Blackflag FTS strategyvsMACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Blackflag FTS strategy: SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored. · MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy: Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
Blackflag FTS strategy
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
Indicators
- Blackflag FTS (ATR 28, factor 5)
- SMA(1) close wrapper
- MACD (12 / 26 / 9)
- ADX (period 14)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long only
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Filtered, selective
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.
- MACD line crosses above signal AND
- ADX(14) is above 20 — there's a real trend, not just chop.
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.
- MACD line crosses below signal.
- Hard 4% stop; 3% trailing stop locks in winners.
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.
Trades less frequently than vanilla MACD because the ADX gate sits open only in directional regimes. Equity curve is flatter through chop and adds when a sustained trend kicks in.
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 MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
- You expect filtered, selective — the thesis is "Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (MACD (12 / 26 / 9), ADX (period 14)).
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
Blackflag FTS strategy
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
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