Fractal Power Volume Scalpel

Family: hybrid · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Commodities · Timeframes: H1, H4

Thesis

Markets exhibit inertia when a high percentage of recent bars are dominated by one side (Bulls/Bears). By waiting for a structural fractal break confirmed by volume, and only entering on a subsequent momentum pullback, we can capture the meat of a trend with a tighter stop than typical trend-following systems. The edge exists because volume accumulation during structural breaks usually precedes the final retail momentum surge.

Components

• Total Power Indicator (regime) — Filters for high-conviction trend environments where either bulls or bears maintain a statistically significant dominance (>50%) over the lookback window.
• Trend Break Fractal (direction) — Identifies structural shifts in price action by looking for breaks of recent swing extremes.
• Stochastic Oscillator (entry) — Timing entry to occur on local pullbacks (oversold in uptrends, overbought in downtrends) to avoid buying the 'top' of a move.
• HiLo Activator (Pandini Version) (exit) — Provides a trailing exit logic that adapts to price closes relative to recent high/low averages, securing profits during trend maturation.
• Extrem SuperTrend (risk) — Calculates dynamic volatility-adjusted stop losses using ATR to ensure risk is proportionate to market noise.
• On-Balance Volume (OBV) (confirmation) — Confirms that price breaks are supported by volume accumulation/distribution, reducing the probability of low-liquidity traps.

Known failure conditions

• Market enters a 'death-zone' of low-volatility chop where fractals trigger but OBV remains flat.
• Total Power remains below 30 for extended periods, indicating a lack of directional conviction.

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