Session-Driven Adaptive HS Reversal Strategy

Family: hybrid · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Indices · Timeframes: H1, M15

Thesis

The Head and Shoulders pattern represents a definitive exhaustion of a prior trend's momentum. This hypothesis states that these patterns are most reliable when they coincide with the start of high-liquidity sessions (London/NY) and are confirmed by a volatility expansion (Bollinger Bands) and a lead-in momentum surge (Andean Oscillator). By using an adaptive KAMA exit, the strategy attempts to filter out late-session noise while staying in the move for the duration of the new session's trend.

Components

• Market Sessions (DarthBuddha) (regime) — Defines the high-liquidity window (London/NYSE) where reversal patterns are less likely to be noise and more likely to represent institutional rotation.
• SuperTrend (direction) — Provides the primary trend filter to ensure the HS reversal is entering into a fresh trend rather than a fading correction.
• HS Indicator (Head & Shoulders) (entry) — Identifies the structural behavioral shift from higher highs to lower highs (or vice versa) characterizing market exhaustion.
• MultiKAMA (TyphooN) (exit) — Acts as an adaptive trailing exit that tightens during high-efficiency moves and widens during noise, preventing premature exits.
• Chandelier Exit Heiken Ashi Variant (risk) — Provides a volatility-adjusted stop-loss based on Heiken Ashi extremes to filter out minor intraday spikes.
• Andean Oscillator (confirmation) — Confirms that the breakout of the HS neckline is supported by a dominant bull/bear momentum component.
• Bollinger Bands (volatility_filter) — Ensures the market is not in a low-volatility 'squeeze' where HS patterns often fail due to lack of follow-through.

Known failure conditions

• SuperTrend remains in a trend state opposite to the HS breakout for more than 3 bars post-entry.
• Bollinger Bandwidth continues to contract (Squeeze) after the neckline break.
• Price crosses the MultiKAMA line before reaching a 1:1 Risk/Reward ratio.

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