Adaptive Heikin-KAMA Breakout System

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Forex (Majors), Equities (Indices), Crypto (Majors) · Timeframes: H1, H4, D1

Thesis

The strategy assumes that market efficiency (calculated by KAMA's Efficiency Ratio) clusters momentum; by using Heikin-Ashi to filter out micro-noise and the UT Bot to detect volatility breakouts, we can capture the meat of an 'efficient' trend while minimizing exposure during 'inefficient' or choppy price action. The edge lies in the delay-response of HA-smoothed ATR for exits, allowing the trend to breathe.

Components

• Heikin-Ashi Candles (regime) — Acts as a high-level noise filter to ensure the trade aligns with dominant momentum, preventing counter-trend entries.
• MultiKAMA (TyphooN) (direction) — Adapts to market efficiency; confirms that the trend has sufficient 'straight-line speed' (Efficiency Ratio) before a signal is valid.
• UT Bot Alerts (MQL5) (entry) — Translates ATR-based trailing levels into binary entry triggers, providing the execution bridge between trend and price action.
• ATR Heiken Ashi (exit) — Uses smoothed volatility to set a trailing take-profit that is less reactive to momentary spikes than standard ATR.
• ATR SL Finder (risk) — Provides a hard logic for initial risk based on raw price volatility to ensure trade survival from the entry bar.

Known failure conditions

• Efficiency Ratio (MultiKAMA) consistently stays below 0.3 for extended periods while UT Bot triggers, indicating perpetual noise.
• The lag introduced by the Heikin-Ashi regime filter results in entries after 70% of the price move has already occurred.

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