ATR Channel Breakouts with Fixed and Trailing Stops

Summary

The document presents a channel strategy for crypto futures that combines a moving average with average true range. An upper band is formed by adding a multiple of ATR to the moving average, while a lower band subtracts it. The strategy enters positions when price reaches a recent high or low, then uses channel conditions and longer lookback extremes to manage exits. It also includes fixed percentage stop-loss rules and conditions intended to protect gains as the market moves.

The supplied backtest configuration covers a short historical window on hourly BTC futures data, but the document provides no performance report or discussion of results. The formulas and code show how the channel and trade conditions are constructed, while leaving key settings dependent on parameters such as lookback length, ATR multiplier, and stop percentage. The evidence therefore supports understanding the rule structure, but not judging profitability, sensitivity to parameter choices, or performance under other market regimes and costs.

Key ideas

• The strategy centers a channel on a moving average and sets its width using average true range.
• Recent highs and lows trigger long and short entries in the supplied rules.
• Channel conditions and longer lookback extremes contribute to position exits.
• Fixed percentage stop rules supplement the channel based exit logic.
• The document gives a backtest setup but no reported performance evidence or robustness analysis.

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