Smart HA Bias v1 [JopAlgo]

Smart HA Bias v1 (SHABV1)

First of all, we love Heikin-Ashi candlestick patterns!
That's why we created an indicator that uses this type of candlestick to create a smoothed chart.
Our SHABV1 creates smoothed Heikin-Ashi candles and measures the body strength (close-to-open) relative to current volatility. This strength is normalized to a cross-asset scale we call HABO (Heikin-Ashi Body Oscillator). We then apply an adaptive smoother that accelerates during clear trends and decelerates during choppy trends. If HABO holds a few bars above an automatic threshold, the regime (bull/bear market) is switched. A yellow regime trail runs below the price in bull markets and above the price in bear markets and serves as an exit guide.

Why this is “SMART” (vs a conventional smoothed HA)

Most HA indicators just smooth candles and color them. SHABV1 adds four edges:

Volatility-neutral strength (HABO):
HA body is divided by ATR and scaled → “+12” on BTC 4H ≈ “+12” on EURUSD 4H. Your thresholds travel across assets/TFs.

Adaptive smoothing (KAMA):
Auto reacts to market efficiency (clean trends vs chop). Less noise without delaying the real move.

Hysteresis + confirmation:
Regime changes require holding beyond ±threshold for N bars → far fewer one-bar fakes.

Regime-aware trail:
A one-way ratchet based on smoothed HA bands. In a bull it only steps up; in a bear it only steps down. Great as a soft stop/exit.

The “Auto” features (and why you can’t tweak them)

We’ve moved the “invisible knobs” into the background so you don’t babysit settings that barely show on chart:

Auto ATR length → HABO scale:
Chooses a sensible ATR window by timeframe, then fine-tunes by recent volatility. Keeps HABO comparable across symbols.

Auto KAMA (adaptive smoothing):
Sets the slow side of the adaptive filter by a noise score. Faster in trends, slower in chop—hands-free.

Auto threshold (±HABO):
Derives a dynamic threshold from the distribution of HABO on your chart, then adjusts by your Sensitivity. No more guessing “8 vs 12 vs 15”.

Auto smoothing split:
One HA Smooth slider controls both smoothing layers under the hood at a calibrated ratio.

These are not adjustable because they’re designed to keep behavior consistent and portable. The two knobs you do control have immediate, visible impact: HA Smooth (structure tightness) and Sensitivity (earlier/stricter flips).

What you can control

HA Smooth — lower = tighter/faster, higher = calmer/slower.

Sensitivity — >1.0 earlier flips, <1.0 stricter.

Confirm Bars — 1–3 (default 2). Higher = fewer whipsaws.

HTF Bias — turn Lightweight OFF and set an HTF (e.g., trade 4H, bias 1D) for top-down alignment.

Visuals — Bias Fill, Regime Trail (ON by default), Status Panel.

How to read it

Color / Regime: green = bull bias, red = bear bias (confirmed by hysteresis).

Yellow line: the Regime Trail (bull = rising floor; bear = falling ceiling).

Status Panel (top-right): Regime | HABO | Slope.

HABO > 0 = bullish pressure; < 0 = bearish.

Slope UP/DOWN = oscillator momentum direction (helps spot weakening).

Simple trading playbook

Pick TF (15m/1H/4H/1D).

(Optional) Enable HTF bias: Lightweight OFF → set HTF to the next TF up. Only take trades with HTF alignment.

Entries:

Safer: enter on confirmed regime (color flip after holding beyond threshold).

Earlier (experienced): zero-cross “early flip” only with extra confluence (VWAP/OBV/SR).

Management:

Let winners run while price respects the Trail.

Consider reduce/exit on close through the Trail or Weakening (slope turns against regime).

Tuning:

Too many flips? Raise Sensitivity↓ (<1.0) or Confirm Bars to 3.

Too late? Sensitivity↑ (>1.0) or lower HA Smooth slightly.

Quick presets (starting points)

15m: Smooth 12, Sens 1.05, Confirm 2, HTF=1H (optional)

1H: Smooth 12, Sens 1.00, Confirm 2, HTF=4H

4H: Smooth 14, Sens 1.00, Confirm 2, HTF=1D

1D: Smooth 16, Sens 0.95, Confirm 2–3, HTF=1W

Why traders like SHABV1

Portable logic: HABO + Auto threshold means fewer re-tunes switching BTC ↔ FX ↔ indices.

Chop-aware: Adaptive smoothing + hysteresis trims false flips.

Clear exits: Regime Trail turns structure into a mechanical trailing rule.

Non-repaint: HTF imports are handled with anti-lookahead; trail ratchets one way.

Notes:
This is a bias/management tool, not financial advice. Use with your own risk model (hard stop at structure or % risk).