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Blackflag FTS strategyvsBollinger squeeze breakout strategy

Blackflag FTS strategy: SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries β€” long, short, mirrored. Β· Bollinger squeeze breakout strategy: Ride the volatility expansion when price breaks out of a tight Bollinger range.

Trend followingLong & short

Blackflag FTS strategy

SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries β€” long, short, mirrored.

BreakoutLong only

Bollinger squeeze breakout strategy

Ride the volatility expansion when price breaks out of a tight Bollinger range.

Indicators

  • Blackflag FTS (ATR 28, factor 5)
  • SMA(1) close wrapper
  • Bollinger Bands (period 20, Οƒ Γ— 2)

Timeframes

15m1h4h1d
15m1h4h

Bias

Long & short

Long only

Market fit

Strong directional trends

Volatility expansion

Entry rules

  • Long-side ladder: close crosses down through any of the three Fib levels while Blackflag state = +1 (uptrend).
  • Short-side ladder mirrors above the Fib levels while state = -1.
  • First trigger wins; the trailing stop handles re-entry cadence.
  • Enter long when close crosses above the upper Bollinger band.
  • Single position at a time; 3-bar cooldown after exit.

Exit rules

  • SuperTrend regime flips through zero in either direction β€” the framework routes the matching exit to the active position.
  • 4% trailing stop locks in the run; 2-bar cooldown after exit.
  • Close as soon as price slips back below the middle band (the 20-bar SMA).
  • Trailing 4% stop on the runner so a failed breakout dies cheaply.

Expected behavior

Calm during chop because no regime is established; bursts of activity when a clean trend prints and price wicks into the Fib zone. Pullback re-entries cluster around the trail line, so the equity curve looks like staircase steps inside each trend leg.

Lots of small chop with a handful of clean runs that come after periods of low realised volatility. Quiet markets feed the strategy with setups; the payoff is asymmetric β€” many small losses, few large wins.

Complexity

2 ind Β· 3 entry Β· 2 exitMore advanced
1 ind Β· 2 entry Β· 2 exitSimpler

Which one is right for you?

Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy β€” not a back-test forecast.

When to pick Blackflag FTS strategy

  • You expect strong directional trends β€” the thesis is "SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries β€” long, short, mirrored."
  • You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
  • You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Blackflag FTS (ATR 28, factor 5), SMA(1) close wrapper).

SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries β€” long, short, mirrored.

When to pick Bollinger squeeze breakout strategy

  • You expect volatility expansion β€” the thesis is "Ride the volatility expansion when price breaks out of a tight Bollinger range."
  • You want a long-only bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
  • You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Bollinger Bands (period 20, Οƒ Γ— 2)).

Ride the volatility expansion when price breaks out of a tight Bollinger range.

Blackflag FTS strategy

SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries β€” long, short, mirrored.

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Bollinger squeeze breakout strategy

Ride the volatility expansion when price breaks out of a tight Bollinger range.

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