Global Strength Gap Accelerator

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Forex · Timeframes: H1, H4

Thesis

Forex trends are most sustainable when backed by a global divergence in currency strength (FXTSI). By entering during an intraday gap that aligns with this divergence and local momentum, the strategy captures 'escape velocity' moves. The Parabolic SAR trailing stop is used to protect against the high mean-reversion risk following such gaps.

Components

• Forex True Strength Index (FXTSI) (regime) — Identifies currency-level strength divergence (e.g., strong USD vs weak EUR) to ensure the pair has structural momentum backing.
• Momentum (direction) — Confirms the immediate price direction on the specific pair matches the FXTSI regime.
• MindTheGap (entry) — Acts as a catalyst; intraday gaps indicate urgent liquidity demand or institutional repositioning.
• MACD & OSMA Cloud Hybrid (exit) — Uses the OsMA histogram color change (e.g., Dark Green to Spring Green) to signal momentum exhaustion for exit.
• Parabolic SAR (risk) — Provides a hard trailing stop that accelerates as price moves in favor, locking in gains from momentum bursts.
• Average True Range (ATR) (volatility_filter) — Filters out trades during periods of excessive volatility (noise) or insufficient volatility (stagnation).

Known failure conditions

• FXTSI aggregate rankings show all currencies clustered near zero (lack of global dispersion).
• Gap signals occur primarily at Sunday open (weekend gaps) rather than intraday liquidity gaps.
• Strategy hit rate drops below 35% during prolonged ranging periods where PSAR whipsaws.

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