Multi-period trend confluence strategyvsOrder Block strategy
Multi-period trend confluence strategy: Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short. · Order Block strategy: Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Multi-period trend confluence strategy
Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short.
Order Block strategy
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Indicators
- Trend regime (period 20, slope 3)
- Trend regime (period 100, slope 8)
- Order Block (swing length 10)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long when BOTH trend20 = +1 AND trend100 = +1.
- Short when BOTH trend20 = -1 AND trend100 = -1.
- 8-bar cooldown after exit.
- Long on a bullish OB retest (bull_retest > 0).
- Short on a bearish OB retest.
Exit rules
- Exit immediately when the slower trend100 regime flips to 0 (chop).
- 7% trailing stop on the runner.
- Position closes when the OB is mitigated (price closes through the opposite edge).
- An opposite-side OB retest also invalidates the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Trend follower with patience. Long flat periods when the two timeframes disagree, then steady runs when the slow regime turns and the fast one confirms. Drawdowns are deeper because exits wait for chop, not a clean flip.
Selective — OBs are sparse and retests are rarer still. The strategy spends most of the time flat and produces concentrated trades around real structure flips.
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 Multi-period trend confluence strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short."
- You want a long & short bot on 4h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Trend regime (period 20, slope 3), Trend regime (period 100, slope 8)).
Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short.
When to pick Order Block strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Order Block (swing length 10)).
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Multi-period trend confluence strategy
Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short.
Order Block strategy
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
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