GAS-Alpha Fractal Range Explorer

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Equities, Major Forex Pairs, Commodities · Timeframes: H1 drama/M15 entry, H4 trend/H1 entry

Thesis

This strategy hypothesizes that market trends are most tradeable during periods of high 'Alpha factor' conviction (GAS Levels) following a structural range narrowing. By utilizing Williams Fractals (delayed extremes) as triggers and Boxlines (range bounds) as risk anchors, the system captures late-cycle momentum while minimizing entries during low-alpha noise. Efficiency is sacrificed for confirmation.

Components

• GAS Price Levels (regime) — Filters for high-conviction trend/volatility environments using multi-factor alpha weighting.
• Simple Moving Average (SMA) (direction) — Acts as the primary trend filter to ensure trades align with the dominant momentum.
• Williams Fractals (entry) — Identifies structural breakout points after local swing high/low formation.
• Donchian Channels (exit) — Provides a volatility-adjusted exit mechanism once price breaks the N-period extreme.
• Boxline (Dynamic Range Breakout) (risk) — Uses the physical 'box' floor/ceiling to define hard stops and position sizing based on structural range.
• Stochastic Oscillator (confirmation) — Confirms the entry by ensuring price is not overextended and has internal momentum.
• Bollinger Bands (volatility_filter) — Prevents entry during low-volatility 'squeezes' where fractal breakouts are often false.

Known failure conditions

• Price displays 'sawtooth' behavior where fractal breaks occur inside the Boxline range without expansion.
• GAS Price Level alpha weights converge to zero or flip-flop frequently, indicating a lacks of structural alpha.
• Stochastic oscillator remains pinned at extremes for extended periods while price remains stagnant.

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