How TA Station Works
From asset selection to annotated chart — a walkthrough of the full analysis pipeline.
James processes every technical analysis request through a structured pipeline: raw price data is fetched, a set of 6 core indicators is computed, the results are passed to an AI model, and a detailed report is generated alongside annotated chart drawings. Each step is automated — you select an asset and timeframe, and the engine handles the rest.
Data Flow
Select asset and timeframe
Choose a trading pair from the supported asset classes (Crypto, Stocks, Forex, Futures) and pick a timeframe — from 5-minute scalping charts up to monthly investor views.
Fetch price data
Historical OHLCV (open, high, low, close, volume) data is pulled for the selected pair and timeframe. A sufficient candle window is retrieved to give all indicators enough history to produce accurate readings.
Compute 6 base indicators
RSI, MACD, EMA 20/50/200, Bollinger Bands, VWAP, and Support & Resistance are all calculated against the price series. Each indicator produces a structured signal object, not just a raw number.
AI analysis
The structured signal data is assembled into a prompt and sent to an AI-powered model. The model interprets confluence across indicators, weights signals against the selected timeframe, and writes a coherent market assessment.
Report and chart annotations
The AI returns a structured report containing trend direction, key price levels, a directional prediction, and a set of chart drawings. These drawings are rendered as overlays on the interactive price chart.
Supported Asset Classes
| Asset Class | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Crypto | BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB... | Thousands of trading pairs |
| Stocks | AAPL, TSLA, NVDA | Major equities |
| Forex | EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, USD/JPY | Major and minor FX pairs |
| Futures | ES1!, NQ1!, CL1! | Index and commodity futures |
What the AI Produces
The AI does not simply list indicator values — it writes a structured analysis report. Each report contains a narrative section explaining the current market context, followed by discrete output fields covering:
Sentiment
An overall directional bias (Bullish, Bearish, or Neutral) derived from signal confluence across all active indicators. The AI weighs conflicting signals and explains its reasoning in plain language.
Key Price Levels
Significant support and resistance zones are identified from fractal analysis of the price structure. These are presented as labelled horizontal zones on the chart, not just single price points.
Chart Drawings
The AI generates a set of annotated drawings — trendlines, level markers, and Fibonacci retracement levels — which are rendered directly on the interactive chart alongside your price candles.
The chart
The report opens on a TradingView chart. The drawings the AI made for the report sit on it as locked shapes: you can read them and zoom around them, but you cannot drag or delete them, so the report always shows what was written. The layer menus in the chart toolbar (Levels & zones, Patterns and, when the report has one, Waves) switch those drawings on and off by group, and the Display menu holds axis labels, scale and indicator panes.
Your own drawings and indicators
Everything else on the chart is yours. Use the drawing tools on the left to add trend lines, boxes and notes, and the Indicators button to add studies. Your drawings and indicators are saved with the report: a status beside the Display menu reads "Saving…" and then "Saved", and they are there again the next time you open the report. Change the chart's timeframe and the chart redraws on it; "Report timeframe" in the Display menu takes it back to the one the report was read on.
"Clear my drawings" in the Display menu removes your own drawings from the chart. It leaves the report's drawings where they are.
Other people's reports
An admin who opens another user's report sees the chart read-only: no drawing tools, nothing is saved, and the owner's own drawings stay as they left them.
Credit Cost
| Tier | Base Cost | Add-ons |
|---|---|---|
| Base Analysis | 1 credit | Included: all 6 indicators + AI report |
| Standard Prediction | +5 credits | Fast AI market prediction layer |
| Advanced Prediction | +15 credits | Deeper AI reasoning, more powerful model |
| Add-on Indicators | +1 to +2 credits each | MACD Histogram, Thermal Map, Cycle Pulse |
| EW Station tracing | 5 credits (AI re-run 2) | structure, alternates, invalidation levels |