Educational use only — not financial advice. SentiGrid helps you learn common workflows with
real market data, but it does not place trades or recommend investments. Markets are uncertain and data feeds
can be delayed or incomplete.
What SentiGrid does
- Pulls market data from public providers and clearly labels the data source used for each chart.
- Draws candlestick charts with a small, widely used set of overlays:
- EMA (configurable) — a fast, responsive moving average.
- Bollinger Bands — show stretch/mean-reversion around the recent average.
- ATR — estimates typical movement to help size stops.
- Offers optional filters & confirmations commonly taught to new traders:
- 200-EMA trend filters (Buy-only / Sell-only variants).
- EMA momentum (14 vs 50) to avoid fighting momentum.
- Multi-timeframe confirmation (e.g., confirm Daily with H4/H1/M30).
- Volatility filter & sizing to scale down risk when conditions are jumpy.
- Sentiment (FXSSI) and COT (Leveraged Funds, weekly) for context (when recent).
- Computes position size from account size, risk %, and stop distance — so risk is explicit before any hypothetical trade.
- Shows a transparent “Why this decision” breakdown (Buy/Sell/Wait) — as an example, not a signal.
- Maintains a Status log (keys loaded, data requests, fallbacks, errors) for visibility.
Session & liquidity hints (time-of-day context)
The app displays a small line under Filters & Confirmation such as:
“Now 10:02 AM — Forex mostly closed. Liquidity is minimal; check your broker’s hours.”
This is a simple, automatic session awareness cue. It updates periodically and summarizes what’s typical for the current time (UTC logic) — for example, when FX is largely closed or when major sessions overlap. It’s context, not a signal, but helps set expectations for spreads, fills, and how noisy/quiet intraday moves may be.
Typical patterns (approximate UTC)
- Closed / thin periods
- Fri ~22:00 → Sun ~22:00: FX mostly closed. Liquidity is minimal; many brokers don’t quote or quote wide.
- Early week open (Sun late / Mon very early): conditions can be thin and jumpy.
- Late Friday: liquidity often fades into the close.
- Active sessions & overlaps
- London–New York overlap (12:00–16:00): typically most active — e.g., EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, XAU/USD.
- Europe / London (07:00–12:00): EUR/USD, GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, USD/CHF often see flow.
- US / New York (12:00–21:00): EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, XAU/USD remain active.
- Asia (22:00–08:00): USD/JPY, AUD/USD, NZD/USD, AUD/JPY are relatively more active.
Session norms are generalizations; world economic/political news can override typical patterns.
Why real data but not advice
Markets are uncertain, and no simple overlay guarantees future outcomes. SentiGrid’s outputs are illustrations of a process
— what to check, how to size, and how to think about context — not trade recommendations. You’re responsible for your own decisions.
Why these indicators and checks
- EMA — popular, transparent, and responsive without many knobs to over-fit.
- Bollinger Bands — a clear, visual way to spot expansion/mean-reversion pressure.
- ATR — practical for stop distance and risk sizing.
- 200-EMA trend filter — a common big-picture guardrail.
- EMA(14/50) momentum — a simple momentum test used widely in teaching material.
- Multi-timeframe confirmation — a classic way to reduce false positives.
- Volatility sizing — encourages smaller risk in turbulent periods.
- Sentiment & COT — not timing tools, but helpful macro/crowding context.
Who benefits
- Beginners who want a guided workflow: clear inputs, visible context, and an explained example decision.
- Intermediates who want quick sanity checks (trend, momentum, volatility, sentiment) and consistent risk sizing.
What SentiGrid doesn’t do
- No broker connection, order routing, or automated trading.
- No proprietary signals, back-tested claims, or performance promises.
- No guarantee that a “Buy/Sell/Wait” example will match future price action.
Data sources & limitations
- Data comes from third parties and may be delayed, rate-limited, or incomplete. The app tries multiple sources (e.g., Alpha Vantage ↔ Twelve Data) and clearly labels which one was used (including daily fallback when intraday isn’t available).
- COT is weekly and may be stale for some contracts; when too old, the app marks it as such and minimizes its influence.
- Economic calendar links open externally; they’re provided for convenience only.
Privacy & storage
- API keys are stored locally on your device (via
electron-store or a local JSON fallback).
- The app does not upload your keys to a server.
Why this app can help
SentiGrid is designed to teach the habits that matter early: identify trend and momentum, respect volatility, size risk before acting,
and check broader context (sentiment/COT/calendar/sessions). The focus is on being consistent, explainable, and disciplined.
For terms, privacy, risk, and EULA, see the links in the app footer.