The Idea
A fixed-length moving average has one speed, but the market keeps changing gears. MesaFlowPilot rides on the MESA Adaptive Moving Average (MAMA/FAMA) — John Ehlers' self-tuning line that measures the market's dominant cycle every bar and adjusts its own smoothing. Turns are then confirmed by the Money Flow Index (MFI) so entries only lean the way real money is leaning.
Signal Card
Entry Logic
1
Rhythm turn — fast adaptive line (MAMA) crosses the slow one (FAMA): up for long, down for short.
2
Flow check — MFI confirms the side (long needs MFI > 42, short needs MFI < 58), so money is not fighting the turn.
3
Activity check — ATR ≥ 0.6× its 50-bar average, avoiding dead-zone entries.
4
Risk — stop at 1.5×ATR, target at 2.0× the stop distance (RR 2.0), 1% risk per entry, up to 10 entries/day.
Execution Flow
Parameters
MAMA Fast/Slow
0.9 / 0.05
MFI Period
14
MFI Gates
42 / 58
ATR
14 · ×0.6
Stop / Target
1.5×ATR / RR 2.0
Risk / Max Day
1% / 10
Timeframe
H1
Sim. frequency
~1.3 / day
⚠️ For study and sharing only. This is not investment advice. Adaptive parameters are aggressive by design — backtest 1–2 years of H1 data and demo-test before any live use. Markets carry uncertainty and every plan can meet a drawdown.
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