Showing 1–10 of 19 matching strategies
Evidence: WeakBeginner
The Moving Average Crossover
the most-tested rule in tradingA fast average crosses a slow one and you take the position. It is the first system almost everyone builds and it has been tested more times, by more people, than any other rule in this library.
D1 for the classic version · H4 for a faster oneFoundations · Trend
Evidence: WeakBeginner
RSI Overbought and Oversold
what the 70 and 30 lines actually tell youRSI above 70 is called overbought and below 30 oversold, and beginners are taught to sell the first and buy the second. Traded that way it is one of the more reliable ways to lose money in a trending market, because in a strong trend the RSI stays above 70 for weeks while price keeps going.
H1 to D1Foundations · Oscillator
Evidence: WeakBeginner
Fibonacci Retracement
the most popular tool with the least supportDraw from a swing low to a swing high and the tool marks 38.2%, 50% and 61.8%. The claim is that pullbacks stall at these fractions because of a mathematical relationship found in nature.
H1 to D1Foundations · Retracement
Evidence: ModerateBeginner
Bollinger Squeeze Expansion
bandwidth percentile breakoutBandwidth = (upper − lower) ÷ middle. When it sits in the bottom 20th percentile of its own 120-bar history, the squeeze is on.
H1 · H4 · D1 — the multi-timeframe variant is the strongestVolatility · Breakout
Evidence: ModerateIntermediate
Rate of Change Threshold
momentum as a number, not as a crossingThe simplest possible measurement: price now divided by price N bars ago. If it is above a threshold, the instrument is in an uptrend; below, a downtrend. No smoothing, no crossings, no lag beyond the lookback itself.
H4 or D1Momentum · Indicator
Evidence: WeakBeginner
MACD Histogram Acceleration
the popular one, and what it actually measuresThe MACD histogram is the difference between two exponential averages, minus a third average of that difference. Rising histogram is usually described as accelerating momentum.
H1 or H4Momentum · Indicator
Evidence: WeakBeginner
Engulfing Bar at a Level
the most-taught candle, in the only place it means anythingA bar whose body completely covers the previous bar's body, closing in the opposite direction. Taken alone it is one of the weakest signals in retail trading — it happens constantly and predicts very little.
H1 or H4 · the level comes from D1Price action · Candle
Evidence: ModerateIntermediate
Failed Breakout Reversal
the break that does not stickPrice breaks a level, everyone who was waiting for the break is in, and then it closes back inside. Those positions are now wrong, their stops sit just beyond the level, and the move away from it is fed by them being taken out.
H1 execution · the level from H4 or D1Price action · Reversal
Evidence: ModerateIntermediate
Compression Into a Level
when the pullbacks stop reaching backPrice approaches a level and, instead of bouncing away, each pullback from it becomes shallower. The lows step up, the level holds flat, and the space between them runs out.
H1 or H4Price action · Continuation
Evidence: WeakBeginner
Wide-Range Bar Retracement
half of the move that started itOne bar moves a long way. Price then retraces into the middle of that bar, and the trade is taken there on the assumption that the move continues.
H1 or H4Price action · Pullback