ALMA-BOS Structure Velocity Hybrid

Family: breakout · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Forex, Equities, Crypto · Timeframes: M5, M15, H1

Thesis

Market breakouts (BOS/CHoCH) are most reliable when they occur in the direction of a low-lag trend (ALMA) and are accompanied by an immediate burst of tick-level velocity (Flexible Momentum). By anchoring risk to high-volume pivot points (War Zones) and exiting on momentum exhaustion (Stochastic), the strategy exploits the behavioral tendency of markets to 'flush' through structural levels before cooling off.

Components

• UDT Array Push Identity Test (regime) — Acts as a pre-flight data integrity check; ensures local and library-level price arrays are synchronized before logic execution.
• Arnaud Legoux Moving Average (ALMA) (direction) — Filters the medium-term trend direction using a Gaussian distribution to minimize lag while maintaining a smooth baseline.
• BOS_CHoCH_Detector (entry) — Identifies structural breakouts (BOS) and character shifts (CHoCH) as primary entry triggers.
• OTLIB Stochastic Oscillator (exit) — Uses smoothed momentum cycles to identify exhaustion points for exits, avoiding holding during deep pullbacks.
• Volume and Pivot Points Correlation with Full Control (risk) — Defines 'War Zones' based on high-volume pivot points; used for dynamic stop-loss placement and position sizing.
• Average Force (confirmation) — Confirms that the breakout is backed by price positioning relative to its recent range, filtering out weak breakouts.
• Flexible Momentum (volatility_filter) — Ensures entries only occur during high-velocity price movements (tick-level momentum) to increase breakout success probability.

Known failure conditions

• Tick-level momentum threshold is never met during standard sessions (low volatility).
• BOS/CHoCH signals frequently whip across the ALMA line in a sideways regime.
• Asset class volatility exceeds the fixed 5-10% 'War Zone' projections.

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