Structural Volatility Fan Strategy
Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: FX (Majors), Indices (DAX, S&P500), Large-Cap Equities · Timeframes: H1, H4
Thesis
Trend persistence is most reliable when structural swings (ZigZag), volatility envelopes (TopTrend), and moving average momentum (Triple EMA) align simultaneously during high-volatility periods (ADX). By utilizing psychological round numbers for risk management, the strategy avoids the 'liquidity gaps' often found between institutional orders.
Components
- ZigZag Color (Classic) (regime) — Defines the high-level market structure (higher highs/lower lows) to ensure we are trading with the primary swing leg.
- TopTrend (BBands Stop) (direction) — Filters for volatility-backed momentum, ensuring price has broken out of its local standard deviation envelope before bias is established.
- Triple Exponential Moving Average (EMA) (entry) — Provides the specific execution trigger when short-term, medium-term, and long-term moving averages align in the direction of the macro swing.
- Auto Fibonacci (exit) — Uses recent swing geometry to set profit targets at mathematical extensions (1.618) and retracement exhaustion points.
- Round Levels Zone Shading (risk) — Calculates psychological 'institutional' zones to place stop losses outside of areas where retail liquidity is often hunted.
- Average Directional Index (volatility_filter) — Prevents entry during low-volatility 'slop' or sideways consolidations where EMA crossovers and ZigZags produce the most false signals.
Known failure conditions
- ADX remains below 20 for extended periods, indicating a regime of pure mean reversion.
- Price action stays clustered within a single 100-pip Round Level zone for multiple days.
- ZigZag legs flip more than 3 times within 50 bars (extreme noise).
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