ETH Volatility Compression Breakouts with Trailing Exits
Summary
This ETH strategy uses daily ETH implied volatility as a regime filter. When volatility is at or below a configurable support level, it places stop orders above the previous three-bar high and below the previous three-bar low, aiming to enter when price breaks out of a short range. An ATR-style percentage trailing exit manages an open position. The script also handles a missing volatility feed by substituting a fallback value and plots the value used for debugging.
The accompanying discussion interprets volatility near 60 as compression that may precede a move, with direction depending on the prevailing ETH price trend. It describes readings above roughly 78 as extreme, associating them with crashes and cycle lows, while noting that a major bull-market top occurred at lower volatility. These are historical illustrations, not a reported systematic test. The script’s fallback value can affect whether trades occur, and the document gives no performance statistics or validated rules for distinguishing continuation from breakdown.
Key ideas
- The strategy places breakout stop orders around the prior three-bar range when the volatility filter is satisfied.
- A percentage-based trailing exit is applied after a position opens.
- The discussion treats volatility near 60 as compression whose resolution may depend on the direction of ETH’s price trend.
- Extreme volatility readings are presented as possible capitulation signals, but the historical examples do not establish a reliable entry rule.
- A missing volatility feed triggers a fallback value, so the configured symbol should be checked against the plotted status.
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