Multi-period trend confluence strategyvsOB retest with structure filter strategy
Multi-period trend confluence strategy: Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short. · OB retest with structure filter strategy: Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
Multi-period trend confluence strategy
Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short.
OB retest with structure filter strategy
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
Indicators
- Trend regime (period 20, slope 3)
- Trend regime (period 100, slope 8)
- Order Block (swing 10)
- Market Structure (swing 30)
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 while market-structure state is +1.
- Short on a bearish OB retest while state is -1.
Exit rules
- Exit immediately when the slower trend100 regime flips to 0 (chop).
- 7% trailing stop on the runner.
- OB mitigation closes the trade — the SMC thesis is invalidated.
- 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.
Stricter than the bare Order Block strategy — the regime filter throws out counter-trend OBs. Fewer trades but cleaner ones; long flat stretches when fine and coarse SMC disagree.
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 OB retest with structure filter strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Order Block (swing 10), Market Structure (swing 30)).
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
Multi-period trend confluence strategy
Fast and slow trend regimes must agree before opening — long or short.
OB retest with structure filter strategy
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
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