Institutional Climax & Volume Breakout (ICVB)

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Equities, Forex, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, D1

Thesis

Trend continuation is most reliable when momentum (ROC) aligns with volume accumulation (OBV) and occurs outside of 'Distribution Phases' (D-Days) where institutions are liquidating positions. By filtering for high-impact news, we avoid technical invalidation from exogenous shocks.

Components

• Combined Candle Counter (CCC) Dev (regime) — Determines market structure and filters out 'distribution' phases (D-Days) or exhaustion (Climaxes) before entry.
• FakeCandle (direction) — Provides the baseline price orientation; used to confirm that current price action is above/below the modified candle basis.
• Rate of Change (ROC) (entry) — Acts as the tactical trigger when momentum shifts in the direction of the underlying trend.
• Average True Range (ATR) (exit) — Used for volatility-adjusted stop-loss and take-profit distances to account for market noise.
• News Indicator NMNNFX (risk) — Hard-stop filter to prevent entry during high-volatility events where technical signals are often invalidated.
• On-Balance Volume (OBV) (confirmation) — Confirms the ROC signal by ensuring price momentum is backed by actual volume accumulation/distribution.

Known failure conditions

• Price enters a narrow SR Channel (Pivot Cluster Width < 5%) where ROC whipsaws around zero.
• The presence of frequent 'Distribution Days' (D-Days) signaling institutional selling despite positive ROC.
• High-impact news spikes triggering ATR stops prematurely during liquidity gaps.

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