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Tube Fusion Trading Strategy for TWM Platform
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Tube Fusion
Adaptive Band Trading
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Tube Fusion is a band-engine built around a simple idea: work the tube. You pick the midline (any one-param MA) and build bands from ATR or Standard Deviation with a multiplier. From there, choose your regime—Trend, Flat, or Auto where ADX decides—and select how entries behave: stop-market for instant breakouts or limit for pullbacks/inside-touches. Exits are expressed in % of tube width with Static (fixed from entry) or Dynamic (shrinks with the tube) modes; you can also trail from Close, which only tightens protection. Add Tube% gates (min/max) and MACD conditions (stack, direction, value—with an Inverse switch) to refine signals. The philosophy is simple: define the arena, let price prove the state, and keep risk asymmetric—never widening.
Description
TubeFusion — how it thinks and how it works
TubeFusion is built around a single, practical idea: define a price “tube,” then operate inside that tube according to the market’s current state. Instead of guessing the future, you define the arena (midline + bands), let objective measures tell you whether conditions are Trend or Flat, and then run a consistent entry/exit playbook that never widens risk.
1) Building the tube (your arena)
You start by choosing the midline from a one-parameter moving average (SMA/EMA/HMA, etc.) and a period. Around that midline, TubeFusion constructs bands using either ATR or Standard Deviation, scaled by a multiplier. ATR users also set an ATR period; StDev uses the same lookback context implied by your MA/price series. The result is a living corridor that expands and contracts with conditions.
A Warmup option delays signals for N bars from the moment the tube meaningfully forms (width > 0). That keeps the engine from firing on noisy, just-born corridors and helps backtests and live behavior align with how you intend to operate.
2) Regimes: Trend, Flat, or let ADX decide
Markets alternate between directional pushes and oscillations. TubeFusion lets you explicitly select Trend or Flat, or choose Both (Auto) so ADX decides for you. You provide two ADX knobs: the period (smoothing) and a threshold.
- ADX ≥ threshold → Trend
- ADX < threshold → Flat
- This regime flag doesn’t just label the chart—it actually changes how entries are placed and how you engage with the tube.
3) Entries: how price must “prove it” to get you in
TubeFusion supports three entry styles at the bands: Stop-Market, Limit, or Both. The same primitives behave differently depending on regime, so you can capture momentum in Trend or mean-reversion in Flat—using the same module.
In Trend:
- Stop-Market = breakout continuation. Orders sit right at the band in the breakout direction; if price bursts through, you’re in immediately. Because you don’t know which side breaks, you can bracket both sides.
- Limit = pullback confirmation. You let price break out first, then require a controlled pullback to touch the band to get filled. It’s more conservative and often improves average entry price but may miss runaway moves.
In Flat:
- Limit = inside touch. Think “work the ping-pong”—if price tags the upper band, you lean short; if it tags the lower band, you lean long.
- Stop-Market = outside-in re-entry. Price first leaves the tube, then you place a stop just inside the band so you engage as it re-enters. The order follows the band until tagged.
Every entry can be fine-tuned with an Offset % of Price—a tiny nudge beyond/before the band that balances slippage vs. fill probability. You also control Position Size, how long to Keep Orders active (in bars), and the Re-arm rules that decide when the module is allowed to place the next order after a fill or cancel. Together, these controls prevent “order spam,” help you align with bar timing, and make behavior reproducible.
4) Exits & risk: expressed in % of tube width
TubeFusion’s exits are stated as percentages of the current tube width—so your sizing is naturally adaptive.
- Target Mode — Static or Dynamic
- Static: target distance is set from the entry using the tube width at that moment and never expands.
- Dynamic: target automatically shrinks if the tube narrows. It never widens.
- Stop Mode — Static or Dynamic
- Mirrors the logic above. In Dynamic, the protective distance ratchets inward if volatility contracts; it never loosens.
- Trail Stop (tighten from Close)
- Flip this on to anchor protective movement to the current Close rather than solely to tube geometry. Whether your base is Static or Dynamic, the trail logic always chooses the tighter option and only moves toward price. No mode ever increases risk after entry.
The end result: you get a consistent, mechanical way to keep protection close in quiet markets and give it a little breathing room in fast ones—without ever breaking the “no widen” promise.
5) Filters that keep you selective (and flippable)
Two layers keep signals clean and controllable:
- Tube% gates (Min/Max). Tube% is a normalized read of where price sits within the corridor and/or how wide the corridor is. You can forbid entries when the tube is too narrow (dead air/chop) or too wide (chaos), or enforce that price must be within certain tube regions before you engage.
- MACD conditions. Three toggles—Stack (line vs. signal), Direction (up/down momentum of the MACD line), and Value (>0/<0)—let you require confirmation, or suppress entries that conflict with your preferred momentum posture. Feeling contrarian? Turn on Inverse to flip all enabled filters in one go.
6) Visuals & quality-of-life
A transparent Tube% overlay can be drawn on the chart so you see the gating context at a glance. You can also draw stop/target guide lines as orders are placed for clearer review and walkthroughs. A Backtest switch determines whether order submissions are allowed on historical bars or restricted to real-time only—handy when you demo live behavior or run partial walk-forwards.
7) Philosophy (why this shape of control)
TubeFusion isn’t trying to predict the next candle. It’s built to define structure and require price to prove intent relative to that structure. ADX adjudicates state when you ask it to; entries adapt to that state using the same two primitives (stop vs. limit); exits are compactly expressed as a fraction of structure (tube width); and risk management is unilateral—tighten only.
This gives you three practical advantages:
- One module, two mindsets. Breakout continuation and mean-reversion live side-by-side; you don’t have to maintain separate code paths.
- Volatility-native risk. Sizing exits as % of tube makes the module breathe with the market without manual retuning.
- Reviewability. Because everything is rule-based (including re-arm, keep-alive, offsets, and filters), it’s easy to explain fills, misses, and changes in protection on a chart.
8) Quick scenarios
- Trend + Stop-Market: Price compresses, ADX rises above your threshold, you bracket both bands with stops. The upside tag triggers instantly on breakout; Dynamic target/stop then ratchet inward as the tube narrows.
- Trend + Limit: Breakout occurs, you require a controlled return to the band to get in. You’ll miss some runaway moves but often improve basis.
- Flat + Limit: The engine plays band-to-band. Inside touches are your entries; exits scale to tube width so protection is not arbitrary.
- Flat + Stop-Market (outside-in): Price pokes above the tube, you stage a short stop just inside the top band and let it follow the band until price re-enters and tags it.
Build the Tube, Own the Field
Choose a one-parameter MA for the midline, wrap it with ATR or Standard Deviation bands, apply a multiplier, and delay signals until structure forms.
Trend, Flat, or Auto—Let ADX Decide
Run in Trend or Flat, or switch to Auto where ADX compares against your threshold; regimes flip dynamically and behavior adjusts without manual toggling.
Breakout or Pullback—Entry Style on a Switch
Select Stop-Market to catch a breakout instantly at the band, or Limit to require a pullback touch; use Both for symmetric staging around uncertainty.
Offset, Bracket, Re-Arm—Entries That Behave
Nudge orders with a percent-of-price offset, bracket both sides when direction is unknown, keep orders alive for N bars, and control exact re-arm rules.
Tube-Native Risk That Only Tightens
Express targets and stops as percent of tube width; Static fixes distance from entry, while Dynamic shrinks with volatility contraction and never widens protection.
Trail from Close When You Want the Claw
Enable trailing to anchor protection to the current Close; the engine always chooses the tighter option versus tube geometry and only moves toward price.
Selective by Design: Tube% and MACD Filters
Gate signals with Tube% minimums and maximums, then add MACD stack, direction, and value checks for confirmation; flip Inverse when you need opposite posture.
Built to Review: Clear Visuals, Clean Backtests
Overlay Tube% for context and draw SL/TP guide lines for auditability; a Backtest toggle can restrict submissions to real time for demonstrations and evaluations.
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FAQ
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What is the “tube” in TubeFusion?
A configurable corridor around price: you pick a one-parameter MA as the midline, then build upper/lower bands from ATR or Standard Deviation with a multiplier. The tube expands and contracts with conditions, and you can delay signals until a meaningful width forms.
ATR vs Standard Deviation—how do I choose?
ATR bands key off absolute range (good for regime shifts and noisy symbols), while Standard Deviation reacts to dispersion around the mean (useful for mean-reversion structure). Both respect your multiplier; try each on your market, then lock the one that yields clearer entries and steadier exit spacing.
How does Auto mode decide between Trend and Flat?
Auto uses ADX: you set the ADX Period and an ADX Threshold. When ADX ≥ threshold the module operates in Trend mode; when ADX < threshold it operates in Flat mode. The switch is automatic—no manual toggling needed.
What’s the difference between Stop-Market and Limit entries?
Stop-Market engages at the band on a breakout (fast confirmation). Limit waits for price to touch the band (pullback/inside-touch), which is more conservative and may improve basis but can miss runaway moves. You can also stage Both sides when direction is unknown.
What does “Entry Offset % of Price” actually do?
It nudges the entry a small percent beyond/before the band. A tiny offset can reduce false triggers in chop, while a zero or very small offset maximizes fill probability on fast breaks. Typical experiments are in the 0.05%–0.30% range depending on symbol and timeframe.
How do Static vs Dynamic targets/stops—and Trail from Close—work?
All exits are expressed as % of tube width. Static fixes distances from the entry using the width at fill. Dynamic auto-shrinks as the tube narrows (never widens). Trail from Close tightens from the current Close and always chooses the tighter of tube-based vs Close-based logic.
What are Tube% gates and why use them?
Tube% lets you filter by corridor conditions: skip signals when the tube is too narrow (dead air) or too wide (chaos), or require price to be within certain tube regions before engaging. Set Min/Max Tube% to keep activity where your playbook performs best.
How do the MACD filters work—and what does Inverse do?
Three toggles—Stack (line vs signal), Direction (rising/falling), and Value (>0/<0)—let you demand momentum alignment or suppress counter-posture entries. Inverse flips all enabled MACD conditions at once when you want the opposite stance for testing.
What are Keep Order Bars and the Rearm Condition for?
Keep Order Bars defines how long a pending order stays active; Rearm Condition controls when the module is allowed to place new orders after a fill or cancel. Together they prevent order spam, coordinate with bar timing, and make execution more reviewable.
Can I use it for backtests and live operation?
Yes. The Backtest toggle controls whether orders are allowed on historical bars or only in real time. Keep it ON for full simulations; turn it OFF to mirror live behavior during demos, partial walk-forwards, or staged evaluations.
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