Heikin-Ashi Reversal Triggers with RSI Filters on Hourly Index Markets

Summary

This proposed system uses Heikin-Ashi candles on hourly DAX, Nasdaq, and Italian index markets. A long entry follows a bearish-to-bullish candle change when a recent RSI reading is below a configurable threshold; a short entry uses the opposite candle change and an RSI reading above its threshold. The code also defines a narrower candle-range condition, though that condition is not included in the shown entry rules. It provides fixed stop-loss and profit-target parameters, a Friday time-based exit, and a stepwise trailing-stop mechanism.

The author reports that informal tests did not produce satisfactory results on hourly forex or commodities, or on other index timeframes, and invites others to improve drawdown or add filters. No performance figures, charts, or complete parameter values are supplied, so the claimed market and timeframe suitability cannot be assessed. The strategy is presented as an early experiment rather than evidence of robustness; its thresholds, execution assumptions, and out-of-sample behavior would need systematic validation.

Key ideas

• Long entries combine a bullish Heikin-Ashi reversal with a low recent RSI reading.
• Short entries combine a bearish Heikin-Ashi reversal with a high recent RSI reading.
• The code includes fixed stops and targets, Friday exits, and a stepwise trailing stop.
• The author reports limited testing success outside selected hourly index markets, without publishing performance evidence.
• A defined candle-range condition appears in the code but is not used by the displayed entry rules.

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