions
Above 80%: strong, healthy uptrend across nearly the whole market
Below 20%: strong broad downtrend
The key use case is catching divergences with ADP: if ADP is showing strong positive readings but TD barely moved, it means a small number of heavy assets are inflating the average — the broader market isn't participating. That's a warning sign, not a buy signal.
→ See Introductory Guide for a full explanation of TD and how to use it alongside ADP
What is the Symbol page?
The Symbol page displays ADP (or Trend Dominance) charts stacked vertically — one lane per timeframe — all on the same time axis. It lets you see how the market or a specific asset is behaving across every timeframe simultaneously, both right now and historically.
You can view two things:
Market average — select Average Deviation Power or Trend Dominance to see your entire watchlist averaged across timeframes, as a full chart history rather than just current values
Individual assets — select any ticker from your list to analyze that coin's own multi-timeframe deviation structure
What it's useful for:
Pre-trade multi-timeframe reads — seeing whether timeframes are aligned or diverging before entering
Historical context — scrolling back to compare current structure to past setups
Spotting narrow rallies — when the market average looks strong but individual tickers aren't following
Controls:
Timeframe checkboxes — choose which TF lanes to display
Minutes / Hours / Days — changes the time axis grouping
Vertical lines — adds a reference line across all lanes at the same moment in time; useful for aligning events across timeframes
Clear lines — removes all reference lines
Available on: PRO and PREMIUM plans only.
→ See the full Symbol article for a detailed guide and usage examples
What is TSS (Trend Strength Score)?
TSS is a single number that summarizes the overall trend strength of an asset across all timeframes — visible in the Recommendations panel of the Trading Terminal.
It's a weighted average of the asset's deviation from its EMA, with higher weights applied to longer timeframes:
Short-term TFs: weight of 0.5
Medium-term TFs: weight of 1
Long-term TFs: weight of 2
This means the dominant, structural trend has more influence on the score than short-term fluctuations.
How to read it:
Positive TSS: uptrend — the higher the value, the stronger the trend
Negative TSS: downtrend — the deeper the value, the more established the decline
Near zero: no clear directional bias; ranging or indecisive market
TSS is most useful as a quick pre-trade sanity check. Before entering, glance at the score — it tells you immediately whether the multi-timeframe structure supports your intended direction.
→ See Trading Terminal for the full context of where TSS appears and how to use it