Systemic Flow Strength Hybrid Strategy
Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Forex · Timeframes: H1, H4
Thesis
Forex trends are driven by systemic shifts in currency demand that are best captured by aggregating momentum across all 28 major pairs (FXTSI) and verifying them against geometric indices (Darwinex). Technical breakouts (Ichimoku) are only valid when liquidity providers are actively pushing price (iSpy) and directional intensity is rising (ADX). By filtering for global currency strength before looking at pair-specific price action, the strategy avoids 'false' breakouts caused by local noise.
Components
- Forex True Strength Index (FXTSI) (regime) — Defines the market regime by identifying which currencies are globally strong or weak across 28 pairs.
- iSpy Agent (direction) — Uses tick-level event broadcasting to ensure directional momentum is backed by immediate liquidity/volume flow before a signal is validated.
- Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (entry) — Provides the specific technical trigger through the alignment of price relative to the Kumo (cloud) and the TK cross.
- ADX / Connectable [Azullian] (exit) — Identifies trend exhaustion; the trade is exited when directional intensity (ADX) fails to maintain a positive slope above the threshold.
- Spread Display and Alert (risk) — Acts as a hard volatility/cost filter for risk management; trades are only sized and executed if the transaction cost is within statistical norms.
- Darwinex Labs Currency Index (confirmation) — Confirms the regime by ensuring the specific currency's geometric index trend aligns with the pair's price action.
Known failure conditions
- A 'Strong vs Strong' regime where both currencies in a pair have high positive FXTSI values, leading to high-volatility chop.
- Significant data lag or missing history for any of the 28 constituent pairs required for the FXTSI calculation.
- Market environments where ADX remains below 20 for extended periods, trapping the strategy in stagnant positions.
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