Spoofing is a fake large order that shows up to influence traders, then gets pulled away before much really trades there. Xtrend does not call every disappearing wall a spoof. It waits for size, stability, a real pull, low execution, and a price reaction before printing a spoof signal.
Simple version: a fake wall shows up, holds briefly, gets pulled, and price reacts.
Xtrend watches for a large bid below price or a large ask above price inside the allowed distance.
The queue cannot just flash for a split second. It must survive long enough and not drift too far.
Xtrend compares how much size was removed versus how much size was actually executed at that level.
If the fake ask is pulled and price lifts, that is bullish. If the fake bid is pulled and price drops, that is bearish.
Same idea, different side of the book.
A spoof long means fake ask liquidity above price looked heavy, then got pulled, and price moved upward. That fake resistance disappeared, so the move becomes bullish.
A spoof short means fake bid liquidity below price looked supportive, then got pulled, and price moved downward. That fake support disappeared, so the move becomes bearish.
The label is simple on purpose.
Fake ask liquidity above price got pulled, and price reacted upward. That is the bullish spoof reversal.
The biggest visible size Xtrend saw at that spoof level was 140 contracts before the pull.
The tag appears after confirmation. It is not just showing a big queue. It is showing a confirmed spoof event.
These settings decide whether Xtrend treats the move as real spoofing or just noise.
SpoofingReversal
If this is off, spoof reversals are ignored. If it is on, Xtrend is allowed to confirm spoof signals.
SpoofThreshold
The visible queue must reach at least this size before Xtrend even starts caring about it.
SpoofProximityTicks
Xtrend only watches spoof candidates near the market, not distant levels far away in the book.
SpoofStableSecReq
The fake queue must survive for this time before its removal is taken seriously.
SpoofMaxDriftTicks
If the queue shifts too far from its original level, Xtrend treats it as a different level.
SpoofDisappearGraceSec
This is the small waiting period after the queue disappears before Xtrend treats it as a real pull.
SpoofMinPullPct
Xtrend wants a meaningful removal, not just a tiny reduction in visible size.
SpoofReactionTicks
After the fake queue disappears, price still needs to move away by at least this amount.
SpoofReactionSec
Xtrend gives price a limited time window to prove that the pull actually changed the move.
SpoofMaxExecutedRatioPct
If too much of that queue actually trades, it looks more real and less like spoofing.
SpoofSignalHoldMs
This only controls the visual hold time of the confirmed spoof tag on the chart.
If you want to explain spoofing in plain words, use this: