# Scanner / Alerts

## VFI/ADX Signal -- AKA: Breakout Alert

### Long Trigger Conditions

For a long signal to be generated the following conditions must be met on the current time frame:

- Must be a recent low ADX of less than 0.0.
- Current ADX must be greater than 19.0 and less than 65.0
- Must be a recent low VFI of less than -10.
- Current ADX must be green
- Current BTC 4h ADX must be green

And then on the next highest timeframe:
- ADX must be green OR lower than 20 or RED and greater than 140
- VFI must be less than 0.

Stop loss is the lowest price seen in the 30 time periods minus the (ATR * 1.3).

Next suggested evolution of stoploss:
Subtract 1.3x of the ATR during low adx from the existing stoploss

Ideal stop-loss:
- Lowest price during the negative adx price range.

### Short Trigger Conditions

- Must be a recent low ADX of less than 0.0.
- Current ADX must be greater than 19.0 and less than 65.0
- Must be a recent high VFI of greater than +10.
- Current ADX must be red
- Current BTC 4h ADX must be red

And then on the next highest timeframe:
- ADX must be red OR lower than 20 or green and greater than 140
- VFI must be greater than 0.

Stop loss is the highest price seen in the 30 time periods plus the (ATR * 1.3).

Next suggested evolution of stoploss:
Add 1.3x of the ATR during low adx from the existing stoploss

Ideal stop-loss:
- Highest price during the negative adx price range

---latest suggestion start---
for long signals, when checking for the recent negative adx it needs to be a green negative adx. (this also will dramatically increase the stoploss accuracy.)

for short signals, when checking for the recent negative adx it needs to be a red negative adx

---latest suggestion end---

Suggestion #1:
Instead of the "and greater than 140adx" requirement it should be and greater than 120 adx" (Anything above 100 is considering reversible territory so no sense at keeping it at 140, 120 is still far into reversal territory)

Suggestion #2:
Can we make the 5min require current adx greater than 21? I think we need greater volatility breakout on the smaller timeframes.

Suggestion #3:
On the higher timeframe validation (third layer) perhaps it would be more effective if we had it be matching adx color OR lower than 17 ADX. (instead of matching adx color or lower than 20)

Suggestion #4 Not in the conditions but raise the count limit again, as with this new threshold for max adx we should still be paying attention regardless of the count of times its alerted us.

Suggestion #5: Lower long signal VFI requirement for 5min tf to be less than -20 (instead of less than -10) and raise short signal VFI requirement for 5min tf to be greater than +20 (instead of greater than +10) This will cut down on 5min signal noise as well as increase profitability.