Bollinger Breakouts with Market Structure and Momentum Filters
Summary
This strategy combines Bollinger Band breakouts with market structure shift signals and an optional higher-timeframe trend filter. It uses a 55-period band with a 2.0 standard deviation multiplier. A close above the upper band can trigger a long, while a close below the lower band can trigger a short, provided the corresponding structure shift is present. An optional momentum filter requires the candle body to make up a specified share of its full range. Exits use the center band or a threshold around a calculated order-block range; position quantity is based on a stated share of account equity.
The document describes order blocks and recent swing levels as ways to mark potential support, resistance, and liquidity areas. It cautions that historical indicators may lag, parameters can be overfit, sharp reversals can cause repeated losses, and fixed equity allocation may be risky in volatile or illiquid markets. It recommends robustness checks and possible improvements such as volume confirmation, adaptive sizing, and more flexible stops. No backtest results or performance evidence are supplied, and the English text omits the entry and exit rules that appear in the Chinese section and partial code.
Key ideas
- Band breakouts are filtered by market structure shifts and optionally by higher-timeframe direction.
- A candle body-to-range threshold can be used to screen for momentum.
- Exits combine a center-band condition with a threshold around a recent price range.
- The document identifies overfitting, lag, reversal, liquidity, and fixed-allocation risks.
- No measured results are provided to establish the strategy's performance.
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