Heikin-Ashi Reversal Signals with a Zero-Lag Average Filter

Summary

This strategy calculates direction-change signals from Heikin-Ashi candles while placing trades on regular candles. A Chandelier-style stop derived from Heikin-Ashi highs and lows flips the signal direction. A long entry requires an upward direction flip and a Heikin-Ashi close above a zero-lag smoothed moving average; a short entry requires the opposite flip and a close below that average. The initial stop is set at the signal candle’s low for longs or high for shorts, and positions can also close when price crosses the smoothed average in the opposite direction.

The supplied script specifies configurable ATR and moving-average lengths, but the document gives no backtest period, results, or evidence of profitability. Heikin-Ashi prices are used to generate signals, whereas execution and initial stop placement use regular candles, so the distinction matters when interpreting simulated trades. The source excerpt ends during a strategy close call, leaving the final code incomplete. The method therefore offers rules to study, but its behavior and performance cannot be fully assessed from this text alone.

Key ideas

• Heikin-Ashi data drives direction flips, while orders are placed on regular candles.
• Long and short entries require both a direction reversal and confirmation relative to a zero-lag smoothed average.
• Initial stops use the regular candle’s low for longs and high for shorts.
• Positions may close when Heikin-Ashi price crosses the smoothed average against the trade.
• No backtest results are provided, and the source excerpt ends before the final close logic is complete.

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