{ "name": "consecutive_failures_reversal", "source": "George Soros's reflexivity theory / Al Brooks trend failure patterns", "type": "entry_engine", "rule": "Enter short after 2 consecutive failed attempts in the last 20 bars to breach the prior 10-bar high by at least 0.5 ATR, each failure closing below the high and leaving a distinct upper wick of at least 0.3 ATR, combined with the current bar closing below the 10-bar VWAP.", "pseudocode": "high10 = highest(high, 10); attempts = 0; for bar i=1 to 20: if high[i] >= high10+0.5*ATR20 and close[i] < high[i] and high[i]-max(open[i],close[i]) >= 0.3*ATR20: attempts += 1; if attempts >= 2 and close < VWAP(10): short_entry()", "why_it_works": "Repeated failed breakouts above a key resistance reveal exhaustion of buying pressure, and the subsequent rejection below VWAP confirms momentum shift to sellers under Soros's reflexive feedback loop." } Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
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