Fractal Expansion & Structural Shift Model

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

Thesis

This strategy hypothesizes that market trends are preceded by a 'liquidity sweep' and a subsequent shift in sub-structure (Fractal Model). By requiring a breakout from 'Chaos Bands' (volatility expansion) and positive Money Flow confirmation, we filter out false structural shifts that lack institutional backing. The edge lies in entering the trend exactly when momentum (CCI) aligns with the structural shift, rather than chasing the initial breakout.

Components

Fractal Chaos Bands (FCB) (regime) — Serves as a volatility-based regime filter; long trades are only permitted when price breaks above the 'chaos' of the upper band, indicating a transition from noise to trend.
Open Source Fractal Model (direction) — Identifies the internal market structure shifts (MSS) and Change in Sub-structure (CISD) levels to provide the core directional bias.
Commodity Channel Index (CCI) (entry) — Acts as the momentum trigger; we wait for a zero-line cross to confirm that momentum is aligned with the fractal structural breakout.
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (exit) — The Kijun-sen and Kumo boundaries serve as secondary trend-exhaustion exits when the primary volatility stop (CEHA) is not yet reached.
Chandelier Exit Heiken Ashi Variant (risk) — Provides a dynamic, volatility-adjusted trailing stop-loss based on Heiken Ashi extremes to capture trend extension while protecting capital. (Adjusted from default for stability).
Money Flow Index (MFI) (confirmation) — Confirms that the price movement is supported by volume-weighted money flow, reducing the risk of low-liquidity 'fakeouts' common in fractal structures.

Known failure conditions

Price remains pinned within the Fractal Chaos Bands for >50 bars (stagnation).
Frequent 180-degree flips in the OSFM direction within a single Ichimoku Kumo cycle.
MFI remains above 80 or below 20 while price does not move, indicating divergence and exhaustion.

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