Big Trend Catcher: Quad-Gate & VCP & ATR trailing Swing TradeThe Strategy Philosophy
This is designed for Daily Charts to capture the large chunks if not all of a primary trend. It focuses on the "VCP" (Volatility Contraction Pattern), combined with high-grade momentum filtering.
1. How VCP (The Quiet Zone) is Calculated
The script identifies "Volatility Contraction" by measuring the Bollinger Band Width (BBW).
* The Math: It calculates the standard BBW: $(Upper Band - Lower Band) / Mid Band$.
* The "Quiet" Threshold: It compares the current width to its own 50-period Simple Moving Average.
* The Signal: When the current width is narrower than the 50-period average, the stock is in a "Quiet Zone" (represented by the blue background). This indicates energy is coiling for a potential breakout.
2. How Rate of Change (ROC) is Calculated
Unlike a standard ROC, this "Wizard" version uses a smoothed momentum filter to reduce whipsaws:
* Raw ROC: First, it calculates the raw percentage change over 15 bars: $100 x (Close / Close(15) - 1).
* Smoothing: This raw value is then smoothed using a 10-period EMA.
* The Gate: The ROC Gate only turns green when this smoothed value is greater or equal to 0, ensuring the stock has genuine upward velocity before you enter.
3. What the Indicators on the Chart Show
* Yellow Line (20 EMA): Your "Tactical Line." It tracks short-term momentum and acts as a trigger for Phoenix re-entries.
* Blue/Gray Line (100 EMA): Your "Regime Filter." It turns Blue when the trend slope is positive and Gray when negative.
* Thin Gray Outer Bands: These are Bollinger Bands set at 3 Standard Deviations from the 100 EMA. They mark extreme "Climax Zones" where price is statistically overextended.
* Stepped Red/Green Line (ATR Stop): The "Iron Floor." It uses a 20-period ATR with a 3.0 multiplier and an HHV (Highest High Value) lookback to ensure the stop only moves up, never down.
* Yellow Crosses (Gate Wait): These small icons appear above the bars when a signal has been detected but one or more "Wizard Gates" (such as the ROC or 100 EMA Slope) are not yet satisfied, signifying the strategy is waiting for full confirmation.
4. How to Trade This Strategy
* Step 1: The Setup: Look for the Blue Background on the daily chart, signifying a Volatility Contraction.
* Step 2: The Entry: An Initial Entry (Lime Triangle) fires when the price breaks out of the Quiet Zone with a volume spike. This volume must be greater than 1.3 times the 20-period Simple Moving Average of volume to confirm significant buying interest. An entry only occurs when all Quad-Gates (ROC, EMA Slope, Price > ATR) are satisfied.
* Step 3: Pyramiding: If the trend gains "Velocity" (price > 10% from entry), the script will signal a second unit to maximize gains during runaway moves.
* Step 4: The Exit: Sell the entire position if the price closes below the ATR Trailing Stop (Trend Death) or if the 100 EMA trend turns down.
5. The Phoenix Re-entry
If you are stopped out but the stock immediately recovers above the 20 EMA within 10 bars, a Phoenix Entry (Orange Triangle) will fire. This allows you to catch "Power Resumptions" where the initial shakeout was a bear trap.
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