CYCLESX

Hurst, measured.

Hurst's cycle tools, built on the cycles the market actually has. Measured from the market and graded for quality.

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Know which cycles to trust.

Not every wave on a chart is a dependable cycle. CyclesX grades every cycle it finds, so you see at a glance which rhythms are strong and which are still developing.

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What it shows

One small panel that reads like a briefing. Hurst’s FLDs, troughs and targets on the chart, and the cycle wave in its own pane.

[Chart screenshot: CyclesX on AAPL 1h]
  1. A

    The verdict

    The strongest cycle on the chart, its length in market time, and its quality grade, and whether it is still steady today.

  2. B

    Where you are

    Rising or falling, how far from trough to peak, and when the next turn is due, in real dates and times.

  3. C

    Turn Zone

    How tightly the cycles line up at a turn, from -10 to +10. A reason to watch, not a reason to act.

  4. D

    FLD targets

    Price and time targets from Hurst’s crossings, marked hit early, on time, late or missed, with the next FLD and target clusters.

  5. E

    Cycle RSI

    An RSI tuned to the dominant cycle, with bands that adapt to the market.

  6. F

    Real-market time

    Each market’s own trading hours, any time zone, a panel that fits a phone, alerts and screener columns.

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Cycles nest inside cycles.

Fig. 1 · Three cycles, one shared low

In 1970 J.M. Hurst showed that market cycles nest inside each other and tend to bottom together. A major low is where several cycles turn at once.

His Future Line of Demarcation turns that into something you can act on: when price crosses it, the move often runs about as far again. CyclesX draws the FLDs, the crossings, past troughs and each target, and marks it hit early, on time, late or missed.

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Two schools. One tool.

Hurst gave traders the tools. Spectral analysis measures which cycles are really in the data. CyclesX joins them.

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Set the trend aside

Price is trend, rhythm and noise. The trend comes out first.

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Measure the rhythm

Spectral analysis finds which cycle lengths are really there, and how strong each is.

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Grade every cycle

Each cycle is graded on how clearly it stands out, how often it repeats and how steady it is today, so you know which to rely on.

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Apply Hurst

FLDs, troughs, nesting and targets are drawn on the measured cycles, not a textbook ladder.

Read it in four moves

  1. 01 · Verdict

    Check the cycle grade first. Strong and Confirmed cycles give the clearest readings.

  2. 02 · Position

    Position and Turn Zone tell you where you are and when the next turn is due.

  3. 03 · Agreement

    Look for the FLD target, the cycle turn and the Cycle RSI pointing the same way.

  4. 04 · Confirmation

    Let price confirm. A turn zone is a reason to watch, not to act.

Why settle for average?

Hurst’s textbook lengths are averages. CyclesX measures the cycles this market actually has, and applies Hurst’s tools to those.

Read why →

Get CyclesX.

CyclesX runs on TradingView as an invite-only indicator. Access is handled on TradingView.

Open CyclesX on TradingView →

Questions? Write to support@cycles.technology.

  1. 1Open the script page
    Use the button to open CyclesX on TradingView.
  2. 2Request access
    Send the author a private message on TradingView with your username.
  3. 3Add it to your chart
    Once you are added, CyclesX appears under Indicators › Invite-only scripts.

Straight answers

More detail in the manual.

Can it tell me where the market is going?

It projects the current rhythm forward so you can plan around likely turns, with dates in real market time. Like any projection, it updates as new bars arrive.

Does it repaint?

Readings and signals use closed bars by default, so nothing flickers while a bar forms. The cycle lengths can update as the market changes, and when they do the FLD lines and past troughs are redrawn with the new lengths.

What do the cycle grades mean?

Strong and Confirmed cycles stand out clearly and repeat reliably. Developing cycles are close. At Low confidence the panel greys out the readings that depend on the cycle, and a higher timeframe often gives a clearer picture.

Why do the cycle lengths change?

Markets change rhythm. As new bars arrive, the scan may find that a slightly different cycle fits better. Small changes are normal; big ones are a sign the market has shifted.

Why is there a target but no trade?

Every FLD crossing gets a target. A trade appears only when the crossing holds for the confirmation bars and the two agreement cycles agree.

Why is the FLD target measured from an earlier low, not the latest small dip?

Following Hurst, the target is measured from the cycle’s own trough. Small dips while price wiggles around the FLD belong to shorter cycles, so they count as part of the same low.

What do the grades A, B and C mean?

How strongly the two agreement cycles back the trade. A: both agree. B: one agrees. C: neither. They also set the suggested risk.

Which markets and timeframes?

Any TradingView market, from 1 minute to monthly. Settings follow the chart timeframe automatically.

Does it work on the phone?

Yes. The panel can sit on the price chart in a compact layout made for small screens.

Which time zone are the dates in?

The exchange’s by default. Pick any city in the settings; daylight saving is applied automatically and the panel header shows the zone in use.

Can I use it in the screener?

Yes. CyclesX adds columns for TradingView’s Pine Screener, such as signal, grade, Turn Zone score and dominant cycle.

Is this the Hurst exponent?

No. The Hurst exponent is a statistic named after a different Hurst, the hydrologist H.E. Hurst, and measures how persistent a series is. CyclesX follows J.M. Hurst, who studied market cycles.

Is it financial advice?

No. CyclesX is an analysis tool. Trading decisions are yours.

How do I get access?

Open CyclesX on TradingView and send the author a private message with your username. Once you are added, it appears under Indicators › Invite-only scripts.