Fractal-Anchored Volatility Expansion System
Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Equities, Forex, Indices · Timeframes: M15, H1
Thesis
The strategy hypothesizes that session volatility follows a predictable expansion pattern once a momentum shift (QQE) is confirmed in the direction of a smoothed trend (Heiken Ashi) and a volatility-defined regime (SuperTrend). By anchoring risk to structural fractals and profit to session-fixed ATR levels, it seeks to exploit the 'momentum persistence' observed in liquid assets during peak trading hours.
Components
- SuperTrend (regime) — Defines the broad volatility-adjusted trend regime; entries are only permitted in the direction of the SuperTrend line.
- Heiken Ashi (Standard MT5) (direction) — Filters noise from standard price action; ensures the immediate smoothed price movement aligns with the broader regime.
- QQE (Qualitative Quantitative Estimation) (entry) — Provides the specific momentum trigger when the smoothed RSI crosses its volatility-based trailing band.
- ATR Fib (exit) — Establishes profit targets based on historical session volatility, assuming price reverts or exhausts at specific standard deviations.
- Williams Fractals (risk) — Identifies local structural pivot points for stop-loss placement, ensuring risk is anchored to recent price extremes.
- Unsupported imported UDT array.indexof local target method mixed identity (confirmation) — Acts as a technical sanity filter; the strategy requires structural logic consistency (simulated by the UDT match) to execute, preventing trades during data/logic corruption.
Known failure conditions
- The asset remains in a low-volatility 'chop' zone where SuperTrend flips frequently but ATR Fib levels are never reached.
- The static ATR input in the Exit component becomes significantly decoupled from current market volatility (e.g., ATR 250 in a 50 ATR environment).
- The UDT Identity Check consistently fails due to environment-specific compiler errors, preventing any trade execution.
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