Entry discipline: Signal Band and density limits

A single deep stretch can generate a burst of signals — the oscillator ripples at the extreme and keeps satisfying the rebound condition. Without discipline the EA would open several positions in the same place, multiplying the risk of a single decision. This lesson adds three independent brakes:

• Signal Band (validity band) — the signal “arms” on the first entry into the zone and stays valid until OKUR crosses the BandExit level (here: 0, the midline). Only a full return of the oscillator through zero “disarms” the zone — further signals become possible only from a NEW stretch. One stretch = one campaign.
• Max Positions per Bar — at most 1 opening per M1 candle: no bursts within a single candle.
• Min Self Distance — the next position of this button must be at least 150 pts (1.5 USD) away from the previous one: add-ons only at a genuinely better price, not in the same place.

What is switched on, and why

Feature	Value in the set	Role
B1_BandEnabled=true, B1_BandExit=0	band from the ±250 threshold to the 0 line	one stretch = one series of entries, reset only after OKUR passes through 0
B1_Movement_Correction=15	raised from 5	fewer nervous signals inside the band
B1_MaxPositionsPerButton=3	3	the campaign has a budget: at most 3 positions
B1_MaxPositionsPerBar=1 (factory)	1 per M1 candle	stretches the campaign out in time
B1_MinSelfDistance_points=150	150 pts	stretches the campaign out in price
BE/TS from lesson 02	unchanged	each campaign position is managed separately

How it makes price behavior visible

A stretch on gold is almost never a single point — it is a process: a down wave, a shallow rebound, a second wave deeper, and only then the reversal. The validity band maps this process directly:

1. The first break of the −250 threshold arms the band — the campaign is open.
2. Each subsequent wave down, as long as it moves price by ≥150 pts, can add a position (max 3) — we average deliberately, in planned installments, not in panic.
3. OKUR’s return through 0 says: the stretch is consumed, the campaign is closed. Even if the oscillator brushes −250 again a moment later, the band requires a fresh disarm — the old stretch does not count twice.

On the chart you will see a clear change in the character of the record: instead of a cloud of markers in one place — at most three entries laid out in steps into the depth of the move.

What to watch on the chart

• The band-exit line in the oscillator window and the moment the band “disarms”.
• The add-on steps every ≥150 pts — compare with lesson 03, where there was no limit.
• Situations where the budget of 3 positions ran out before the bottom — this is the price of discipline; count how often it protected and how often it cost.

Next step

Lesson 05: quantitative discipline does not protect against entering AGAINST THE CURRENT. Time for the first directional filter — the MMD trend clouds.