🔄 Next Signals Must Be Opposite Signal

Control whether signals must alternate directions or can repeat.

Opposite Signal Setting

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🎯 How It Works

✅ Enabled

Forced Alternation

Pattern: Buy → Sell → Buy → Sell

✅ Clean reversals only ✅ One position at a time ✅ No consecutive signals ✅

Example:

• Last signal: Buy ✅

• Next possible: Only Sell

• Filters out: Any Buy signals

❌ Disabled (Default)

Any Signal Allowed

Pattern: Buy → Buy → Sell → Buy → Sell → Sell

✅ Multiple entries allowed ✅ Trend following possible ✅ Pyramiding friendly ✅ All signals shown

Example:

• Last signal: Buy ✅

• Next possible: Buy OR Sell

• Shows: All valid signals

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📊 Quick Comparison

Feature	Enabled	Disabled
Signal Pattern	Buy→Sell→Buy	Any sequence
Consecutive Signals	❌ Never	✅ Allowed
Best Market	Ranging	Trending
Position Style	One at a time	Multiple possible
Signal Frequency	Fewer	More

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🎨 When to Use

✅ Enable For:

• Range trading

• Mean reversion

• Single position only

• Clean reversals

• Volatile markets

❌ Disable For:

• Trend following

• Pyramiding strategies

• Strong trends

• Multiple entries

• Momentum trading

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📈 Visual Example

Enabled (Alternating)

pattern-enabled.txt

Buy ✅ → Sell ✅ → Buy ✅ → Sell ✅
         ↓ Skips Buy signals

Disabled (Any Sequence)

pattern-disabled.txt

Buy ✅ → Buy ✅ → Buy ✅ → Sell ✅
         ↓ Shows all signals

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💡 Pro Tips

Best Practice: Enable for ranging markets, disable for trending markets

Note: This overrides "Toggle Same Signal Consecutively" when enabled - it's the stricter rule

Remember: Enabling this reduces signal frequency but increases clarity