Psych-Grid Ribbon Momentum

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

Thesis

Market participants disproportionately cluster orders at round psychological numbers (e.g., 1.1000, 1.1500). By entering a trend-aligned momentum move (Williams %R) precisely as price interacts with these levels, the strategy exploits the liquidity 'launchpad' effect or the 'rejection' from institutional zones. Fixed grid-based risk management acknowledges that these levels act as local support/resistance structures.

Components

• Round Levels Zone Shading (regime) — Defines the psychological regime where institutional order flow often clusters, providing a structural filter for entry.
• Moving Average Ribbon (chingc) (direction) — Determines the prevailing trend direction and strength to ensure momentum entries are aligned with the path of least resistance.
• Williams %R (entry) — Identifies local exhaustion and momentum shifts within the larger trend.
• Bollinger bands / Connectable [Azullian] (exit) — Captures mean reversion targets and volatility-based exits when price stretches beyond standard deviations.
• Grid Points Utility (risk) — Provides fixed horizontal levels used to define precise stop-loss distances and trade spacing based on price structure.
• Gain Loss Info (Visual Overlays) (volatility_filter) — Filters out low-volatility environments by requiring a minimum point-move threshold before signals are considered valid.

Known failure conditions

• Price remains pinned at a Round Level for extended periods without directional follow-through.
• High-impact news creates slippage that exceeds the Grid Point spacing.
• Moving Average Ribbon converges into a tight 'knot' indicating zero trend.

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