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N of M

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N of M node on the canvas

True when at least N of the wired input signals are true on the bar — 'confluence' / confirmation voting (e.g. '≥3 of these 5 conditions agree'). Generalises AND (N = all) and OR (N = 1).

N-of-M is a confluence voter: wire several signals into it and it fires when at least N of them are true on the bar. It's how you say "I want confirmation, but not perfection" — e.g. "enter when any 3 of these 5 conditions agree" — and it generalises the strict all-must-agree And and the any-one-will-do Or.

How it works

Each bar it counts how many of the wired input signals are True and outputs True when that count is at least min_true. Set min_true to the number of votes you require. With min_true = 1 it behaves like Or; with min_true equal to the number of inputs it behaves like And; anywhere in between gives you a tunable confluence threshold. Lookahead-free.

When to use it

Use it to build robust, non-brittle entries: instead of demanding every filter line up (rare, few trades) or any single one (noisy), require a majority. It's ideal for combining a basket of confirmations — trend, momentum, volume, structure — where you want most, not all, to agree. Raising min_true trades frequency for selectivity.

Example

3-of-5 confluence long: wire trend, momentum, a pullback trigger, a volume filter and a session filter into N-of-M with min_true = 3, then feed the output into the Tester — you enter when the weight of evidence agrees, even if one or two filters disagree.

Tips & gotchas

  • Generalises And/Or — min_true = M is AND, min_true = 1 is OR.
  • Order doesn't matter — it's a count, so all wired signals are equal votes.
  • Only signals count — wire boolean conditions, not raw series.
  • Raise min_true for fewer, higher-quality signals; lower it for more.

Inputs

Socket Type What to wire in
Inputs signal Boolean signals to combine

Outputs

Output Type Plots as Description
Result signal Signal arrows Combined boolean signal

Parameters

Parameter Type Default What it does
N (min true) number · 1–100 2 Minimum number of inputs that must be true.

Reference auto-generated from the block catalog · category Signals.