# Signals & Chart Anatomy

**AIMS The Seed** transforms your chart into a unified momentum workspace by highlighting Inside Bar volatility contractions directly on price candles and providing a day-bounded session anchor.

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## The Seed: Inside Bar Compression Anatomy[​](#the-seed-inside-bar-compression-anatomy "Direct link to The Seed: Inside Bar Compression Anatomy")

An Inside Bar occurs when the entire high-to-low range of the current candle is completely engulfed within the range of the preceding mother bar:



* **High Bracket (`Buffer 4`)**: A gold histogram bar (`clrGold`) capping the high of the Inside Bar.
* **Low Bracket (`Buffer 5`)**: A gold histogram bar (`clrGold`) floor under the low of the Inside Bar.
* **Market Significance**: Represents a temporary equilibrium where volatility contracts to extreme lows before an aggressive directional expansion.

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## Momentum-Colored Candlesticks[​](#momentum-colored-candlesticks "Direct link to Momentum-Colored Candlesticks")

Unlike basic charts that color bars purely on `Close > Open`, The Seed colors bars according to the slope of the Awesome Oscillator (AO):

* **Green Candle (Bull Body & Wick, Buffers 0 & 2)**: Rendered in `clrForestGreen` whenever AO momentum is rising (`AO[0] > AO[1]`). Keeps traders aligned with bullish order flow.
* **Red Candle (Bear Body & Wick, Buffers 1 & 3)**: Rendered in `clrCrimson` whenever AO momentum is falling (`AO[0] < AO[1]`). Warns traders against buying into bearish momentum even if the candle close is nominally higher.

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## Session Open Benchmark Line[​](#session-open-benchmark-line "Direct link to Session Open Benchmark Line")

When `InpShowDailyOpen = true`, a continuous horizontal benchmark line (Buffer 6, `clrDeepSkyBlue`, dashed) is projected from `InpOpenHour:InpOpenMinute`:

* **Intraday Bullish Regime**: Price trades above the Session Open line.
* **Intraday Bearish Regime**: Price trades below the Session Open line.