Trend Pullback Profiler

Trend Pullback Profiler is a cTrader indicator built to analyze how a trend breathes by measuring the depth and frequency of pullbacks – now also in Fibonacci retracement %.

Using an EMA-based trend filter, the indicator:

• detects when a clear uptrend or downtrend is in place;
• identifies each confirmed pullback within that trend;
• measures the pullback depth in pips;
• computes the Fibonacci-style retracement percentage relative to the last impulse leg;
• keeps live track of:
• • how many pullbacks occurred in the current trend,
  • the last pullback depth,
  • the average pullback depth,
  • the last Fibonacci retracement %.

On the chart, it:

• plots a large green dot at the low of the pullback in an uptrend,
• a large red dot at the high of the pullback in a downtrend,
• optionally prints a compact label like:
  22.5 p / 38.2%.

In the top-left corner, a dynamic legend displays:

• current trend direction (UP / DOWN / NONE);
• number of pullbacks in the current trend;
• last pullback depth (in pips);
• average pullback depth (in pips);
• last Fibonacci retracement percentage.

Key Parameters

• Trend EMA period
  EMA period used to define trend direction.
• Min pullback size (pips)
  Minimum required pullback depth (in pips) to count as a valid retracement.
• Breakout buffer (pips)
  Extra distance price must move beyond the previous trend extreme to confirm a new leg and close the pullback.
• Signal offset (pips) for text
  Vertical offset for text labels relative to the pullback high/low.
• Show legend on chart
  Toggles the on-chart legend with trend, last and average metrics.
• Show text labels near dots
  If enabled, prints a small label next to the dot with pullback depth (and optionally Fibonacci %).
• Show Fibonacci % in labels
  If enabled, shows both pips and Fibonacci % in the label (XX.Xp / YY.Y%).
• Dot size
  Controls how big the dots appear on the chart, making pullbacks easy to spot even on lower timeframes.

Practical use cases

• Visually profiling how deep pullbacks usually are on a given symbol/timeframe.
• Planning limit entries around typical retracement zones instead of random levels.
• Spotting unusually deep pullbacks (for example, beyond 61.8% or 78.6%) that may signal trend exhaustion or a possible reversal.
• Adding objective, numeric pullback and Fibonacci information to your trend-trading playbook.

How Fibonacci retracement is calculated in Trend Pullback Profiler

Trend Pullback Profiler calculates the Fibonacci-style retracement percentage based on the last impulse leg of the trend, not on arbitrary highs and lows.

In an uptrend

1. The indicator tracks an impulse leg from:
2. • Trend base price = last significant low (end of the previous pullback)
   • Trend extreme = last swing high of the trend
2. When a pullback forms, the indicator measures:
3. • Depth of the pullback (price):
     depthPrice = trendHigh – pullbackLow
   • Size of the impulse leg:
     legSize = trendHigh – trendBasePrice
3. The Fibonacci retracement percentage is:

Fib% = (depthPrice / legSize) * 100

So if price falls back roughly 38.2%–50% of the last impulse before continuing up, you’ll see values close to 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, etc.

In a downtrend

1. The impulse leg runs from:
2. • Trend base price = last significant high (end of the previous pullback)
   • Trend extreme = last swing low of the trend
2. The pullback goes up against the trend, and the indicator measures:
3. • Depth of the pullback (price):
     depthPrice = pullbackHigh – trendLow
   • Size of the impulse leg:
     legSize = trendBasePrice – trendLow
3. Same formula:

Fib% = (depthPrice / legSize) * 100

This way, every dot you see on the chart represents a pullback inside a clear impulse of the current trend, expressed both in pips and in Fibonacci %, so you can quickly judge if a retracement is shallow, typical, or unusually deep.