Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategyvsTrend Magic strategy
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy: Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure. · Trend Magic strategy: CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror.
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Trend Magic strategy
CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror.
Indicators
- Market Structure (swing length 50)
- Trend Magic (period 20, ATR 5, coeff 1.0)
- SMA(1) wick wrappers (low / high)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long on bullish CHoCH — the first sign of an up-regime.
- Short on bearish CHoCH.
- Long when the bar's low wick crosses up through the Trend Magic trail line.
- Short when the high wick crosses down through the trail line.
Exit rules
- An opposite-direction CHoCH closes the position.
- 4% trailing stop, 5-bar cooldown.
- CCI regime flip through zero closes the active position.
- 4% trailing stop, 2-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Patient — CHoCH signals are sparse by design. The strategy sits flat for long stretches and then catches the early bar of a regime change.
Selective entries — the wick-cross condition is strict, so trades fire only when momentum really pushes through. Strong in trending regimes, quiet during balanced ranges.
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 Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Market Structure (swing length 50)).
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
When to pick Trend Magic strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Trend Magic (period 20, ATR 5, coeff 1.0), SMA(1) wick wrappers (low / high)).
CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror.
Market Structure (BOS/CHoCH) strategy
Catch the first bar of a Change-of-Character — early reversal signal off swing structure.
Trend Magic strategy
CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror.
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