Welcome to the Lab! 🧪

To kick things off, let’s tackle the biggest enemy of crypto algo-traders: The Chop. We all know the feeling. Your breakout strategy works perfectly during a bull run, but then the weekend arrives, volume drops, and your algo loses all its profits on false signals (whipsaws). 📉 I wanted to share a simple Volatility Filter I’ve been using on my 1-hour ETH strategies. It checks if there is enough “juice” in the market before allowing a trade. 

Here is the logic:

1. It checks the ADX (trend strength).
2. It compares the current volume to the moving average of the volume.
3. If the market is “sleeping,” the code forces your strategy to stay FLAT.

The Code Snippet (Copy/Paste this into your system):// --- VOLATILITY FILTER START ---
MyADX = ADX[14]
VolMA = Average[20](Volume)


// Only trade if Trend is strong AND Volume is above average
FilterCondition = MyADX > 25 AND Volume > VolMA


IF FilterCondition THEN
    // Your Entry Signal Here
    // BUY at Market
ELSE
    // Stay Flat / Do Nothing
ENDIF
// --- VOLATILITY FILTER END ---

I have attached the full .itf file below with customizable variables so you can optimize the ADX levels. 

👇 Discussion: Has anyone tried this on Altcoins like SOL or DOGE? I feel like the settings might need to be more aggressive there. Let me know your results!