Trend Magic strategyvsVFI Volume Flow strategy
Trend Magic strategy: CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror. · VFI Volume Flow strategy: Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Trend Magic strategy
CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror.
VFI Volume Flow strategy
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Indicators
- Trend Magic (period 20, ATR 5, coeff 1.0)
- SMA(1) wick wrappers (low / high)
- VFI (length 130, signal EMA 5)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Volume-led participation
Entry rules
- 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.
- Long when VFI crosses up through its signal line AND VFI is above zero (confirmed accumulation).
- Short on the mirrored down-cross below zero.
Exit rules
- CCI regime flip through zero closes the active position.
- 4% trailing stop, 2-bar cooldown.
- Opposite VFI/signal crossover closes the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
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.
Slow oscillator — fewer trades than a price-based crossover, but each one is volume-confirmed. Equity curve is patient: long quiet stretches punctuated by participation surges.
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 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.
When to pick VFI Volume Flow strategy
- You expect volume-led participation — the thesis is "Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal."
- You want a long & short bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (VFI (length 130, signal EMA 5)).
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Trend Magic strategy
CCI-gated ATR ratchet — long on a bullish wick break of the trail, short on the mirror.
VFI Volume Flow strategy
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
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