About PAT AMD Indicator & Martin Cole

The Origin Story: 1999

In 1999, Martin Cole created and first documented the market maker method of trading financial markets. The method consists of three market phases: Accumulation, Manipulation, and Distribution (AMD). The distribution phase is also known as the profit release phase.

The method revealed how market makers and large institutions engineer price movements through the three repeating phases. This framework was featured as a 4-page spread in Futures & Options World magazine in 1999—showcasing Martin's ability to predict market moves "better than eight times out of ten."

In 2001, Martin published Trading For A Bright Future, documenting the complete Market Maker Method. For over two decades, Martin taught this framework through books, videos, and live trading education.

Since 2010, the AMD framework has spread globally through numerous educators and platforms. Today, dozens of companies teach AMD-based approaches. While the methodology's reach has expanded through many channels, PAT stands apart: it's the only AMD indicator created by the person who invented the framework in 1999. Framework + Tool = Both from Martin Cole.

But here's what makes PAT different: PAT is the only AMD indicator created by the person who invented AMD in 1999. Framework + Tool = Both from Martin Cole.

What PAT AMD Indicator Is

The PAT AMD Indicator (Professional Activity Tracker) is a TradingView indicator that visualizes the Market Maker Method in real-time. It shows you Accumulation, Manipulation, and Distribution as it happens—not after the fact.

PAT reveals the AMD cycle through five visual elements:

• The Floating Zone — Shows accumulation: underlying market sentiment as professional capital builds
• Buffers — Reveal manipulation: where market makers test belief and trap retail traders
• Whale Markers — Signal distribution (profit release): when accumulated profits are released and institutional positions exit
• Ray Lines — Where accumulation pivots on underlying strength or weakness; remembered belief levels
• Pressure Points — Where conviction starts to become fractured; early warning signs of belief shifts

Each element maps directly to a phase of the AMD cycle. Together, they give you a complete picture of what market makers are doing—right now.

Why I Created PAT AMD Indicator

For 26 years, I taught the AMD framework manually—through books, videos, charts, and live examples. Traders understood the concepts but struggled to apply them consistently in real-time.

The problem wasn't the framework. The framework worked. The problem was execution: identifying accumulation zones, spotting manipulation in the moment, recognizing when distribution begins. It required experience, pattern recognition, and constant attention.

So I built the PAT AMD Indicator to do what I'd been teaching traders to do manually since 1999: read the AMD cycle in real-time. PAT doesn't predict—it reveals. It shows you the three phases as they unfold, using the same principles I documented 26 years ago.

The Philosophy Behind PAT AMD Indicator

PAT AMD Indicator is built on the Market Maker Method created in 1999. The philosophy is simple:

Trade the AMD Cycle, Not Predictions

You can't predict the future. But you can identify which phase of the AMD cycle the market is in right now. Is professional capital accumulating? Are market makers manipulating belief to trap retail traders? Has distribution (profit release) begun? PAT AMD Indicator answers these questions visually.

Read Market Maker Phases in Real-Time

Traditional indicators lag. They show you the past. PAT AMD Indicator shows you the present: where accumulation is forming (The Floating Zone), where manipulation is testing boundaries (Buffers), and where distribution is releasing profits (Whale Markers). You're reading Market Maker intent as it happens.

Five Elements, One Coherent Picture

Most traders drown in complexity—ten indicators, conflicting signals, analysis paralysis. PAT AMD Indicator simplifies: five visual elements that work together to reveal the AMD cycle. You're not juggling tools. You're reading one coherent picture of Market Maker activity.

The Only Genuine AMD Indicator

PAT is the only AMD indicator created by the person who invented the AMD framework in 1999. While others may interpret AMD concepts, PAT is the original—built by me, Martin Cole, who documented this method 26 years ago in Futures & Options World magazine and published it in my 2001 book.

Framework + Tool = Both from Martin Cole. That's what makes PAT the genuine AMD indicator.

What Makes PAT AMD Indicator Different

• No repainting: What you see is what you get. Signals don't shift or disappear after the fact.
• Real-time AMD structure: Shows you what's happening now—accumulation forming, manipulation testing, distribution releasing—not what happened 20 bars ago.
• Built for TradingView: Clean, fast, and integrates seamlessly with your existing charts.
• 26-year methodology: Not a new interpretation. This is the original AMD framework, visualized.
• Complete education: Not just "install and figure it out." You get the Manual, Training videos, and the framework that's been refined for over two decades.

Who PAT AMD Indicator Is For

PAT AMD Indicator is for traders who are serious about learning to read the AMD cycle—not looking for magic signals or shortcuts. It's for:

• Retirees seeking a low-stress, structured approach to supplement income through the AMD framework
• Career-pivoters building a conviction-driven skill that compounds over time by reading Market Maker phases
• Plateaued traders ready to break through by reading the AMD cycle instead of chasing lagging indicators

If you're willing to learn—to study the AMD framework, practice reading the three phases, and shift from prediction-based guessing to AMD cycle awareness—PAT AMD Indicator will change how you trade. Permanently.

What You Get with PAT AMD Indicator

When you get the PAT AMD Indicator, you're not just buying a tool. You're getting a complete AMD framework education:

• The PAT AMD Indicator Manual: Deep-dive into each of the five elements with real chart examples showing Accumulation, Manipulation, and Distribution
• Video Training Course: Watch Martin demonstrate the AMD cycle on live charts
• Setup scenarios: How to read AMD phase transitions and position accordingly
• Risk management guidance: How to manage trades through the three-phase cycle
• Ongoing updates: As the indicator evolves, you get refinements and improvements

About Martin Cole

Martin Cole has been trading and teaching markets for over 30 years. He's not selling dreams—he's a practitioner who's seen every market cycle, every manipulation pattern, and every way traders sabotage themselves by ignoring the AMD cycle.

His approach is built on a simple realization he had decades ago: the market doesn't move on chart patterns or fundamentals alone. It moves through the three-phase Market Maker cycle—Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution. And that cycle is visible, if you know what to look for.

That insight became the AMD framework in 1999. It became the book in 2001. It became years of teaching through videos and live education. And in 2024, it became the PAT AMD Indicator—the visual implementation of what Martin has been teaching for 26 years.

My Commitment

I'm not here to sell you hope or hype. I'm here to teach you to read the AMD cycle—Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution—the way market makers and institutions actually operate.

The PAT AMD Indicator gives you a tool, a framework, and a lens into Market Maker intent. Study the Manual, practice reading the three phases, and shift from prediction-based trading to AMD cycle awareness. PAT AMD Indicator will change how you see markets.

Trade the AMD cycle, not predictions. That's been my philosophy since 1999. PAT AMD Indicator is that philosophy made visual.