ML-Enhanced Gap Momentum Explorer

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, H4, D1

Thesis

This strategy hypothesizes that price gaps are not merely noise but represent 'information shocks' when they align with both a deep-learning validated regime (ML SuperTrend) and a high efficiency-to-noise ratio (ER). By using the Sherif Hilo channel as a directional anchor, we enter only when the gap confirms the established trend. The edge lies in the filtering of gaps: most gaps in ranging markets are mean-reverting, but gaps in 'efficient' trending markets (ER > 0.25) tend to be breakaway signals that precede a momentum surge.

Components

• ML SuperTrend (Ultimate) - Auto-Optimized AI with LSTM (regime) — Provides the primary regime filter by using deep learning to identify if current volatility clusters and price features favor a trending environment.
• Sherif Hilo (direction) — Acts as a slow-moving structural filter to ensure the trade aligns with the established long-term price channel.
• MindTheGap (entry) — Acts as the catalyst; a gap in the direction of the trend signifies a sudden liquidity imbalance or 'breakaway' momentum.
• Laguerre RSI (exit) — Provides a responsive momentum-based exit to capture the impulse before the trend-following filters lag behind a reversal.
• SuperTrend (risk) — Used strictly for hard stop-loss placement and dynamic risk-adjusted position sizing based on ATR.
• Efficiency Ratio (Kaufman) (volatility_filter) — Filters out 'noisy' or inefficient price action where gaps are more likely to be noise than directional intent.

Known failure conditions

• The ML SuperTrend enters a 'black box' state where it fails to adapt to regime shifts (e.g., flash crashes).
• The market enters a prolonged low-volatility period where MindTheGap never triggers despite a clear Sherif Hilo trend.
• Laguerre RSI remains pinned at extremes during hyper-trends, leading to premature exits.

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