A 123 Reversal Pattern with Time-Based and Moving-Average Exits

Summary

This long-only reversal strategy defines an entry through four comparisons among recent daily highs and lows. When all conditions are met, it opens a long position. It exits when the configured holding period has elapsed, set to seven days by default, or when the close reaches or exceeds a 200-day simple moving average. The published example uses daily BTC/USDT futures data over several years, but supplies no returns, drawdowns, trade counts, or other test results, so it does not demonstrate effectiveness.

The document presents the pattern as a way to identify potential turns and the two exit rules as controls on exposure. It also notes that reversals can produce false signals in choppy or highly volatile markets and may be unreliable during strong trends. The holding period and average length can be adjusted, but the text cautions that excessive tuning can overfit. Volume, momentum, volatility filters, and trailing stops are proposed as possible extensions rather than tested components.

Key ideas

• A long entry requires four specified comparisons among recent daily highs and lows to hold simultaneously.
• The position exits after the configured number of days or when the close reaches or exceeds the long-term average.
• The defaults are a seven-day holding period and a 200-day simple moving average.
• The strategy can produce unreliable reversal signals in choppy, volatile, or strongly trending conditions.
• The stated backtest settings include no performance evidence, and parameter tuning may overfit.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.