Dual Momentum Entries with an Activated Trailing Stop

Summary

This strategy uses 12-period price momentum and the one-period change in that momentum to guide long and short entries. The published script requires both momentum measures to have the same sign and places stop entries near the current bar’s high or low. For exits, it tracks favorable price extremes and closes a position after a pullback exceeds a configurable trailing distance. A separate activation threshold can delay trailing until the trade reaches a chosen profit level.

The document explains the intended mechanics and lists possible refinements, including trend filters, volume conditions, volatility-adjusted stop distances, and parameter testing. It provides a short BTC/USDT futures backtest configuration but reports no performance results, so it does not establish profitability. The trailing logic also depends on the configured activation and distance values; the published defaults are zero, and the description offers no tested settings or evidence that the approach works across markets. The author cautions that momentum can reverse and that poorly chosen stop parameters can either allow large losses or activate too late.

Key ideas

• Long and short entry conditions require price momentum and its one-period change to point in the same direction.
• Stop entries are placed beyond the current bar’s high or low when the momentum conditions hold.
• The exit logic tracks favorable price extremes and closes after a pullback exceeds the configured trailing distance.
• A profit activation threshold can defer trailing until the position has moved favorably.
• The document gives a backtest setup but no performance evidence or validated parameter choices.

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