Aroon-Fractal Synthetic Trend Follower

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

Thesis

Market trends demonstrate persistence once a new 25-period high/low is established (Aroon logic). By combining this with noise-filtered direction (Heikin-Ashi) and confirming with a structural breakout (Fractal), we can capture the core of a trend's 'meat' while avoiding whip-saw entries during non-trending noise. The edge relies on the lag-reduction of HA-ATR exits allowing for smoother profit taking than standard ATR.

Components

• Aroon (regime) — Filters entries to ensure price is exiting a ranging period and establishing a fresh 25-period momentum bias (Up > Down and Up > 70).
• Heikin-Ashi Candles (direction) — Ensures entry is taken only when the internal price average (smoothing) confirms the direction of the trend, reducing noise from minor counter-trend ticks.
• Williams Fractals (entry) — Identifies concrete market structure breakout points. The signal is purposely lagged by 2 bars to ensure the fractal is locked and valid before entry.
• ATR Heiken Ashi (exit) — Used to determine the take-profit level. By using HA prices, the exit target is smoothed and less sensitive to tail-end spikes but more responsive to structural volatility shifts.
• ATR SL Finder (risk) — Provides a dynamic volatility-adjusted stop-loss based on standard price extremes to protect against whipsaws.

Known failure conditions

• Price fails to trend despite high Aroon values (protracted 'choppy' high-volatility range).
• Transaction costs exceed the average gain provided by the smoothed HA-ATR exit targets.
• Multiple consecutive fractal signals occur within a narrowing range (triangle formation) leading to stop-outs.

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