How to Combine Indicators: SMA 200 + RSI + Regression (Market Median) on 30m

A practical indicator-combination framework for crypto: SMA 200 breadth for regime, Market Median regression deviation for baseline context, and Median RSI for momentum “temperature.” Includes long/short cheat sheet and a traffic-light filter for screener alerts

How to Combine Indicators: SMA 200 + RSI + Regression (Market Median) on 30m
Indicators | January 16, 2026

How to Combine SMA 200, Median RSI, and Market Median

This article explains how to combine SMA 200 breadth, Market Median regression deviation, and Median RSI into a single 30m framework to read market phases and filter screener alerts for both longs and shorts.
How to Combine SMA 200, Median RSI, and Market Median

When you use indicators in isolation, each one shows a different layer of the market: strength vs. weakness, overheating vs. exhaustion, deviation from a baseline. Instead of juggling “three opinions,” it’s easier to read them as one framework. On our website we treat SMA 200 Breadth + Median RSI + Market Median as a single workflow: regime → deviation → temperature. All metrics are built on the 30-minute timeframe, so they are directly comparable.

  • SMA 200 Breadth shows the regime: is the market broadly strong or weak?
  • Median RSI shows the temperature: is momentum overheated or washed out?
  • Market Median / Regression Dev shows deviation from baseline: is the market trading above or below the regression-channel midline?

This combination is not a “magic entry system.” It helps you read the market phase first, and only then decide which screener alerts are worth acting on.


What Each Metric Means

SMA 200 Breadth — where the majority sits

This is the share of coins trading above their SMA 200. In practice, it tells you whether the market has a solid base under it.

  • high values → strength regime (risk-on)
  • low values → weakness regime (risk-off)
  • middle zone → transition market with more noise and false moves

Median RSI — how “hot” the market is

Median RSI tracks market-wide momentum (for the majority of coins).

  • high → hot market: strong impulse, but chasing gets expensive
  • low → cold market: seller pressure, reactions need confirmation
  • around the middle → often range/p chop

Market Median (Regression Median) — how far the market is from baseline

This is the market-wide median % deviation from the regression-channel midline.

  • positive → the market is, on average, above its midlines (premium)
  • negative → the market is, on average, below its midlines (discount)
  • near zero → normalization, closer to typical conditions

A 10-Second Market Read

  1. SMA 200 Breadth — define the regime: strong or weak.
  2. Market Median — premium or discount versus baseline.
  3. Median RSI — hot or cold momentum.
  4. Then move to screener alerts and individual coins.

Practical Rules

6 “If… then…” rules

  1. If Breadth > 60% and Market Median < 0, prioritize recovery longs, especially when Median RSI climbs out of low readings.
  2. If Breadth > 60% and Market Median > 0, the market is in premium: longs only selectively; don’t chase pumps—wait for confirmation or normalization.
  3. If Breadth < 40% and Market Median > 0, it’s a bounce inside a weak regime: shorts tend to be cleaner; longs should be selective and not scaled aggressively.
  4. If Breadth < 40% and Market Median < 0, the market is weak and pressed down: longs only after a clear reaction; keep cascade-liquidation days in mind.
  5. If Breadth is 40–60%, it’s a transition market: trade less, take only A-setups.
  6. If Market Median pushes into extremes, typical levels can stop working: reduce activity until conditions normalize.

One cheat sheet (long/short) using three metrics

Green (you can be more active):

  • Long: SMA 200 Breadth above ~60% (strength regime) + Market Median below zero (discount) + Median RSI not overheated and/or recovering from “cold.”
  • In this context, OI growth and zone reactions tend to read best; don’t chase pumps—wait for confirmation.
  • Short: SMA 200 Breadth below ~40% (weakness regime) + Market Median above zero (premium) + Median RSI high/heating up.
  • In this context, dumps, long liquidations, and OI fading often read best; a pump can become a “sellable” move once momentum fades.

Yellow (A-setups only):

SMA 200 Breadth in the ~40–60% range or the metrics conflict. Trade less: take only the strongest screener events with clean structure, and avoid scaling just because an alert fired.

Red (high caution):

  • Long: Breadth below ~40% + deep discount in Market Median + low Median RSI. Cascade risk is higher, so act only after a clear reaction and confirmed participation.
  • Short: Breadth above ~60% + Market Median in premium + high Median RSI. Shorting a heated risk-on market often means trading against the regime—wait for cooling/normalization.

How to read the “traffic light”:

Green = metrics align and the market is readable. Yellow = transition/noise. Red = stress/extremes or trading against regime: fewer trades, stricter rules.


Conclusion

This is a practical regime framework: Breadth sets direction, while deviation and temperature help you avoid poor timing. In strength regimes, cleaner longs often appear from discount and normalization; in weakness regimes, cleaner shorts often appear from premium and overheating.

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