BTC Perpetual Mean Reversion at Prior-Day Levels with RSI Divergence

Summary

This five-minute BTCUSDT perpetual strategy seeks reversals near the previous day’s high or low. It requires a recent confirmed RSI divergence at the touched level and can filter entries by elevated volume. When the prior-day range is small, its adaptive reference may widen to a multi-day high-low band. The strategy allows an additional entry as price moves against the position, uses a midpoint target before that add and a percentage target afterward, and sets protective stops that can tighten after a favorable move. It also includes daily trade-cycle limits and a UTC end-of-day close, with an option to retain sufficiently favorable trades for up to another day.

The document reports a five-year backtest with a severe overall loss and profitable results in only a minority of months. It warns that the approach is sensitive to market regime: ranging conditions may suit it, while strong trends can carry price through the reference levels. The supplied description is not independent validation; costs, execution, parameter choices, and the stated market and timeframe restrictions matter when interpreting the results.

Key ideas

• The setup looks for RSI divergence near prior-day highs or lows as confirmation for a countertrend entry.
• A volume condition and an adaptive multi-day reference range are available to filter or adjust signals.
• The strategy can add to a losing position and changes its profit target after that add, with a stop that may tighten after a favorable move.
• The described backtest lost heavily overall, and the author warns that persistent trends can undermine the reversal premise.
• The design is specified for BTCUSDT perpetuals on a five-minute chart, so its results should not be generalized without testing.

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