Bollinger Band, RSI, and MACD Signals with Trade Spacing

Summary

This strategy combines RSI, Bollinger Bands, and MACD to generate long and short signals. It looks for RSI below 45 alongside price near or below the lower band and a MACD bullish crossover for a buy; the sell setup uses RSI above 55, price near or above the upper band, and a bearish crossover. A minimum interval of 15 bars between trades is intended to limit trading frequency. The published parameters include a 14-period RSI and 20-period Bollinger Bands, while the source sets pyramiding to three entries.

The document describes the indicator logic and parameter settings, but provides no performance results or detailed risk controls. It warns that combining indicators can delay signals, that ranging markets may still produce repeated trades, and that adding to positions can magnify losses on reversals. The backtest settings specify BTC/USDT futures on a three-hour period over October 2024; this short test window does not establish how the strategy performs across market regimes. The source also makes signals alternate by direction, so the spacing and signal state affect which trades can occur.

Key ideas

• A long setup requires low RSI, price near or below the lower Bollinger Band, and a bullish MACD crossover.
• A short setup requires high RSI, price near or above the upper band, and a bearish MACD crossover.
• The strategy enforces a minimum gap of 15 bars between accepted signals and alternates long and short states.
• Pyramiding can increase exposure, while indicator confirmation can delay entries and reversals.
• The published BTC/USDT futures backtest covers only a short period and reports no performance results.

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