Intense Structural Trend Seeker (ISTS)

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, H4, D1

Thesis

Strong market trends are fueled by institutional momentum that manifests as a high Trend Intensity Index (TII). By filtering these high-intensity moves through a regime filter (SilverTrend) and ensuring price has cleared structural Supply/Demand zones, we can enter the 'eating' phase of a trend cycle (Gator) and stay in until the market demonstrates exhaustion. The edge lies in the confluence of structure, intensity, and volatility cycles.

Components

• SilverTrend Sv2 (regime) — Acts as the primary trend regime filter to ensure trades are aligned with the prevailing range-based bias.
• Qualitative Quantitative Estimation (QQE) (direction) — Provides medium-term directional bias using smoothed RSI momentum to filter out noise within the regime.
• Connect MACD (Azullian) (entry) — Generates the final execution trigger when momentum aligns with the established regime and direction.
• Gator Oscillator (exit) — Signals the 'sated' phase of a trend cycle to exit positions before the volatility contraction.
• Supply & Demand Zones (NNFX) (risk) — Determines hard stop-loss placement and risk-adjusted position sizing based on structural pivots.
• Trend Intensity Index (TII) (confirmation) — Validates that the price move has sufficient institutional 'intensity' to overcome the lag of the other indicators.

Known failure conditions

• SilverTrend Sv2 internal indexing errors lead to signal disappearing on chart refresh.
• Price enters a low-volatility 'sleeping' phase for extended periods, causing Gator to whip-saw.
• Supply/Demand zones are too wide, resulting in sub-1:1 Reward-to-Risk ratios.

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