Enhanced Fish Net Trend Strategy with Signal Thresholds and Stops

Summary

The document describes a Fish Net trend strategy built around a price “center of gravity” indicator. Its calculation weights recent price data more heavily than older observations, then smooths and transforms the result. The modified approach uses threshold levels to require a sufficiently large indicator reading before signaling a trade, aiming to reduce whipsaws compared with taking direction from the indicator alone. It also describes fixed loss limits and trailing exits. The published example is a short BTC-USDT futures backtest, but no performance statistics are provided, so it offers no evidence of profitability or robustness.

The source implements entries when the transformed indicator turns at an extreme threshold and uses indicator reversals and stop settings for exits. The explanatory text characterizes the strategy as trend following, though threshold turns can also behave like reversal signals; the exact behavior depends on the indicator and implementation. The document warns that the indicator may struggle in complex or sideways markets and that trailing stops can be breached. It recommends parameter validation and risk controls, but supplies no longer-term or out-of-sample validation.

Key ideas

• The Fish Net indicator uses a time-weighted price calculation, giving more influence to recent observations.
• Thresholds require the indicator to reach a specified magnitude before a trade signal is considered.
• The implementation combines indicator-based exits with fixed and trailing stop settings.
• The example backtest covers a brief BTC-USDT futures period and reports no results to assess performance.
• Sideways conditions, parameter choices, and stop execution are stated limitations.

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