Bitcoin Keltner Breakout with Loss Limits and Profit Protection

Summary

This BTC spot strategy checks hourly prices for a close above an 80-period exponential moving average plus three times an exponentially smoothed true range. The entry condition also requires recent volume to exceed earlier volume. While the text describes a Keltner breakout approach, the included implementation uses this breakout and volume test, then exits on a 6% loss, a drop below the moving average, or a sharp decline after the position has gained 10%. The author frames the idea as limiting losses while letting winners run.

The document reports that the author traded the strategy live and says its backtest looked good, but it gives no performance statistics or detailed evaluation method. Its stated backtest period is January through April 2020, with hourly data. The code and prose differ in how they describe the profit-protection behavior, and the implementation's handling of entry price and persistent holding warrants careful review. Results therefore cannot establish robustness or generalize to other markets and periods.

Key ideas

• A long entry requires an hourly close above an 80-period exponential moving average plus three times smoothed true range.
• The implementation adds a volume expansion condition to the breakout signal.
• The described exits include a 6% loss limit, a moving-average exit, and protection after a 10% gain.
• The author reports favorable live use and backtesting but provides no performance metrics.
• The published sample covers BTC spot from January to April 2020, so broader robustness is not established.

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