Weekly Gap Expansion Momentum Trader
Family: trend_following · Regime: trending · Complexity: high · Asset classes: Forex, Gold, Indices · Timeframes: H1, H4
Thesis
The 'Weekly Opening Balance' hypothesis posits that gaps between Friday's close and Sunday's open reflect significant institutional sentiment shifts that occur over the weekend. By aligning this structural signal with high-volume trend acceleration (measured by 200 SMA slope and ADX), a trader can identify high-probability entries at Fair Value Gaps that are likely to be defended by large participants for the duration of the weekly cycle.
Components
- Sunday Opening Gap (regime) — Defines the weekly regime; the strategy only takes trades that align with the gap direction, assuming the gap represents a weekly structural imbalance.
- ADX / Connectable [Azullian] (direction) — Provides the core directional bias and trend strength confirmation (ADX > 20) to ensure we are trading high-momentum expansions.
- OrderBlock FVG Detector (entry) — Pinpoints specific entry triggers within the identified trend by looking for price inefficiencies and institutional footfalls.
- Heikin-Ashi Candles (exit) — Smoothing mechanism to define the exit point; allows the trade to breathe through minor noise while exiting on a true trend reversal.
- Equity Line Projection (risk) — Dynamically manages risk by correlating price levels with account equity targets and fixed risk-per-trade.
- TSI Convergence Divergence (TSI_CD) (confirmation) — Acts as a momentum filter to ensure the entry occurs while momentum is accelerating (histogram growth) rather than exhausting.
- 200-Day Trend Background (Smoothed Volume Gradient) (volatility_filter) — Filters out signals where volume is insufficient to support a sustainable move, reducing whipsaws in low-liquidity environments.
Known failure conditions
- The strategy fails if price fills the Sunday Gap and reverses, indicating the gap was 'pro-cyclical' exhaustion rather than a trend starter.
- Fails if the TSI_CD flips color frequently within a single OB/FVG zone, indicating lack of momentum conviction.
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