# Chart Examples

For designed, step-by-step teaching examples, [open the five interactive chart lessons](/indicators/confluence/docs/features/chart-lessons.md). The screenshots below show the indicator on MT5; the interactive lessons use illustrative data.

Chart walkthroughs for the **Confluence Indicator Suite** on **MetaTrader 5**. Use these after [Confluence reads](/indicators/confluence/docs/features/confluence-reads.md) and [Confluence status model](/indicators/confluence/docs/strategy-foundation/confluence-status-model.md) to see how **Setup**, **Wave**, **Banana**, and **Bubble** facts combine into one dashboard verdict.

Review prompts, not orders

Screenshots show setups to **review**. They are not trade recommendations. **VALID** on the Banana tab and **AVOID** on Banana Confluence can coexist — confluence filters context, not just the last arrow.

**Chart:** BTCUSD · **Timeframe:** M5 or M1 (as labeled per example)

## Four layers validate every signal[​](#four-layers-validate-every-signal "Direct link to Four layers validate every signal")

Confluence does not trust a single indicator in isolation. Before you act, the dashboard cross-checks:

| Layer              | What it checks                                     |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Wave context**   | Elliott wave stage, target room, momentum warnings |
| **Setup box read** | Box lifecycle, compression, and Setup 1 alignment  |
| **Bubble timing**  | Extension, burst, pullback-zone timing             |
| **Banana signal**  | Last Banana or Seed marker and tab validity        |

![BTCUSD M5 chart — Confluence uses Wave context, Setup box read, Bubble timing, and Banana signal to validate a sell](/img/indicators/confluence/mt5/chart-examples/four-layers-validate-signals.png)

Four layers on one readout — Wave context, Box/Reason, Bubble timing, and Banana last signal reviewed together.

## VALID on the tab, AVOID on confluence[​](#valid-on-the-tab-avoid-on-confluence "Direct link to VALID on the tab, AVOID on confluence")

A **VALID** Banana sell on the tab does **not** always mean take the trade. When wave context and Bubble timing disagree — for example **Bearish W3** with **Dangerous Burst** — **Banana Trend Confluence** can still show **AVOID** even though the Banana tab passed its filters.

![BTCUSD M5 — Valid Sell Banana 1 on the tab but Banana Trend Confluence status AVOID](/img/indicators/confluence/mt5/chart-examples/valid-banana-signal-avoid.png)

\*\*VALID\*\* on the Banana tab · \*\*AVOID\*\* on Banana Confluence — review the combined read before you click.

Cross-read: [Banana tab in the suite](/indicators/confluence/docs/features/banana-tab-in-suite.md) · [Quality tiers](/indicators/confluence/docs/strategy-foundation/confluence-status-model.md#quality-tiers)

## Elliott wave context on screen[​](#elliott-wave-context-on-screen "Direct link to Elliott wave context on screen")

AIMS Wave labels structure on the chart and in the **Wave Count** section — for example **Bearish W5**, contained Wave 4 retracement, and **W5 momentum** warnings. Setup 1 Confluence and Banana Confluence rows reference the same wave facts.

![BTCUSD M1 — Elliott wave labels on chart with Bearish W5 and Wave tab on the dashboard](/img/indicators/confluence/mt5/chart-examples/elliott-wave-on-screen.png)

Wave context on chart and dashboard — W5 stage, contained W4, and momentum warnings in one place.

More: [AIMS Wave in the suite](/indicators/confluence/docs/features/aims-wave-in-suite.md)

## Take-profit target zones[​](#take-profit-target-zones "Direct link to Take-profit target zones")

Confluence surfaces **target zones** from the wave read — for example **TZ1** at a Fibonacci extension — so you can see where the move may pause **before** you size a trade. Late extension into a target zone often downgrades quality to **CAUTION** or **AVOID**.

![BTCUSD M1 chart with TZ1 take-profit level and Bearish W5 wave context on the dashboard](/img/indicators/confluence/mt5/chart-examples/take-profit-target-zone.png)

Calculated target zone (TZ1) on chart — use with Setup 1 and Banana confluence quality before entry.

## Related[​](#related "Direct link to Related")

* [Confluence reads](/indicators/confluence/docs/features/confluence-reads.md)
* [How confluence works](/indicators/confluence/docs/strategy-foundation/how-confluence-works.md)
* [Confluence status model](/indicators/confluence/docs/strategy-foundation/confluence-status-model.md)
* [Banana tab in the suite](/indicators/confluence/docs/features/banana-tab-in-suite.md)
* [Product landing — Confluence Indicator](/confluence-indicator)