Cointegrated Ghost Pivot Momentum
Family: hybrid · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Equities, Forex, Synthetic Indices · Timeframes: H1, H4, D1
Thesis
This strategy operates on the hypothesis that 'healthy' trends are those where the asset maintains a stable statistical relationship (cointegration) with its benchmark. In such states, price deviations to the edges of a linear regression (Ghost Channels) or touches of structural pivots (KOLA) represent high-probability continuation points. The edge arises from filtering out erratic, idiosyncratic price spikes that lack sector-wide cointegrated support.
Components
- Directional Movement Index (DMI) (regime) — Filters for high-momentum environments (ADX > 25) to ensure we are not trading in low-volatility noise where cointegration signals might be spurious.
- Ghost Channels [mph1nance] (direction) — Establishes the 'fair value' corridor via linear regression. We trade in the direction of the slope while avoiding extreme 'Urgency' scores that signify blow-off tops.
- GOM KOLA SIDO — Full Integration (entry) — Provides the precise trigger via Supertrend flips or KOLA pivot touches within the broader ghost channel context.
- Relative Strength Index (RSI) (exit) — Standard momentum exhaustion exit to capture the meat of the move before the inevitable mean reversion to the channel median.
- PiPi (Price Infrastructure & Position Interface) (risk) — Uses the 'Level Middle' and 'Fib Levels' to set hard stop losses based on the underlying price infrastructure rather than arbitrary pips.
- Cointegration (COINTEGRATION) (confirmation) — Acts as a statistical anchor; the strategy only takes trades when the asset is tightly cointegrated with its sector benchmark, ensuring the price movement is structurally supported.
Known failure conditions
- Asset loses cointegration with benchmark (ADF Statistic > -1.0) for more than 50 bars.
- ADX drops below 15, indicating a complete transition to a range-bound, non-trending regime.
- Price breaks and closes beyond the Ghost Channel rails on high volume, indicating a regime shift.
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