Market regime identification using volatility clustering, trend detection, and statistical methods for adaptive trading
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Identify the current market regime so you can pick the right strategy, size positions correctly, and avoid deploying trend-following logic in a ranging market (or vice versa).
Every strategy has a "home regime." A momentum strategy prints money in a clean uptrend but bleeds in a choppy range. A mean-reversion grid thrives in low-volatility consolidation but gets steamrolled by a trending breakout. Regime detection tells you which playbook to use right now.
Key benefits:
Two orthogonal axes define the four-quadrant regime model:
| | Low Volatility | High Volatility |
|---|---|---|
| Trending | Q1: Clean trend — best for trend following | Q2: Volatile trend — momentum with caution |
| Ranging | Q3: Quiet range — mean-reversion paradise | Q4: Choppy chaos — reduce or sit out |
A third dimension — mean-reversion tendency (Hurst exponent) — refines Q3 by telling you how reliably price reverts.
Rank the current ATR against its own recent history to get a 0–100 percentile score.
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
def atr_percentile(
high: pd.Series, low: pd.Series, close: pd.Series,
atr_period: int = 14, lookback: int = 100
) -> pd.Series:
"""ATR percentile rank over a rolling window."""
tr = pd.concat([
high - low,
(high - close.shift(1)).abs(),
(low - close.shift(1)).abs()
], axis=1).max(axis=1)
atr = tr.rolling(atr_period).mean()
return atr.rolling(lookback).apply(
lambda x: pd.Series(x).rank(pct=True).iloc[-1], raw=False
)
ADX above 25 signals a trending market; below 20 signals a range.
def compute_adx(
high: pd.Series, low: pd.Series, close: pd.Series,
period: int = 14
) -> pd.Series:
"""Average Directional Index."""
plus_dm = high.diff().clip(lower=0)
minus_dm = (-low.diff()).clip(lower=0)
# Zero out when the other is larger
plus_dm[plus_dm < minus_dm] = 0
minus_dm[minus_dm < plus_dm] = 0
tr = pd.concat([
high - low,
(high - close.shift(1)).abs(),
(low - close.shift(1)).abs()
], axis=1).max(axis=1)
atr = tr.ewm(span=period, adjust=False).mean()
plus_di = 100 * plus_dm.ewm(span=period, adjust=False).mean() / atr
minus_di = 100 * minus_dm.ewm(span=period, adjust=False).mean() / atr
dx = 100 * (plus_di - minus_di).abs() / (plus_di + minus_di)
return dx.ewm(span=period, adjust=False).mean()
def trend_direction(close: pd.Series, period: int = 20) -> pd.Series:
"""Returns +1 (uptrend), -1 (downtrend), 0 (neutral)."""
ema = close.ewm(span=period, adjust=False).mean()
slope = ema.diff(5) # 5-bar slope
above = (close > ema).astype(int)
direction = pd.Series(0, index=close.index)
direction[(slope > 0) & (above == 1)] = 1
direction[(slope < 0) & (above == 0)] = -1
return direction
BB width (upper - lower) / middle as a volatility proxy. A "squeeze" (low percentile) often precedes a breakout.
def bb_width_percentile(
close: pd.Series, period: int = 20,
std_dev: float = 2.0, lookback: int = 100
) -> pd.Series:
"""Bollinger Band width percentile."""
sma = close.rolling(period).mean()
std = close.rolling(period).std()
width = (2 * std_dev * std) / sma
return width.rolling(lookback).apply(
lambda x: pd.Series(x).rank(pct=True).iloc[-1], raw=False
)
The Hurst exponent H classifies time series behavior:
Computed via the Rescaled Range (R/S) method. See references/methodology.md for the full derivation.
def hurst_exponent(series: pd.Series, max_lag: int = 50) -> float:
"""Estimate Hurst exponent using R/S method."""
lags = range(2, max_lag)
rs_values = []
for lag in lags:
chunks = [series.iloc[i:i+lag] for i in range(0, len(series) - lag, lag)]
rs_list = []
for chunk in chunks:
if len(chunk) < lag:
continue
mean_val = chunk.mean()
devs = chunk - mean_val
cumdev = devs.cumsum()
r = cumdev.max() - cumdev.min()
s = chunk.std(ddof=1)
if s > 0:
rs_list.append(r / s)
if rs_list:
rs_values.append(np.mean(rs_list))
else:
rs_values.append(np.nan)
valid = [(l, r) for l, r in zip(lags, rs_values) if not np.isnan(r)]
if len(valid) < 5:
return 0.5
log_lags = np.log([v[0] for v in valid])
log_rs = np.log([v[1] for v in valid])
coeffs = np.polyfit(log_lags, log_rs, 1)
return coeffs[0]
Detects abrupt shifts in mean or variance of a return series.
def cusum_test(
returns: pd.Series, threshold: float = 2.0
) -> list[int]:
"""CUSUM change-point detection on returns.
Returns indices where regime changes are detected.
"""
mean_r = returns.mean()
std_r = returns.std()
if std_r == 0:
return []
s_pos, s_neg = 0.0, 0.0
changes = []
for i, r in enumerate(returns):
z = (r - mean_r) / std_r
s_pos = max(0, s_pos + z - 0.5)
s_neg = max(0, s_neg - z - 0.5)
if s_pos > threshold or s_neg > threshold:
changes.append(i)
s_pos, s_neg = 0.0, 0.0
return changes
For 2–3 state regime models using hmmlearn. This is optional — all core functionality works with numpy/pandas only.
# Optional: requires `uv pip install hmmlearn`
from hmmlearn import hmm
def fit_hmm_regimes(
returns: np.ndarray, n_states: int = 2, n_iter: int = 100
) -> tuple[np.ndarray, object]:
"""Fit a Gaussian HMM to return series."""
X = returns.reshape(-1, 1)
model = hmm.GaussianHMM(
n_components=n_states, covariance_type="full", n_iter=n_iter
)
model.fit(X)
states = model.predict(X)
return states, model
See references/methodology.md for details on feature selection and state interpretation.
Crypto regimes change much faster than equities:
| Parameter | Equities | Crypto (large cap) | Crypto (micro cap / PumpFun) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATR lookback | 100–200 bars | 50–100 bars | 20–50 bars |
| ADX period | 14–28 | 10–14 | 7–10 |
| Regime persistence | Weeks–months | Days–weeks | Hours–days |
| Hurst window | 200+ bars | 100 bars | 50 bars |
In crypto, volume confirms regime quality:
New token launches follow a stereotyped sequence:
Each micro-regime lasts minutes to hours. Use 1-minute bars with 20–50 bar windows.
def classify_regime(
vol_percentile: float, adx: float, hurst: float,
trend_dir: int
) -> dict[str, str]:
"""Classify into the 4-quadrant model."""
vol_regime = (
"low" if vol_percentile < 0.30
else "high" if vol_percentile > 0.70
else "normal"
)
trend_regime = (
"trending" if adx > 25
else "ranging" if adx < 20
else "transitional"
)
direction = (
"up" if trend_dir > 0
else "down" if trend_dir < 0
else "neutral"
)
mr_regime = (
"mean_reverting" if hurst < 0.4
else "trending" if hurst > 0.6
else "random"
)
return {
"volatility": vol_regime,
"trend": trend_regime,
"direction": direction,
"mean_reversion": mr_regime,
"quadrant": f"{vol_regime}_vol_{trend_regime}",
}
See references/strategy_adaptation.md for the full regime-strategy matrix.
Quick reference:
| Current Regime | Action |
|---|---|
| Low vol + trending up | Full size trend-following, tight stops |
| High vol + trending | Half size momentum, wide stops |
| Low vol + ranging | Mean-reversion / grid strategies |
| High vol + ranging | Reduce to 25% size or sit out |
| Regime transition | Flatten or reduce to minimum size |
pandas-ta: Compute ATR, ADX, Bollinger Bands, EMAsvolatility-modeling: Advanced vol forecasting (GARCH, realized vol)strategy-framework: Route signals through regime filter before executionposition-sizing: Scale position size by regime volatilityrisk-management: Adjust portfolio risk limits per regimereferences/methodology.md — Detailed math for Hurst exponent, HMM, change-point detection, and volatility estimation methodsreferences/strategy_adaptation.md — Full regime-strategy matrix with position sizing, stop adaptation, and PumpFun micro-regime playbookscripts/detect_regime.py — Compute regime indicators on live or demo data, classify into 4-quadrant modelscripts/regime_backtest.py — Compare regime-adaptive vs static strategy on synthetic data with clear regime transitionsAutomatically organizes invoices and receipts for tax preparation by reading messy files, extracting key information, renaming them consistently, and sorting them into logical folders. Turns hours of manual bookkeeping into minutes of automated organization.
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