Master Moving Averages Plus

The Master Moving Averages indicator is a full-session, moving-average–driven market structure engine that combines 1) Heiken Ashi Candlesticks, 2)Exponential Moving Averages, 3)Session Backgrounds, 4)VWAP, 5)EMA Streams, 6)EMA Crossing Labels, 7)All-Inside EMA Labels, 8)Price Control Logic (Bundles, Momentum, Reversals), and 9)Heavy EMA anchors into a single chart framework. The indicator provides access to toggle these features on and off in the settings gear icon to the right of the indicator name in the screen panel.

1)Because this chart uses Heikin Ashi candlesticks, the behavior is slightly different from standard candles. Heiken Ashi candles are smoothed, meaning each candle is influenced by the previous one. This reduces noise and makes trends easier to see. In practice, long sequences of same-color candles with small or no opposite wicks indicate strong, sustained movement, while smaller bodies or the appearance of opposite wicks signal slowing or transition. Opposite wicks are wicks that appear against the current direction of the move. In an upward move, an opposite wick is a wick on top of the candle. It shows that upward progress is no longer clean and momentum is starting to slow. In a downward move, an opposite wick is a wick on the bottom of the candle. It shows that downward progress is slowing.

With Heiken Ashi candles, opposite wicks are especially important because they do not appear easily. When one shows up, it often marks loss of trend quality, a pause, or the beginning of a transition rather than a random fluctuation. Ashi wicks still matter, but they emphasize trend quality rather than single-bar reactions, making them especially useful for staying in moves longer and avoiding premature exits caused by random price spikes. Candlesticks are a visual record of price behavior over one bar, showing where price opened, traded, and closed. The body shows the meaningful part of the move—the distance between open and close—and tells whether price made progress during that bar. Large bodies indicate clean movement and follow-through, while small bodies indicate slowing or uncertainty. The wicks show where price traveled but did not stay. Wicks in the direction of the move are normal and usually appear during healthy trends, while wicks against the move signal slowing, hesitation, or loss of momentum. A candle with a large body and small wicks reflects strong continuation, whereas long wicks with a small body suggest pause, balance, or transition. Candlesticks are not signals by themselves; they are read bar-to-bar to judge whether a move is continuing, slowing, or stalling, helping decide whether to stay in a trade, manage risk, or wait for clearer structure.

For example, suppose price is moving higher and already in a long trade. Several candles print with solid bodies and small lower wicks, showing steady upward progress. This is healthy continuation, so staying in the trade makes sense. Then a candle prints with a small body and a long upper wick. Price pushed higher during the bar but could not hold those levels by the close. That candle does not mean reverse now, but it does mean momentum is slowing. The practical response is to stay in but be alert—do not expect the same speed of continuation. If the next candle prints another upper wick or a small body, the move is likely stalling. If instead the next candle closes strong with a large body, the trend has resumed.

2)An Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a moving average that tracks price but gives more weight to the most recent bars. In plain terms: it reacts faster to what price is doing right now than a simple average (SMA) does. Here’s what that means in practice: Every EMA is an average of price over a set number of bars The "exponential" part means the newest candles matter more than older ones. Because of that weighting, an EMA turns sooner, crosses sooner, and shows shifts in directional control sooner. On the chart specifically: Short EMAs (like 4, 9, 16) respond quickly → they show immediate pressure. Mid EMAs (24, 36, 48) show follow-through or failure. Long EMAs (72 and up) change slowly → they define structure and context, often showing the explosive nature of building pressure signaling entries.

3)Session Background gives context to which part of the trading day the current bar or candlestick belongs to. The script separates the day into: Pre-Session, After-Hours and Regular Trading Hours (RTH). Price acts differently depending on the session. Session context is shown on the chart by 1️⃣ Background shading. The lighter background → Pre-session or Pre-Market (PM) and After-hours (AH). The darker background → RTH (Regular Trading Hours). One glance tells you where you are in the day. 2️⃣ Different sessions build different levels of highs and lows: Pre-Session High and Low is built only during After Hours (AH) and pre-market hours (PM). Session High and Low is built only during RTH. Previous Day Session High and Low is carried forward into today. These provide perspective during the session. Sometimes price respects pre-session highs and lows and even previous day session highs and lows— especially immediately following opening in the initial move and retracement. Session context just means knowing whether a particular candlestick bar was or is pre-market, regular hours, or after-hours — because the rules change. It's just a check on where you are.

4)VWAP stands for Volume Weighted Average Price. It is the session’s true average price — weighted by where the volume actually traded. Not yesterday, not overnight, only during Regular Trading Hours. Every share traded during Reg Trading Hours (RTH) pulls VWAP toward it. The VWAP on this chart resets at the RTH open. VWAP uses the average price of each bar, then lets the bars with real volume count more. The calculation is High+ Low+ Close/3. High, Low, Close are added together and averaged. So instead of picking just the close or just the high, it uses the middle of where price actually traded during that bar. The equation looks like this: hlc3 × volume. It only updates during the day session. Overnight and pre-market do not contaminate it. So VWAP belongs to today’s fight only. On the chart it looks like a thick orange line outlined in white. There is a right-side label that reads: VWAP | Bullish / Bearish / Neutral.

In practice VWAP is a 1️⃣ Fair price reference that shows where the bulk of business has been done because if Price is above it → trading is happening at higher-than-average prices. If Price is below it → trading is happening at lower-than-average prices. Fair price is the price level where the most of the trading has actually occurred during the session. It's not a prediction.
It's not a target. It's not a value judgment. It's just where buyers and sellers have been most active. 2️⃣ VWAP slope is smoothed and classified: Rising → Bullish, Falling → Bearish, Flat → Neutral. This doesn’t fire signals — it confirms pressure. VWAP shows where today’s real money has traded and whether that price is drifting up, down, or going nowhere.

The right-side VWAP label summarizes everything in one place: trend state, price distance from VWAP (percentage), and slope strength with direction arrows, allowing quick assessment without clutter. Practically, VWAP is used as a fair-value anchor and intraday control reference—price holding above a rising VWAP supports continuation, price below a falling VWAP supports downside pressure, and flat VWAP conditions warn of rotation or chop rather than trend.

5)EMA (Exponential Moving Average) Streams in this script are a visual state. They are the shaded bands between specific EMA pairs that show: direction, pressure, and alignment. The stream shows the relationship of the pairs. In the script the streams are: 4–9, 9–16, 16–24, 24–36 EMA'S. Each one can be turned on or off. On the chart they look like two EMAs with soft shaded fill between them and color changes based on up or down movement. The stream mechanically is telling 1️⃣ Direction. If the pair is above price they push down, if below price they push up. Each stream is made of two EMAs: One reacts faster, one reacts slower, but they’re doing the same thing. For Example a 4 EMA takes the last 4 candlesticks and averages them; likewise a 9 EMA takes the last 9 candlesticks and averages them yielding two lines, one that moves quicker and one that moves slower. When a slower EMA crosses above a faster EMA it drives price down. When a slower EMA crosses below a faster EMA it drives price up. 2️⃣ Pressure: EMA streams show pressure leaning on price. Wide stream → pressure is expanding. Tight stream → pressure is compressing. Compression matters because it precedes movement.

6)EMA Crossing Labels (Pivots, EMA9, EMA16, EMA24) mark an actual EMA crossover event. The Crossing Labels are white labels attached below or above the candlestick showing price direction. They print only when one EMA physically crosses the price control line. The price control line is a default on the chart and is constant. The priceControlLine = (open + close) / 2. The crossing is confirmed on bar close. If, for example, EMA-16 rolls over the priceControlLine and crosses downward, the label fires indicating that price has stalled or shifted, buyers have lost control, sellers are in control, and the market is trending short. If EMA-24 and EMA-36 follow, pressure is stacking, multiple timeframes confirm, pullbacks become weaker, and price is more likely to continue in the same direction.

7)An Inside EMA label can represent two very different conditions, and context matters. When shorter ranges (such as 9–36, 9-48, or 9–72) compress inside a candle during sideways or low-energy price action, it often reflects chop or rotation, and no immediate expansion is required. In contrast, when deeper ranges (9–106, 9–139, 9–192) collapse inside a single candle—especially near the open or during active sessions—it usually occurs because price is moving faster than the EMAs can respond, signaling elevated energy and the potential for rapid continuation or transition. Practically, Inside labels are conditional triggers: shallow compression can persist, while deep compression demands attention because resolution, when it comes, tends to be decisive.

Example 1: Fast open, real urgency— The market opens and within the first few candles a 9–139 Inside label prints. Price has already moved aggressively, and all EMAs are trapped inside one candle body. In real terms, this means structure has been run over. The practical response is immediate attention: do not hesitate, do not wait for EMAs to fan out. Expect either a fast continuation (often followed quickly by a Bundle or Momentum label) or a sharp stall if momentum fails. Speed matters because the next decision point arrives quickly.
Example 2: Mid-day chop, no urgency—Later in the session, price is rotating sideways and a 9–72 Inside label appears. Price has not traveled far, candles overlap, and no expansion follows. In this case, the label simply confirms compression without pressure. The correct action is no action—continue waiting. No urgency, no expectation of immediate resolution.
Example 3: Transition point—After a trend, a 9–106 Inside prints as bodies shrink. Momentum is already slowing. Here the label marks a transition zone. The practical move is to stop expecting continuation and watch closely: a Momentum or Bundle label confirms continuation, while a Reversal label confirms control change.

8)Price Control Logic is determined by three things working together and the Bundle, Momentum, and Reversal labels are expressions of that control:
1️⃣ Price vs the Price Control Line: The Price Control Line is the midpoint of the candle body. When Price is above it → buyers are controlling closes. When Price is below it → sellers are controlling closes.
2️⃣ EMA Position Relative to Control: When EMAs cross the Price Control Line: EMA crosses up through control → momentum is shifting to buyers. EMA crosses down through control → momentum is shifting to sellers. That’s why labels fire only on those crosses. It marks real control shifts, not wicks.
3️⃣ EMA Stack & Compression: Tight EMA bundles inside the candle body means no one has control yet. EMAs expanding upward means buyers are gaining control. EMAs expanding downward means sellers are gaining control. This is pressure building vs pressure releasing.

Bundle, Momentum, and Reversal labels are confirmation markers, not prediction signals. A Bundle label prints when a compressed EMA cluster (16/24/36/48) resolves back into price with real body momentum and EMA-16 already trending, signaling stored pressure releasing. A Momentum label prints only on sharp expansion, where the candle body is significantly larger than the prior bar, confirming acceleration in the existing direction. A Reversal label marks a true short-term control shift, where EMA-16 flips slope with a momentum candle, signaling buyers and sellers have swapped control—not a wick reaction. Because all labels require body dominance and EMA agreement, they often appear after movement begins, making them reliable tools for confirming pressure, continuation, or control change rather than early entry timing. Visually, each label reinforces direction at a glance. Bullish labels are green, placed below the candle, and use an upward-pointing shape to indicate rising pressure. Bearish labels are red, placed above the candle, and use a downward-pointing shape to indicate falling pressure. Labels sit just off the candle body so price remains clear, and their color, placement, and shape always align with the direction of control.

9) Heavy EMA anchors are the big EMAs. They act like fixed reference points while everything else whips around them. The heavy EMA anchors in this chart are EMA 768,1024, 1250, 1536, 2048, 2700, 3300, 4096. They are displayed only as right-side tags at their current price levels, not as plotted lines. These tags sit on the far right edge of the chart, aligned with the price scale, and are color-matched to their respective EMAs. Their purpose is to show where slow, heavy pressure exists without cluttering price action with lines. When these EMA tags are bundled together and price is trading inside that cluster, the market is compressed and choppy. When the tags separate and price holds above or below the group, structure is returning and directional movement becomes easier. Keeping the tags visible provides instant awareness of whether price is trapped or free, helping filter noise and align the rest of the indicator with the larger structure at all times.