ADX Trend Ignition (Educational)
Educational example: this classic setup does not beat trading costs in our tests — use it to learn, not to trade as is. Trades the moment a trend "ignites": ADX climbs through a threshold from below while it is rising, the directional lines agree (+DI above -DI for longs, the reverse for shorts) and price sits on the same side of a slow EMA. The trade exits when the directional lines cross back, o
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1h BTC perpetuals (weaker on ETH; retune for 4h). A higher ADX threshold = fewer, stronger trends. Position size is a % of equity (Properties). Commission 0.06% per side. Back-test BTCUSDT 1h (Bybit, 0.06% fee/side, funding not included): 2023–2025 +45% (PF 1.13, max DD 37%, 242 trades); unseen 2025–2026 +1% (PF 1.01, 109 trades). Past results don't predict future ones. Concept: J. Welles Wilder, "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems" (1978): Directional Movement Index and ADX.
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