Filtering Candles by Body-to-Wick Proportion for HFT Grouping
Summary
The document describes a candlestick fitness rule intended for use in coding high-frequency trading algorithms based on population optimization. It labels a candle unfit when its body does not meet a default proportion of the relevant upper or lower wick range. The default comparison is 75 percent, and the threshold can be changed by the user. Candles classified as unfit are hidden, which the author says may support later grouping and shuffling.
No exact handling is specified for different candle shapes, zero-length wicks, or cases where both upper and lower wicks matter. The page provides no tested algorithm, market, sample, or performance results, and does not explain how the filtering step improves optimization. The rule is therefore a configurable data-preparation concept rather than evidence of a profitable signal. The surrounding page text is promotional navigation and does not add methodological detail.
Key ideas
- The proposed candle filter evaluates body size against an upper or lower wick range.
- The default body-to-wick threshold is 75 percent and can be customized.
- Candles that fail the threshold are hidden for possible later grouping or shuffling.
- The document offers no performance evidence or detailed edge-case definitions.
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