Overview
A single moving-average cross whipsaws when the market has not committed. RibbonThrust waits for a whole ribbon of twelve smoothed lines to fan out and agree on direction, then times entries with a normalized Stretch Line that measures how far price has pushed in units of recent volatility. Ribbon agrees + stretch thrusts = one clean, filtered signal.
Signal Rules
How It Works
▲ Long Side
- Fast ribbon (GMMA 3-15) fans out ABOVE the slow ribbon (30-60)
- Stretch Line (PGO, period 21) thrusts ABOVE +0.6
- Market Motion (ATR 14) at/above 50% of its 50-bar average
▼ Short Side
- Fast ribbon fans out BELOW the slow ribbon
- Stretch Line thrusts BELOW -0.6
- Same volatility gate applies
Execution Flow
Parameters
| Component | Setting |
|---|---|
| Stretch Line (PGO) | Period 21 · Trigger ±0.6 |
| Fast ribbon (GMMA) | EMA 3 / 5 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 |
| Slow ribbon (GMMA) | EMA 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 60 |
| Volatility filter | ATR 14 ≥ 50% of 50-bar mean |
| Timeframe | H1 (M30-H4 workable) |
| Instruments | Indices · Crude Oil · Bitcoin |
Risk Management
1.5×ATR
Give-back stop
2.0×SL
Target (RR 2.0)
1%
Risk / plan
10
Max / day
Note. This is an educational framework for studying market structure — not a promise of results. Every plan carries draw-down risk; some opportunities end flat or in a give-back. Back-test 1-2 years of H1 data to confirm signal frequency before any live use, and size small.