Market Acceptance Zones [Interakktive]

Market Acceptance Zones (MAZ) identifies statistical price acceptance — areas where the market reaches agreement and price rotates rather than trends.

Unlike traditional support/resistance tools, MAZ does not assume where price "should" react. Instead, it highlights regions where multiple internal conditions confirm balance: directional efficiency drops, effort approximately equals result, volatility contracts, and participation remains stable.

This is a market-state diagnostic tool, not a signal generator.



█ WHAT THE ZONES REPRESENT

MAZ (ATF) — Chart Timeframe Acceptance

A MAZ marks an area where price displayed rotational behaviour and the auction temporarily agreed on value. These zones often act as compression regions, fair-price areas, or boundaries of consolidation where impulsive follow-through is less likely.

Use ATF MAZs to:
- Identify rotational environments
- Avoid chasing price inside balance
- Frame consolidation prior to expansion

MAZ • HTF / MAZ • 2/3 — Multi-Timeframe Acceptance (AMTF)

When Multi-Timeframe mode is enabled, MAZ evaluates acceptance on:
- The chart timeframe
- Two higher structural timeframes

If the minimum consensus threshold is met (default: 2 of 3), the zone is classified as AMTF. These zones represent stronger agreement and typically decay more slowly than single-timeframe acceptance.



AMTF zones are structurally stronger and are useful for:
- Higher-quality rotation areas
- Pullback framing within trends
- Context alignment across timeframes

H • MAZ — Historic Acceptance Zones

Historic MAZs represent older acceptance that has transitioned out of active relevance. These zones are hidden by default and can be enabled to provide long-term memory context.

█ AUTO MULTI-TIMEFRAME LOGIC

When MTF Mode is set to Auto, MAZ uses a deterministic structural mapping based on the current chart timeframe:

- 5m → 15m + 1H
- 15m → 1H + 4H
- 1H → 4H + 1D
- 4H → 1D + 1W
- 1D → 1W + 1M

This ensures consistent higher-timeframe context without manual configuration. Advanced users may switch to Manual mode to define custom timeframes.

█ ZONE LIFECYCLE

MAZ zones are dynamic and maintain an internal lifecycle:

- Active — Acceptance remains relevant
- Aging — Acceptance quality is degrading
- Historic — Retained only for memory context



Zones track price interaction and re-acceptance, which can stabilise or strengthen them. Weak or stale zones are automatically removed to keep the chart clean.

█ HOW TRADERS USE MAZ

MAZ is designed to provide structure, not entries.

Common applications include:
- Avoiding chop when price is inside acceptance
- Framing expansion after clean breaks from MAZ
- Identifying higher-quality rotational pullbacks (AMTF zones)
- Defining objective invalidation using zone boundaries

█ SETTINGS OVERVIEW

Market Acceptance Zones — Core
- Acceptance Lookback
- ATR Length
- Zone Frequency (Conservative / Balanced / Aggressive)

Market Acceptance Zones — Zones
- Maximum Zones
- Fade & Stale Bars
- Historic Zone Visibility (default OFF)

Market Acceptance Zones — Timeframes
- MTF Mode (Off / Auto / Manual)
- Manual Higher Timeframes
- Minimum Consensus Requirement

Market Acceptance Zones — Visuals
- Neon / Muted Theme
- Zone Labels & Consensus Detail
- Optional Midline Display

█ DISCLAIMER

This indicator is a market context and diagnostic tool only.
It does not generate trade signals, entries, or exits.

Past acceptance behaviour does not guarantee future price action.
Always combine with independent analysis and proper risk management.