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Market regimes: how to account for them in Terminal

Trend, range, compression, and expansion require different strategies, filters, and preset expectations.

The market does not stay in one state

Today the market may trend, tomorrow it may range, then volatility can expand sharply.

Without regime awareness, a normal strategy may look broken simply because its environment changed.

Regime affects strategy selection

Trend strategies need direction, mean reversion needs balance, breakout needs expansion, and grid needs a controlled range.

In BadRock, compare presets through the question: what regime does this logic need?

Reports help avoid arguing with the market

If trades degrade, check market regime, not only parameters. The preset may need a pause.

Terminal should help manage regimes, not force one strategy to work all the time.