Automated Fibonacci Retracement Entries with Fixed Percentage Exits

Summary

This strategy calculates 38.2% and 61.8% retracement levels from the highest high and lowest low over a lookback window, set to 20 periods by default. A close crossing above the 61.8% level triggers a long entry; a close crossing below 38.2% triggers a short entry. The described position sizing uses account equity and a risk percentage, defaulting to 1%, while exits are fixed at 1% against entry and 2% in favor for either direction. The published test settings identify BTC/USDT futures on Binance over January to March 2025, but provide no performance results.

The levels move with the rolling price range, making them responsive to recent swings, but the method does not establish that these levels predict continuation. The source uses rolling highs and lows rather than confirmed swing points, and its risk calculation uses a fixed percentage of price rather than the stated stop distance. Fixed exits may not suit changing volatility; false crosses, lookback sensitivity, and parameter overfitting are noted risks. The document proposes adding trend or indicator filters, volatility-adjusted exits, and multi-timeframe confirmation, but presents these as possible extensions rather than tested improvements.

Key ideas

• The method derives two retracement levels from a rolling high-low range.
• A cross above 61.8% opens a long, while a cross below 38.2% opens a short.
• Exits use fixed percentage stops and targets, and the description sets risk per trade as a fraction of equity.
• The published test settings specify BTC/USDT futures, but no results are supplied.
• Rolling levels, false crosses, fixed exits, and parameter sensitivity limit what can be inferred from the signals.

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