Harmonic MTF Structural Reversal Strategy
Family: hybrid · Regime: mixed · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, H4
Thesis
Market reversals are most tradable when geometric exhaustion (Harmonic Patterns) coincides with multi-timeframe trend alignment. The ADR_B ratio confirms that the 'mass' of recent price action supports the reversal, while RSI provides the momentum trigger. This edge exists because harmonic patterns represent repeatable behavioral cycles, but they require trend and volatility filters to avoid 'catching a falling knife'.
Components
- Custom Pattern Detection (regime) — Identifies potential exhaustion points at harmonic completion zones (D-points) where price is likely to reverse.
- Multi Timeframe Moving Average Dashboard (direction) — Ensures entries are aligned with the dominant trend across multiple scales, preventing trading against major flow.
- Relative Strength Index (RSI) (entry) — Triggers execution when price momentum recovers from an extreme, signaling the start of a new swing.
- Heiken Ashi (exit) — Provides a smoothed trend-following exit to capture maximum swing profit without being shaken out by noise.
- Williams Fractals (risk) — Sets stop-loss levels at confirmed local structural pivots (2 bars lagged) to ensure the trade is invalidated only if structure breaks.
- Advance/Decline Ratio (Bars) (confirmation) — Validates the 'strength' of the move by ensuring the majority of recent candles support the trade direction.
- ATR Projection (volatility_filter) — Acts as a volatility filter to prevent entering trades when the price has already exhausted its expected daily range.
Known failure conditions
- Market enters a 'low-volatility grind' where ADR_B stays near 1.0 and RSI stays between 40-60.
- Multiple consecutive harmonic patterns fail (stop out) suggesting a parabolic trend that ignores structural ratios.
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