Bitcoin Signals from ATR Stops, Synthetic Volatility, and RSI

Summary

This Bitcoin strategy combines an ATR-based trailing volatility stop with a synthetic volatility measure and RSI. The volatility measure tracks the percentage gap between the highest close over a lookback and the current low, then compares it with a narrow Bollinger-style upper band. A long entry is triggered when that measure crosses below its band while price remains above the volatility stop. Short entries occur when RSI crosses below either of two configured thresholds. The script allows long-only, short-only, or two-way trading and restricts signals to a configurable date range.

The page describes the approach as a 12-hour BTC strategy and includes parameters and code, but reports no backtest outcomes or risk-adjusted statistics. Its long and short triggers are asymmetric, and the two RSI thresholds default to the same value. The shown code has no explicit exit logic beyond the direction filter and date range, so trade management cannot be assessed from the excerpt. The strategy therefore offers rules to investigate rather than evidence of an effective momentum system.

Key ideas

• The long setup requires synthetic volatility to cross below its band while price is above an ATR trailing stop.
• Short entries are triggered by RSI crossing below either configured threshold.
• A direction setting can limit entries to long, short, or both sides.
• Signals are confined to a user-selected date interval.
• The page gives no performance results, and the shown rules do not specify explicit exits.

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