Asia Breakout Trend Synchronizer

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: FX Majors, Gold (XAUUSD) · Timeframes: H1, M15

Thesis

The 'Asian Range Expansion' hypothesis posits that the volatility compression during the Tokyo session establishes a liquidity boundary; a subsequent breakout confirmed by long-term trend (SMA/Ichimoku) and momentum (MACD) identifies high-probability directional expansions during the London/NY overlap.

Components

• Simple Moving Average (SMA) (regime) — Acts as the primary trend filter to ensure trades align with the dominant institutional flow.
• Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (direction) — Defines the immediate market structure; price must be above/below the cloud to confirm directional bias.
• MACD Classic (3-Line) (entry) — Captures the specific momentum shift required to trigger an entry after trend alignment.
• Relative Strength Index (RSI) (exit) — Identifies exhaustion points where the trend is likely to pause or reverse.
• Support and Resistance (Fractal-based) (risk) — Provides objective price levels for stop-loss placement based on swing highs/lows.
• Forex Asia Range Box Lite (volatility_filter) — Ensures trades are only taken after the low-volatility Asian session range is breached, targeting London/NY expansion.

Known failure conditions

• Price frequently triggers MACD crossovers within the Asia Range Box without expansion.
• Fractal stop-loss levels are too tight, leading to stop-outs before the trend resumes.
• SMA slope remains flat while MACD oscillates, indicating a permanent ranging state.

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