Gaussian-Ichimoku Momentum Synergy (GIMS)

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Equities, Forex, Crypto · Timeframes: 1H, 4H, Daily

Thesis

Strong trends are marked by brief periods of momentum consolidation within a larger regime. By using the Ichimoku Cloud to define the 'Safe Zone' and ALMA to filter noise, we can use the CCI to enter as momentum (TSI_CD) accelerates out of a pullback. The use of Order Blocks for stops ensures we are protected by recent institutional 'prints', while Q-Levels provide targets based on external liquidity zones.

Components

• Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (regime) — Determines the primary trend regime; trades are only taken in the direction of the Senkou Span cloud.
• TSI Convergence Divergence (TSI_CD) (direction) — Acts as a momentum filter to ensure trade direction aligns with strengthening momentum (Green/Red bars).
• Commodity Channel Index (CCI) (entry) — Identifies tactical entry points when price momentum recovers from a neutral state into the trend direction.
• Q-Levels V2.2 (exit) — Manually curated institutional levels (Gamma/Volatility) serve as fixed profit targets.
• Sonarlab - Order Blocks (risk) — Provides structural pivot points for stop-loss placement based on high-momentum displacement zones.
• Arnaud Legoux Moving Average (ALMA) (confirmation) — Provides a smooth responsive baseline to confirm that price is holding the trend without significant mean-reversion pullbacks.

Known failure conditions

• TSI_CD exhibits 'color-flipping' on 50% of trades, indicating momentum noise.
• Price consistently breaches Order Block zones without trend reversal, nullifying the risk model.
• Q-Levels manual data entry lag exceeds 24 hours, leading to obsolete exit targets.

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