Kumo-Breakout Imbalance Engine

Family: breakout · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Equities, Forex, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, H4

Thesis

Market breakouts are most reliable when they occur in the direction of the established trend (Ichimoku), originate from high-volume value areas (POC), and are confirmed by immediate liquidity imbalances (FVG). The hypothesis is that these three factors combined filter out 'exhaustion' breakouts, identifying moves with institutional backing.

Components

• Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (regime) — Filters for trend-aligned environments; only takes longs when price is above the Kumo and short when below.
• TradeBreakOut (TBO) (direction) — Identifies the specific structural breakout point relative to a 50-period range.
• Volume Profile + Pivot Levels [ChartPrime] (entry) — Ensures the breakout occurs from a position of strength relative to the Point of Control (POC).
• Pivot Points (Classic) (exit) — Provides objective, non-repainting targets for profit taking based on prior session volatility.
• Volatility Ratio (VR) (risk) — Quantifies the 'shock' of the breakout; used to scale stop-loss distance based on immediate price expansion vs historical ATR.
• FVG Crosscheck (Python Definition) (confirmation) — Confirming signal that the breakout has created a liquidity imbalance, suggesting institutional participation.
• Average Volume (AV) (volatility_filter) — Ensures the breakout is supported by higher-than-average participation to reduce low-liquidity whipsaws.

Known failure conditions

• Strategy fails if the Volatility Ratio (VR) remains below 1.0 during breakouts, indicating a lack of momentum.
• Failure if price frequently mitigates (fills) the FVG immediately after entry, suggesting a lack of 'runaway' liquidity.
• Failure in markets with low tick-volume reliability (e.g., some OTC Forex) where the AV filter provides noise.

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