Customer Visual Guide

Xtrend Whale explained in a simple visual way

A whale signal means Xtrend sees unusually large size that matters right now. Sometimes that comes from real aggressive trading going through the tape. Sometimes it comes from a very large live DOM level near price. The guide below shows both in a simple customer-friendly way.

Big size The move must be large enough to stand out from normal order flow.
Right side Bid whale and ask whale are not the same thing. The side changes the meaning.
DOM fallback optional If enabled, a strong nearby queue can also create a whale-style signal.

How the whale works

Here is the simple version from detection to chart signal.

1

Large size appears

Xtrend watches for a very large same-side burst of executed volume, or a very large live DOM level near price.

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One side is suddenly much larger than normal = possible whale
2

It must pass the filter

The size has to pass the threshold. If DOM fallback is used, it must also be close enough and strong enough versus average depth.

Seen
Large enough
Still valid
Confirm
3

Tag appears on chart

Xtrend draws a whale tag and, if enabled, keeps a live horizontal whale line while the signal is still active.

WHALE BID SZ 260
Live line can stay visible during the hold window.
4

Strategy can use it

The strategy can then apply its own timing, debounce, and priority rules before deciding whether to enter.

Signal first. Entry rules second.

Bid whale and ask whale

Same feature, opposite side of the market.

Bid whale

A bid whale means the buy side is the one showing the unusual size. That can come from large aggressive buying or, with DOM fallback on, a strong bid queue close to price.

Picture: unusual strength on the bid side.
Chart tag: WHALE BID SZ ... or WHALE DOM BID SZ ....
Simple meaning: buyers are the side showing the bigger footprint.
Ask whale

An ask whale means the sell side is the one showing the unusual size. That can come from large aggressive selling or, with DOM fallback on, a strong ask queue close to price.

Picture: unusual strength on the ask side.
Chart tag: WHALE ASK SZ ... or WHALE DOM ASK SZ ....
Simple meaning: sellers are the side showing the bigger footprint.

Executed whale vs DOM whale fallback

These are related, but they are not exactly the same thing.

Executed whale

This is the pure whale logic from the tape. Real trades hit the market with unusually large same-side size, then Xtrend prints a normal whale tag.

WHALE BID SZ 260
This means real executed size on the bid side was large enough to count as a whale.
DOM whale fallback

This is the backup version. If the nearby DOM level is very large compared to normal depth and stays there long enough, Xtrend can draw a whale-style signal even without a tape whale.

WHALE DOM ASK SZ 120
This means the visible ask queue itself is acting like a whale-level condition.
Customer note: WHALE means executed trading size. WHALE DOM means a large nearby visible queue. Both are useful, but they are not the same source of information.

How to read the whale tag on the chart

Customers can read the whale tag from left to right.

WHALE BID SZ 260
WHALE
A normal whale signal from executed trading size.
WHALE ASK SZ 260
ASK
The unusual size is coming from the sell side.
WHALE DOM BID SZ 120
DOM
This came from a strong live DOM level, not only from the tape.
WB 260
Compact pinned tag
When space is tighter, Xtrend can shorten the text to a compact form like WB 260 or WA 260.
One-line customer explanation: WHALE DOM BID SZ 120 means a very large bid level near price passed the DOM whale rules, while WHALE ASK SZ 260 means real aggressive sell-side size was large enough to confirm a normal whale signal.

Every whale parameter in a simple visual way

Each card explains what the setting does and what lower vs higher usually means.

UseBMWhale

Turn whale logic on or off

This is the main switch for the whale feature.

Off: whale signals are ignored.
On: whale logic is allowed to run.
WhaleThreshold

How large the executed size must be

This is the minimum size needed for a normal tape whale.

Lower = more whale tags Higher = stricter size
BMWhaleProximityTicks

How close the DOM whale must be

This mainly matters for the DOM fallback version. The level has to be near current price.

Lower = very near only Higher = wider search
FlipWhaleSide

Invert how the side is interpreted

This flips the whale direction reading without changing the raw size itself.

Off: bid stays bid, ask stays ask.
On: the displayed whale side is reversed.
WhaleHoldSec

How long the whale line stays active

This is the visual hold window for the live whale display.

Lower = disappears faster Higher = stays visible longer
UseBMWhaleDomFallback

Allow a DOM-only whale backup signal

This lets Xtrend use a strong nearby queue as a whale-style fallback when conditions are met.

Off: only executed whales are used.
On: executed whale plus DOM whale fallback are allowed.
BMWhaleDomThreshold

How large the DOM level must be

The visible queue needs a minimum raw size before it can count as a DOM whale.

Lower = easier DOM whale Higher = stricter queue size
BMWhaleDomRelativeToAvgDepth

How strong it must be versus normal depth

Xtrend compares the queue to average nearby depth so it only keeps levels that truly stand out.

Lower = more sensitive Higher = only exceptional queues
BMWhaleDomMinPersistenceMs

How long the DOM level must stay there

The queue cannot just flash for an instant. It needs to persist long enough first.

Lower = faster DOM whale Higher = stronger proof
ShowLiveWhaleLine

Show a horizontal whale line while active

This is only a visual choice. It does not change whether the whale exists.

Off: tag can still exist, but no live whale line is drawn.
On: customers see the live horizontal whale line on the chart.

Strategy timing settings for whale entries

These are the extra strategy controls around a whale signal after the indicator already found one.

WhaleMinSecondsBetweenTrades

Cooldown between whale entries

This does not change whale detection. It only controls how long the strategy waits before taking another whale-based trade.

Lower = faster re-entry Higher = more spacing
WhalesSkipDebounce

Let whale bypass the normal debounce

When this is on, the strategy can react to a whale faster instead of waiting for the normal BM stability count.

Off: whale follows the normal debounce behavior.
On: whale is allowed to react faster.
BMPriorityWhale

Where whale sits in the BM priority order

If multiple BM signals happen together, the strategy compares their priority values.

Lower number = higher priority Higher number = lower priority
Customer note: the indicator decides if there is a whale. The strategy timing settings decide how aggressively to trade that whale.

Easy customer reading

If you want to explain the whale feature in one sentence, use one of these:

Tape whale A normal whale means unusually large real trading size just hit one side of the market.
DOM whale A DOM whale means a nearby visible queue is so large and persistent that Xtrend treats it like a whale-level condition.
Customer use Lower settings give more whale signals. Higher settings make the whale stricter and more selective.