Volume-Weighted Mitigation Pivot Strategy

Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: FX, Equities, Crypto · Timeframes: H1, H4, D1

Thesis

Price trends are most sustainable when supported by high-volume nodes (regime) and institutional mitigation activity. By entering at candle-reversal pivots within these zones, and sizing trades based on the median forecast error (MdAE) rather than simple price range, the strategy captures trend extensions while filtering for 'noise-based' stop-outs.

Components

• Volume by Level Map (regime) — Identifies the Point of Control (POC) to ensure trades are taken in high-liquidity nodes where price stability is expected.
• ZigZag+ v5 (direction) — Provides the macro directional bias by identifying the most recent confirmed Higher High or Lower Low.
• Roshaneforde Pivot Levels (entry) — Uses price action engulfing patterns to pinpoint specific horizontal entry levels within the established trend.
• ATR Heiken Ashi (exit) — Provides a smoothed trailing stop-loss mechanism that filters out minor noise via Heiken Ashi averaging.
• Median Absolute Error (risk) — Calculates the current 'noise' or forecast error between open and close to dynamically scale position size.
• ICT Mitigation Block Scanner (volatility_filter) — Acts as a secondary volatility and structure filter to confirm that the entry occurs near a valid institutional mitigation zone.

Known failure conditions

• Market enters a low-volume 'vacuum' where Volume by Level bins are sparsely populated, leading to erratic level identification.
• Price remains in a tight range where ZigZag+ repeatedly repaints/flips direction without completing a leg.
• MdAE volatility spikes to a level where position sizing reaches the minimum lot size, rendering the strategy untradeable.

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