Psych-Grid Volume Expansion Strategy

Family: breakout · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Indices · Timeframes: M15, H1

Thesis

Psychological price levels (round numbers) represent nodes of liquidity where pending orders cluster; a breakout of these levels, when supported by a positive bar-count ratio (ADR_B) and volume-weighted momentum (WatchTower), indicates a high probability of institutional trend continuation.

Components

• Advance/Decline Ratio (Bars) (regime) — Establish if the micro-structure is currently dominated by buyers or sellers based on bar closing direction relative to opening.
• GoldenChart MACD (direction) — Provides the primary trend direction bias via histogram color and location relative to zero.
• Grid Points Utility (entry) — Acts as the trigger mechanism; entries only occur upon the breach of fixed psychological price intervals.
• MACD (exit) — Uses signal line crossovers to exit positions when momentum shifts against the trade.
• Grid Bot [Grid range plugin] Two Moving Avarages [psyll] (risk) — Defines dynamic volatility boundaries for stop-loss placement and position scaling.
• KandleKings™ WatchTower v1.0 (confirmation) — Validates the grid level breach with volume-weighted price action and RSI momentum.

Known failure conditions

• ADR_B remains oscillating around 1.0 for extended periods, indicating no clear bar-level dominance.
• Price remains within the Grid Bot High/Low range for more than 50 bars without hitting a grid point.
• WatchTower volume breakout triggers frequently without price following through (volume churn).

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