The CT RS MTF Price Indicators give you a multi-timeframe trend dashboard directly inside TradeStation RadarScreen. Each symbol in your watchlist gets a row of color-coded cells — one cell per timeframe — showing trend direction and a Market Mode classification (UpTrend, DownTrend, Consolidation, or Trading Range) updated bar by bar across your entire list simultaneously. Instead of opening individual charts to assess market mode, you scan your whole watchlist at once and drill into only the symbols worth examining.

The package contains three indicators, each covering a different bar type and market:

• CT_RS_MTF_Price_Action — fixed clock-time timeframes (15, 20, 30, 60, 120, 240-minute); best for stocks and ETFs on standard session hours
• CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless — same fixed timeframes with full adaptive gapless correction on the Harmony score; best for futures and 24-hour forex where overnight gaps create false signals
• CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple — counter-based multiples of your RadarScreen bar interval (not fixed clock times); works on tick, range, volume, or any non-standard bar type

How the Indicators Work

All three indicators share the same core engine: Super Smoother price smoothing applied to gapless-adjusted closes, producing a price action line for each timeframe. Each line's direction — rising or falling — determines the cell color: green = bullish bias, red = bearish bias.

Column 1 (current bar interval) also carries an SP Harmony score. Five Super Smoother lengths (13, 21, 34, 55, 89 bars) each vote +1 (rising) or −1 (falling); the sum drives both cell color and foreground text intensity — solid color when all five agree, faded when signals are mixed. This gives you conviction at a glance, not just direction.

The Market Mode column is the primary watchlist filter — it compresses all timeframe relationships into one label:

• UpTrend (green) — current-bar timeframe is above ALL higher timeframes
• DownTrend (red) — current-bar timeframe is below ALL higher timeframes
• Consolidation (cyan) — all timeframes are tightly clustered within the Consolidation_Spread_Percent threshold
• Trading Range (yellow) — timeframes are spread apart but no clean trend alignment exists

Additional columns: the Trading Range % column shows where current price sits within the full span of all timeframe values (0% = at the low, 100% = at the high) — useful for timing mean-reversion entries during Consolidation or Trading Range modes. Spread columns display the percentage spread across 5, 6, and 7 timeframe bands — lower values mean tighter alignment and higher-conviction trend or tighter consolidation.

Choosing the Right Indicator

CT_RS_MTF_Price_Action uses fixed 15, 20, 30, 60, 120, and 240-minute clock boundaries. It is bar-interval aware — it automatically suppresses timeframe columns that are redundant for the bar interval you set in RadarScreen (for example, the 15-min and 20-min columns will not populate on a 30-minute RadarScreen). Consolidation_Spread_Percent defaults to 0.15% — a tight threshold suited to the lower overnight volatility of stocks and ETFs. Includes market mode change alerts and consolidation alerts.

CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless is functionally identical but with the adaptive gapless correction fully active for the SP Harmony overlay on Column 1. When a significant overnight gap crosses the moving average, the Harmony score automatically switches to gap-corrected prices for up to 80 bars, preventing false directional signals. Consolidation_Spread_Percent defaults to 0.5% — calibrated for the higher overnight volatility typical of futures. Best for ES, NQ, CL, GC, and major forex pairs.

CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple builds higher timeframes as multiples of your RadarScreen bar interval — not fixed clock times. Default multiples: 1×, 3×, 6×, 9×, 12×, 15×, 20×, 25×. Example on 5-minute bars: Column 2 = 15 min (3×5), Column 3 = 30 min (6×5), Column 5 = 60 min (12×5). All multiples are configurable. This is the only version that works on tick, range, and volume bars in RadarScreen, where fixed clock boundaries are meaningless. Applies the most complete gapless correction of the three variants — directly to OHLC values before all calculations.

Reading the RadarScreen

High-conviction trend: all timeframe cells the same color + Market Mode = UpTrend or DownTrend + Column 1 shows solid color (high SP Harmony) + spread columns show low % (timeframes tightly clustered).

Breakout setup developing: Market Mode = Consolidation (cyan) + Trading Range % column oscillating near 0% or 100% — watch for the Market Mode to shift to UpTrend or DownTrend as the breakout fires. Enable the Consolidation alert to get notified on every bar while in this state.

Avoid trending entries: Market Mode = Trading Range (yellow) or mixed cell colors with no dominant direction — wait for alignment before entering trend trades.

Who Is This Indicator For

The CT RS MTF Price Indicators are for TradeStation traders who monitor a watchlist and want to filter symbols by multi-timeframe trend condition without opening individual charts. Specifically:

• Day traders who scan futures, stocks, or forex pairs before the session and want to identify which instruments are trending versus in consolidation or chop
• Swing traders monitoring a portfolio of stocks or ETFs who want to see which names are in clean trends at a glance — use CT_RS_MTF_Price_Action for the tight 0.15% consolidation threshold
• Futures traders on ES, NQ, CL, and similar markets who need gapless-corrected Harmony signals — use CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless
• Traders using tick, range, or volume bar types in RadarScreen who need counter-based timeframe multiples — use CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple, the only option that works on non-time-based bars
• Traders using the MTF Price Action Indicator Set on charts who want to extend the same SP Harmony trend analysis to their full watchlist

What Is Included in the Download

• CT_RS_MTF_Price_Action — RadarScreen indicator for stocks and ETFs; fixed 15/20/30/60/120/240-min timeframes; market mode change and consolidation alerts
• CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless — RadarScreen indicator for futures and forex; same fixed timeframes with fully adaptive gapless Harmony overlay
• CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple — RadarScreen indicator for tick, range, and volume bars; counter-based configurable timeframe multiples
• 2 pre-configured RadarScreen workspace files
• Step-by-step installation guide (PDF)
• Training video demonstrating all three indicators across multiple market conditions
• Access to our Learning Center video walkthrough
• Email support from our team

System Requirements

• TradeStation 10 or later (including TradeStation Web Trading)
• Compatible with TradeStation Global
• RadarScreen enabled on your TradeStation platform
• RadarScreen bar interval must be set to an intraday interval (e.g., 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60-minute) — daily or weekly bar intervals will generate a runtime error
• Allow at least 150 bars of history before the Market Mode column becomes reliable; CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple requires at least 25 × Multiple_8 bars
• Works on any market: stocks, ETFs, futures, and forex

Frequently Asked Questions

Which of the three indicators should I use?
If you are watching stocks or ETFs on standard session hours — use CT_RS_MTF_Price_Action. It uses a tight 0.15% consolidation threshold calibrated for lower overnight volatility, and it includes market mode alerts. If you are watching futures (ES, NQ, CL) or forex — use CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless, which applies adaptive gapless correction to prevent overnight gaps from creating false Harmony signals. If you use tick, range, or volume bars in RadarScreen — use CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple, the only version that works on non-time-based bar types.

What is the Market Mode column and how do I use it?
The Market Mode column compresses all timeframe relationships into one label. UpTrend means the current-bar timeframe is above all higher timeframes — the strongest trending state. DownTrend means it is below all higher timeframes. Consolidation (cyan) means all timeframes are clustered within the Consolidation_Spread_Percent threshold — a potential breakout setup. Trading Range (yellow) means timeframes are spread apart with no clean alignment. Use UpTrend to filter long candidates, DownTrend for short candidates, and watch Consolidation closely for breakout timing.

What does the SP Harmony score on Column 1 tell me?
Column 1 shows the current-bar timeframe direction, with the cell color intensity driven by SP Harmony — five Super Smoother lengths (13, 21, 34, 55, 89 bars) each voting rising (+1) or falling (−1). A solid, bright cell means all five lengths agree on direction — maximum conviction. A faded cell means the lengths are split. This is the same SP Harmony scoring used in the MTF Price Action chart indicators; UpTrend with a solid Column 1 is the highest-conviction state in the system.

What is the Trading Range % column?
When a symbol is in Consolidation or Trading Range mode, the Trading Range % column shows where the current price sits within the full span of all timeframe values — 0% means price is at the low end of the timeframe spread, 100% means it is at the high end. Use this to time mean-reversion entries: look to buy near 0% and sell near 100% when the Market Mode is Trading Range.

How does CT_RS_MTF_Price_Gapless_Multiple work on tick and range charts?
Instead of targeting fixed clock times (15:00, 30:00), this indicator builds higher timeframes by counting bars. Every 3 bars it closes a 2X band, every 6 bars a 3X band, and so on up to the 8X band at 25 bars. Since these multiples are based on bar counts rather than time, they produce coherent higher timeframes on any bar type — tick, range, volume, or Renko. Adjust the multiple inputs to match your preferred timeframe ratios.

Can I use this alongside the MTF Price Action Indicator Set?
Yes — this is the recommended workflow. Use the CT RS MTF Price Indicators in RadarScreen to scan your watchlist and identify which symbols have UpTrend or Consolidation conditions across multiple timeframes. Then open a chart for those symbols and apply the MTF Price Action Indicator Set for detailed price action, width, and entry signal analysis. The RadarScreen indicators use the same SP Harmony engine, so the trend readings are consistent between RadarScreen and chart.

How do I install these indicators in TradeStation?
After purchase you will receive EasyLanguage (.eld) files and pre-configured RadarScreen workspace files. Import the EasyLanguage files via File > Import/Export > Import EasyLanguage, then open the provided workspace files. Step-by-step instructions and a training video are included. Most traders are up and running in under 15 minutes.

What is your refund policy?
All sales are final. We encourage you to review our product videos and chart examples in the Learning Center before purchasing. If you have a technical issue after purchase, our support team is here to help.