Adaptive Volume-Cycle Convergence Strategy

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

Thesis

The strategy hypothesizes that market trends are most tradeable when price momentum is confirmed by volume acceleration (VPCI) and the entry is timed to a price cycle's dominant frequency (SAM). By filtering out high-volatility exhaustion candles (Gain/Loss Info) and anchoring risk to high-volume pivot zones, the strategy attempts to capture the 'meat' of a trend move while avoiding the late-stage entries common in standard momentum systems.

Components

• Volume Price Confirmation Indicator (VPCI) (regime) — Sets the regime by ensuring that the current price trend is backed by volume momentum relative to the long-term average.
• True Strength Index (TSI) with Signal Line (direction) — Provides the directional bias using double-smoothed momentum to filter out market noise.
• Smoothed Adaptive Momentum (entry) — Triggers the entry by identifying the start of a momentum cycle tuned to the market's current dominant frequency.
• Bollinger Bands (Standard) (exit) — Provides volatility-based exits when price overextends beyond the statistical mean.
• Volume and Pivot Points Correlation with Full Control (risk) — Defines 'War Zones' for stop loss placement and validates institutional interest via volume-weighted pivots.
• Candles Overlay Template (confirmation) — Visual/structural confirmation that the entry candle maintains the required bullish/bearish profile.
• Gain Loss Info (Visual Overlays) (volatility_filter) — Filters out entry signals occurring on excessive volatility (exhaustion bars) that exceed the percentage limit.

Known failure conditions

• Failure of price to respect the VPCI regime for more than 3 consecutive bars.
• The Homodyne Discriminator in SAM failing to find a dominant cycle (cycle smearing), resulting in flat momentum.
• Pivot 'War Zones' being wider than the average daily range, making the risk/reward profile mathematically unviable.

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