ATR-Filtered Candle Momentum Strategy with Cooldown Rules
Summary
This proposed short-term DAX strategy combines candle strength, a moving-average trend filter, an ATR-based volatility condition, and a consolidation filter. It takes long or short positions when a strong candle aligns with trend and other filters, while a cooldown and direction restriction are intended to limit rapid repeat trades. Exits use recent price extremes and a profit target linked to ATR.
The document describes a five-minute design and supplies example parameter values, but provides no backtest results or evidence that the rules are profitable. It identifies important limitations: reliance on one timeframe, lag from the moving average, parameter sensitivity, and missed opportunities caused by cooldown and direction constraints. Proposed refinements include higher-timeframe confirmation, dynamic parameters, market-state classification, volume confirmation, and trailing stops. The implementation and stated rationale should be independently checked; some described conditions may not behave as intended in every market or code environment.
Key ideas
- A candle body sized relative to ATR is used to identify stronger momentum bars.
- A moving average sets trend direction, while ATR and recent price ranges filter market conditions.
- Cooldown and direction restrictions are intended to reduce repeated entries.
- Exits use recent highs or lows and an ATR-scaled profit objective.
- The document supplies a strategy outline but no performance results, and its DAX-focused settings need validation elsewhere.
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