AND Gate
Require multiple conditions to align before passing a signal.
The AND Gate requires all connected conditions to be true before it passes a signal through. If three conditions are connected, all three must align. This is how you build strategies that need multiple confirmations before entering a trade.
Why It Matters
The best strategies don't rely on a single signal. They wait for multiple factors to align — like a trend indicator confirming direction, a momentum indicator showing strength, and a volatility indicator confirming favorable conditions. The AND Gate is what ties these requirements together.
Settings Explained
Indicator Sources — The conditions that must all be true. Connect multiple indicator or logic blocks to the AND Gate. Each one represents a requirement.
Time Window — How closely the signals need to align in time. A tighter window requires near-simultaneous signals. A wider window allows signals that occurred within a certain number of candles to still count as 'aligned.'
Direction — Whether this gate applies to bullish signals, bearish signals, or both.
Example Use Case
You connect three signals to an AND Gate: (1) Price is above the 200 SMA (trend confirmation), (2) RSI is below 40 (pullback detected), (3) A bullish candlestick pattern has formed. The AND Gate only fires when all three are true, giving you a high-confidence 'buy the dip in an uptrend' signal.
Don't connect too many conditions. While more filters increase quality, they also dramatically reduce the number of trades. 2-3 well-chosen conditions typically outperform 5+ conditions that overfit to historical data.
Make sure your conditions can realistically align. If you require a daily RSI signal, an hourly MACD signal, and a 5-minute candle pattern to all be true, you may never get a signal. Keep conditions on compatible timeframes.