Psych-Round Volume Breakout System

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Indices, Gold · Timeframes: M15, H1

Thesis

Market participants place significant orders at round numbers, creating 'liquidity voids' or 'magnets.' By entering a trend as it clears these zones—confirmed by volume distribution (POC) and momentum (CCI)—we capture the 'momentum burst' of stop-losses being triggered and new institutional positions being initiated.

Components

• Round Levels Zone Shading (regime) — Establishes the macro regime by identifying psychological liquidity zones where institutional 'big figure' orders cluster.
• XARD Channel (direction) — Provides the primary trend bias by requiring price to be aligned across multiple EMA-based envelopes.
• Commodity Channel Index (CCI) (entry) — Acts as the tactical trigger, catching the exhaustion of a minor pullback within the larger trend.
• Auto Fibonacci (exit) — Dynamically adjusts take-profit targets based on the current swing structure's extensions.
• Volume Profile + Pivot Levels [ChartPrime] (risk) — Uses the Point of Control (POC) as a structural 'anchor' for stop loss placement and position sizing.
• MACD Classic (confirmation) — Confirms that the trend identified by XARD is supported by underlying momentum (Histogram alignment).
• Bollinger Bands (Standard) (volatility_filter) — Filters out low-volatility 'squeeze' periods; entry only occurs when price is expanding away from the midline.

Known failure conditions

• Price remains pinned at the Volume Profile POC for extended periods (indicates lack of conviction/fair value).
• XARD Channel flips color frequently within a single Round Level Zone (indicates distribution/churn).
• CCI fails to reach extreme levels before crossing the signal lines, suggesting weak momentum.

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