Breakout and Trend Confirmation with HMA, SSL, TDFI, and ATR

Summary

This strategy combines a Hull moving average baseline with an SSL channel for directional confirmation and TDFI as a momentum filter. It enters when price is near the baseline, the baseline and SSL conditions support the same direction, and TDFI passes its threshold. Signals may occur within a one-candle window. The described setup supports both long and short positions. ATR sets initial stop and target distances; the listed defaults use a stop multiplier of 1.5 and a target multiplier of 1. The rules also describe a second entry type without a fixed profit target, which exits on indicator conditions.

The document explains the indicators, parameters, and potential risks, including whipsaws, overtrading, and subjective or unsuitable stop settings. Its BTC/USDT futures backtest configuration spans about one year, but no returns, trade counts, or risk statistics are reported. The claimed benefits of filtering false breakouts are rationale rather than demonstrated results, and the parameter suggestions are optimization ideas rather than validated improvements.

Key ideas

• The HMA baseline establishes direction, while the SSL channel provides directional confirmation.
• TDFI must pass a threshold before an entry is allowed.
• ATR determines initial stop and target levels, with a second entry type described without a fixed target.
• The document warns that short-term signals can overtrade and that poorly tuned stops can mismanage risk.
• A backtest configuration is provided, but no performance statistics are reported.

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