OI-Aggregated Strength Momentum Trader

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: Forex (FX Majors) / Futures (CME) Index Futures · Timeframes: 1H, 4H, Daily

Thesis

The hypothesis is that sustainable trends are driven by capital inflows (rising Open Interest) and widespread currency demand (Basket Strength). By filtering tactical MACD entries through these two 'macro' layers, we avoid retail traps and fakeouts, using Heikin-Ashi and PSAR to stay in for the meat of the move while volatility remains favorable.

Components

• Currency Strength Template (regime) — Establishes the macro trend context by ensuring the trade aligns with the dominant currency flow across the entire basket.
• Open Interest Stochastic Money Flow Index (direction) — Validates that price movement is supported by rising liquidity and capital commitment (Open Interest) rather than thin-volume noise.
• MACD (entry) — Provides the precise tactical trigger when momentum shifts in favor of the established regime and OI direction.
• Heikin-Ashi Candles (exit) — Serves as a trend-preservation filter; exits occur when the smoothed candle color changes, preventing premature exit on minor pullbacks.
• Parabolic SAR (risk) — Acts as the hard stop-loss trigger and dynamic trailing mechanism to lock in gains as volatility accelerates.
• ATR SL Finder (volatility_filter) — Used to define the initial buffer for the Stop Loss, ensuring the SAR has enough room to breathe relative to current market volatility.

Known failure conditions

• Extended flat regimes where Currency Strength fluctuates around the zero-line with no clear leader.
• Divergence between Open Interest and Price (OI falling while price rises) suggesting speculative exhaustion.
• Exchange-specific OI data lag exceeding the execution timeframe (e.g. using weekly COT for intraday entries).

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