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Regime Detection

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  • 257 repo stars
  • Updated June 24, 2026
  • agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills

regime-detection is a Claude Code skill that classifies market regimes by volatility and trend to select the right trading strategy and sizing.

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regime-detection is a Claude Code skill that identifies the current market regime. It classifies markets into a four-quadrant model of volatility and trend using ATR percentile, ADX, EMA slope, Bollinger width, and the Hurst exponent, and maps each regime to suitable strategies. A developer uses it to route signals, adjust position size, and avoid running trend logic in a range.

  • Four-quadrant regime model across volatility and trend axes, refined by the Hurst exponent
  • No-ML approaches (ATR percentile, ADX, EMA slope, Bollinger width) plus rolling Hurst
  • Ships detect_regime.py and regime_backtest.py comparing adaptive vs static strategies

Regime Detection by the numbers

  • 262 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #352 of 1,106 Finance & Trading skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
At a glance

regime-detection capabilities & compatibility

Free; runs on pandas and numpy with no API keys.

Capabilities
regime detection · volatility analysis · trend detection · strategy selection
Use cases
data analysis
Pricing
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What regime-detection says it does

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).
SKILL.md
Two orthogonal axes define the four-quadrant regime model
SKILL.md
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What it does

Classify the current market regime by volatility and trend so the right strategy and position size are used.

Who is it for?

Deciding which strategy playbook and sizing fit the current market environment.

Skip if: Generating specific entry prices or executing orders.

When should I use this skill?

You need to know whether the market is trending or ranging and high- or low-volatility before deploying a strategy.

What you get

A regime classification that guides strategy selection, position sizing, and stop adaptation.

  • Regime classification
  • Volatility and trend scores
  • Regime-adaptive strategy backtest comparison

By the numbers

  • 4-quadrant regime model
  • Hurst thresholds (<0.4 mean-reverting, >0.6 trending)
  • ADX >25 trending / <20 ranging

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Regime Detection

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).

Why Regime Detection Matters

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:

  • Strategy selection: Route signals to the right strategy for the current environment
  • Position sizing: Reduce exposure in hostile regimes, increase in favorable ones
  • Stop adaptation: Wider stops in high-vol regimes, tighter in low-vol trends
  • Drawdown control: Sit out "danger zone" regimes (high vol + no trend)

Core Regime Dimensions

Two orthogonal axes define the four-quadrant regime model:

Low VolatilityHigh Volatility
TrendingQ1: Clean trend — best for trend followingQ2: Volatile trend — momentum with caution
RangingQ3: Quiet range — mean-reversion paradiseQ4: Choppy chaos — reduce or sit out

A third dimension — mean-reversion tendency (Hurst exponent) — refines Q3 by telling you how reliably price reverts.

Simple Approaches (No ML Required)

1. ATR Volatility Percentile

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
    )
  • < 25th percentile → Low volatility regime
  • 25th–75th → Normal volatility
  • > 75th percentile → High volatility regime

2. ADX Trend Strength

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()

3. EMA Slope + Price Position

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

4. Bollinger Band Width Percentile

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
    )

Statistical Approaches

Rolling Hurst Exponent

The Hurst exponent H classifies time series behavior:

  • H < 0.4 → Mean-reverting (anti-persistent)
  • 0.4 ≤ H ≤ 0.6 → Random walk (no exploitable structure)
  • H > 0.6 → Trending (persistent)

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]

Change-Point Detection (CUSUM)

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

Hidden Markov Models

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-Specific Considerations

Regime Speed

Crypto regimes change much faster than equities:

ParameterEquitiesCrypto (large cap)Crypto (micro cap / PumpFun)
ATR lookback100–200 bars50–100 bars20–50 bars
ADX period14–2810–147–10
Regime persistenceWeeks–monthsDays–weeksHours–days
Hurst window200+ bars100 bars50 bars

Volume as a Regime Signal

In crypto, volume confirms regime quality:

  • High volume + trend → Strong conviction, ride it
  • Low volume + trend → Drift, unreliable, reduce size
  • High volume + range → Distribution or accumulation, watch for breakout
  • Low volume + range → Dead market, skip

PumpFun Micro-Regimes

New token launches follow a stereotyped sequence: 1. Launch pump (minutes): Vertical move, extreme vol, no mean-reversion 2. First dump (minutes–hours): Profit-taking, high vol, trending down 3. Consolidation (hours–days): Low vol range, potential mean-reversion 4. Second wave or death: Either breaks out again (new trend) or fades to zero

Each micro-regime lasts minutes to hours. Use 1-minute bars with 20–50 bar windows.

Combined Regime Classification

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}",
    }

Strategy Adaptation

See references/strategy_adaptation.md for the full regime-strategy matrix.

Quick reference:

Current RegimeAction
Low vol + trending upFull size trend-following, tight stops
High vol + trendingHalf size momentum, wide stops
Low vol + rangingMean-reversion / grid strategies
High vol + rangingReduce to 25% size or sit out
Regime transitionFlatten or reduce to minimum size

Integration with Other Skills

  • `pandas-ta`: Compute ATR, ADX, Bollinger Bands, EMAs
  • `volatility-modeling`: Advanced vol forecasting (GARCH, realized vol)
  • `strategy-framework`: Route signals through regime filter before execution
  • `position-sizing`: Scale position size by regime volatility
  • `risk-management`: Adjust portfolio risk limits per regime

Files

References

  • references/methodology.md — Detailed math for Hurst exponent, HMM, change-point detection, and volatility estimation methods
  • references/strategy_adaptation.md — Full regime-strategy matrix with position sizing, stop adaptation, and PumpFun micro-regime playbook

Scripts

  • scripts/detect_regime.py — Compute regime indicators on live or demo data, classify into 4-quadrant model
  • scripts/regime_backtest.py — Compare regime-adaptive vs static strategy on synthetic data with clear regime transitions

Related skills

FAQ

What defines the regime model?

Two orthogonal axes, volatility (low/high) and trend (trending/ranging), form a four-quadrant model, refined by mean-reversion tendency via the Hurst exponent.

Does it require machine learning?

No; it includes simple no-ML approaches like ATR percentile, ADX, EMA slope, and Bollinger width alongside statistical methods.

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