Fractal Multi-Currency Index Trend Follower
Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Forex (Major Pairs) · Timeframes: H1, H4
Thesis
Currency trends are more reliable when the move is driven by systemic currency strength (measured by the Darwinex Currency Index) rather than volatility in an individual pair. By aligning this macro strength with localized Ichimoku trend direction and specific fractal-break price action, we capture high-probability expansion phases while using FRAMA to adapt exit speed to the market's fractal dimension.
Components
- Darwinex Labs Currency Index (regime) — Acts as a macro filter to ensure the base currency (EUR) is in a persistent strength/weakness phase against a basket of peers.
- Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (direction) — Provides the primary trend direction for the specific currency pair (e.g., EURUSD) via price relation to the Kumo (Cloud).
- Trend Break Fractal (entry) — Identifies the specific market structure shift required to execute an entry, signaling a break of localized resistance/support.
- Ehlers Fractal Adaptive Moving Average (FRAMA) (exit) — Serves as a dynamic trailing exit that tightens during strong trends and widens during noise/ranges due to its fractal dimension logic.
- ATR Heiken Ashi (risk) — Calculates synthetic volatility to determine trade-specific stop loss distances and position risk.
- Bears Power (confirmation) — Confirms price momentum; particularly used to ensure sellers are weakening in a long setup or buyers are weakening in a short setup.
Known failure conditions
- The Currency Index remains flat while the specific pair oscillates, leading to frequent direction changes.
- Price gaps over the Trend Break Fractal level without a retest, resulting in poor execution prices.
- Currency Index data lag causes the strategy to enter a trend just as the basket performance reverts.
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