Blackflag FTS strategyvsSMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
Blackflag FTS strategy: SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored. · SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy: Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
Blackflag FTS strategy
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
Indicators
- Blackflag FTS (ATR 28, factor 5)
- SMA(1) close wrapper
- SMA (period 20)
Timeframes
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 20-bar SMA.
- 4-bar cooldown after exit reduces back-to-back whipsaws.
Exit rules
- SuperTrend regime flips through zero in either direction — the framework routes the matching exit to the active position.
- 4% trailing stop locks in the run; 2-bar cooldown after exit.
- Close on a cross back below the SMA.
- Trailing 5% stop catches deeper retracements before the SMA flips.
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.
Trendy growth in directional regimes punctuated by ugly chop when price oscillates around the SMA. Best paired with a higher-timeframe trend filter to skip the chop.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick Blackflag FTS strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — 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 — long, short, mirrored.
When to pick SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
- You expect volatility expansion — the thesis is "Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (SMA (period 20)).
Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
Blackflag FTS strategy
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
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