Volumatic Fractal Regime Breakout

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: medium · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, M30

Thesis

The strategy hypothesizes that market 'turbulence' (measured by high-frequency SMA crosses) precedes trend exhaustion or consolidation. By requiring low 'weather' counts and high-volume breakout confirmation at daily pivot levels, we can isolate the start of impulsive fractal moves. The edge exists in filtering out low-conviction breakouts that occur in noisy, mean-reverting environments.

Components

• Pivot Point S&R with GMT Correction (regime) — Sets the daily bias and identifies overextension zones (R2/S2) to avoid entering late in a trend.
• Bill Williams Alligator (direction) — Confirms directional momentum when the 'mouth' opens, ensuring we are not trading in a sideways chop.
• Volumatic Support/Resistance Levels [BigBeluga] (entry) — Provides the specific entry trigger based on breaks of high-volume price nodes, filtering out low-interest breakouts.
• Ehlers Fractal Adaptive Moving Average (FRAMA) (exit) — Acts as a dynamic trailing exit that tightens during high-volatility moves and widens in ranges to avoid premature exits.
• Williams Fractals (risk) — Provides objective structural swing points for stop-loss placement, respecting the 2-bar confirmation lag.
• Market Weather Price MA Cross (volatility_filter) — Filters out 'stormy' regimes where price is repeatedly crossing its mean, signaling a lack of sustained directional conviction.

Known failure conditions

• Prolonged periods where price hovers around the Central Pivot (P) without reaching S1/R1.
• Market Weather count consistently exceeding 25 crosses, indicating permanent mean-reversion.
• Fractal stop-losses being hit before the 2-bar confirmation lag allows for adjustment.

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