How to Use Decision Terminal?

A Short Guide

Where to start and in what order to read the tabs

Decision Terminal is built to help investors navigate the Bitcoin market.

The usual problem looks like this: you open dozens of charts, watch YouTube channels, listen to podcasts, read opinions on X, look at the price, and still do not know what to do. At the bottom, buying feels scary. At the top, selling feels greedy. Every day feels like you are either late or catching a falling knife. There is too much information, but no decision.

Decision Terminal compresses that noise into one structured answer to three questions:

1. What to do right now.

2. How confident to be.

3. What needs to change for the decision to change.

That is it. One verdict and the logic behind it. Below is how to read the four tabs and in what order.

Four tabs - four questions

At the top of the terminal, there are four tabs. Each one answers its own question, and together they form one decision.

Weekly Engine - what to do

This is the main screen. Every decision starts here. The screenshot shows the date 2025-09-28, when Weekly Engine identified the weekly status as PIVOT DEFENSE near the end of the bull cycle and gave the verdict: SELL / REDUCE TO 60%.

Problem: “I do not understand what to do this week - buy, hold, wait, or reduce?”

What it shows:

• the weekly decision: BUY / HOLD / WAIT / REDUCE / EXIT;

• allowed risk - Cap, meaning the maximum share of capital;

• why the decision is what it is - the Top Drivers block;

• what needs to happen next week for the plan to change.

How to read it. First, look at Action - what to do. Then Cap - what share of capital. Then Top Drivers - why the system gave this verdict. Finally, look at the block about next week: what needs to change for the plan to change.

The point is not to guess the market. The point is to understand the current decision and the condition that would change it. A bottom or a top is not defined by one single point, but by a ladder of signals - the engine guides you through it step by step.

Cycle Radar - where we are in the cycle

This is cycle context. Its job is to show which phase the market is in.

Problem: “Is this drawdown a buying opportunity or the start of a collapse? Am I accidentally buying euphoria at the top?”

What it shows:

• where the market is inside the cycle;

• whether this is an accumulation, overheating, or transition zone;

• how far the market is from extreme phases.

How to read it. The main verdict is CYCLE REGIME. Possible regimes: BOTTOM, ACCUMULATION, FUD SHAKEOUT, FALLING KNIFE, EUPHORIA BUILDING, EUPHORIA PEAK RISK.

Next to it are the key metrics and the STANCE / WATCHING block: the current diagnosis and what the system is watching next.

The rule is simple: if Cycle Radar shows FALLING KNIFE or EUPHORIA PEAK RISK, do not jump into longs just because the local chart looks green. Cycle context matters more than short-term noise.

The point is to avoid buying euphoria and avoid selling the bottom in panic. The same -20% drawdown can be a healthy shakeout, a real bottom, or a breakdown after the peak. Cycle Radar helps separate them.

Risk On/Off - whether the external environment is favorable

This is the external environment filter. It shows whether global markets support risk or, on the contrary, punish it.

Problem: “The Bitcoin chart is green, but the price is still falling. Why?”

What it shows: the state of global financial markets. The dashboard is calculated across 18 global instruments: Asian equities, European equities, US futures, VIX, DXY, oil, gold, and BTC ratios.

How to read it. Two numbers from -10 to +10: STRICT SYNC - everything aligned to the same date, and LIVE NOW - the latest data. Green zone - RISK ON, yellow - NEUTRAL, red - RISK OFF.

The rule is simple: if Risk On/Off shows RISK OFF, do not enter longs just because the local chart looks strong. The global filter can override the local signal.

The point is to avoid confusing a local bounce with a safe environment for risk.

Intraday - whether this is being confirmed right now

This is short-term confirmation on top of the weekly idea.

Important: in version 1.8, this block was rebuilt. Before, it was an intraday traffic light that produced its own verdict. Now it relies on Weekly Engine data and inherits the regime from it, while the MQS and EWS logic is fully preserved.

Problem: “The weekly idea is there, but when exactly should I act? Am I entering against the current move?”

What it shows:

• whether the weekly idea is being confirmed right now;

• whether the move is strengthening or weakening;

• whether the market is following the scenario or moving against it.

How to read it. The main verdict is MARKET REGIME:

• ACTIVE - the weekly context and intraday are aligned;

• SELECTIVE - the weekly context is still valid, but intraday confirmation is only partial;

• STAND ASIDE - no new positions: either the weekly rule does not allow exposure, or quality is weak;

• TRANSITION - a phase transition zone, where score reliability is lower.

The two circles - MQS and EWS - show the quality of the environment and the quality of the entry moment. Even with high MQS, if Weekly Engine does not allow risk, the final regime will be STAND ASIDE.

The point of Intraday is to check timing and alignment with the weekly idea. In other words, not to enter against the weekly decision and against the current flow.

The correct order of use

The tabs should not be read randomly, but as a chain. Each next layer refines the previous one.

1. Start with Weekly Engine - it gives the main decision.

2. Check Cycle Radar - where the market is in the larger cycle.

3. Check Risk On/Off - whether the external environment supports this decision.

4. Open Intraday - whether the idea is being confirmed right now.

If all four layers point in the same direction, the signal is strong. If they contradict each other, that is a signal to reduce risk or wait. The terminal does not remove contradictions for you - it makes them visible.

What the terminal does NOT do

It is important to understand the limits of the tool.

• The terminal shows whether the environment is favorable, and this is not a price prediction. It describes the current regime, not the future. The word “now” matters most here.

• It is not a replacement for your judgment. The terminal narrows the decision space, but the final decision remains yours.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which tab should a beginner start with?
Always start with Weekly Engine. It is the main decision of the week. The other three tabs are context that either strengthens that decision or warns you to be cautious.

What is the difference between Weekly Engine and Intraday?
Weekly Engine is the source of the weekly decision: regime, action, and Cap. Intraday does not produce its own strategic verdict. It checks whether the weekly idea is being confirmed right now and whether the quality of the entry moment has deteriorated.

First comes the decision - Weekly Engine. Then comes the alignment check - Intraday.

Why does Cycle Radar matter more than it seems?
Because the same drawdown means different things in different cycle phases. The tactical tabs do not distinguish this, but Cycle Radar does. It helps you avoid buying euphoria and avoid selling the bottom in panic.

How often does the terminal update?
Data is recalculated every 6 hours, while Weekly Engine is recalculated once a week. On Sunday, in the Substack newsletter, you receive the report on the Weekly Engine decision. On Monday, the terminal updates the full data for the previous week.

Additional guides:

How Weekly Engine helps identify the Cycle Bottom
Cycle Radar - a new block in Decision Terminal
Risk On/Off - a new block in Decision Terminal

Questions - in chat.

Axel