VIX-Contango Volumatic Trend-Follower

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Equities, Indices · Timeframes: M15, H1

Thesis

The strategy hypothesizes that equity momentum is most persistent when the VIX Term Structure is in Contango (Ratio < 1), indicating market participants are not paying a premium for immediate protection. By identifying high-volume accumulation zones (Volumatic S/R) within these stable regimes, we enter trades with institutional backing and exit using Donchian Channels to capture extended trend moves while filtering out noise.

Components

• VIX Curve Regime (Simple) (regime) — Filters for 'Contango' regimes (VIX/VIX3M < 1), which historically correlate with equity market stability and trend persistence. Trading is suspended during Backwardation (Ratio > 1).
• Arrows Base Template (direction) — Provides the directional bias. Logic is implemented as: Bullish if Price > Volumatic Midpoint; Bearish if Price < Volumatic Midpoint.
• Volumatic Support/Resistance Levels [BigBeluga] (entry) — Identifies high-volume accumulation/distribution zones. Entries are triggered when price interacts with a volume-heavy S/R band within the established regime.
• Donchian Channels (exit) — Acts as a trailing stop/exit mechanism. Exiting on the opposite channel break captures the meat of the trend while providing a definitive stop-out for momentum exhaustion.
• Average True Range (ATR) (risk) — Used to normalize stop-loss distance and calculate position size based on current volatility, ensuring consistent dollar-risk across trades.
• ProfitRobots Dashboard Template (confirmation) — Ensures multi-timeframe alignment. A trade is only valid if the H1 trend on the dashboard matches the M15/M30 entry timeframe.

Known failure conditions

• VIX Curve remains in permanent Backwardation (Ratio > 1) during a prolonged bear market, preventing any entries.
• Extreme volume spikes during news events cause Volumatic S/R bands to widen to the point where ATR-based stops are hit before the price moves.
• Correlation breakdown between VIX term structure and Equities (e.g., VIX spikes while price continues to melt up).

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