yes eventually we could program it into a system so that various criteria can be back tested - for now I'm simply trying to get all the parameters in place that I like for the indicator before moving to the next step.  Either way I think the BPT MA Delxuxe has now turned into a very useful custom indicator that, quite honestly, I don't think I've seen anything out there similar to it before, and there are a TON of indicators of all sorts.  What's also nice about the BPT MA Delxue is that you can just turn off all the settings and use it as a simply moving average set i.e. like a 50, 200 SMA or EMA or 20 and 50 EMA etc, therefore you can use it to replace your standard moving average sets too vs using it in this exotic way

By the way - I used to have this indicator names: BPT MA Extreme - which one is better, Deluxe or Extreme LOL