Confluence Momentum Size Cluster Strategy
Family: hybrid · Regime: high_vol · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Equities, FX, Crypto · Timeframes: 15m, 1h, 4h
Thesis
This strategy hypothesizes that sustainable market trends are initiated by 'size clusters'—periods where the absolute magnitude of candles in one direction significantly exceeds the historical peaks of the opposing direction. By filtering these clusters through a multi-modal confluence engine (IAE) and a trailing volatility stop (SuperTrend), we can isolate high-conviction entries. The edge exists because retail traders often focus on price levels alone, ignoring the 'effort' (candle size) and multi-layered technical alignment required for a high-probability breakout.
Components
- Size Highs and Lows 2 (regime) — Establishes the volatility regime by determining if bullish candle size peaks (momentum bursts) currently outweigh bearish ones via the maxDelta buffer.
- Extrem SuperTrend (direction) — Provides a high-level trend filter to ensure entries align with the prevailing directional volatility.
- IAE — Technical Confluence Score (entry) — Aggregates 10 layers of data to ensure entries only occur during high-probability technical alignments (confluence).
- GoldenChart MACD (exit) — Acts as the primary exit trigger by identifying momentum exhaustion through histogram reversals and signal line crosses.
- Constant Range Channel (risk) — Defines a rigid volatility-based risk boundary for stop-loss placement and position sizing, independent of ATR.
- Stochastic Oscillator (ta.stoch) (confirmation) — Provides a fast-reacting momentum confirmation to ensure the price is not exhausted at the moment of entry.
Known failure conditions
- The strategy fails if the asset enters a 'low-volatility drift' where price moves without producing candle sizes large enough to trigger SHL2 peaks.
- Failure occurs if the Constant Range Channel StepTicks is too narrow for the asset volatility, leading to 'staircase' stop-outs before momentum matures.
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