ATR-Offset Breakouts from a Recent Consolidation Range

Summary

This strategy places stop entries beyond the high and low of a recent consolidation range. It measures the range over a configurable lookback, calculates its midpoint, and offsets each boundary by a multiple of ATR. A move beyond either adjusted level triggers a long or short entry, aiming to trade volatility expansion rather than small fluctuations inside the range.

The midpoint serves as the stop level, and the target is set from the entry-to-stop distance using a configurable reward-to-risk multiple. The code also plots the range midpoint and trigger levels and labels entries. The accompanying description suggests use on gold, crypto, and high-beta equities, but supplies no backtest results or evidence supporting those markets or suggested timeframes. It also makes claims about execution and repainting that are not established by results in the document. Position sizing, costs, and live execution assumptions would need separate evaluation before drawing conclusions about performance.

Key ideas

• The strategy calculates a recent high-low range and midpoint from a configurable lookback.
• It places ATR-adjusted stop entries beyond both range boundaries to capture breakouts.
• The range midpoint is used for stop placement, and targets scale with the entry-to-stop distance.
• The script plots trigger levels and marks detected entries for chart display.
• The document provides no results validating its performance across the suggested markets or timeframes.

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