Internal Bar Strength Mean-Reversion Strategy with Profit and Loss Exits

Summary

This document presents a simple Internal Bar Strength (IBS) strategy. IBS measures where the close falls within the current bar’s high-low range, scaled as a percentage. The rules enter long when IBS is below 5 and short when it is above 99, aiming to trade extreme closes as mean-reversion signals. Both positions have a profit exit of 10 and a loss exit of 2, as specified in the script. The published configuration identifies BTC-USDT Binance futures and a backtest period from January to September 2023, using 15-minute base data and a one-hour period.

The document explains the indicator and entry thresholds but supplies no performance statistics or trade analysis, so it does not establish that the rules were profitable. It also does not clarify how the profit and loss values map to price movement or position risk in practice. IBS depends on a valid bar range, and the strategy’s extreme thresholds may produce sparse signals or behave differently across markets and timeframes. Costs, slippage, leverage, and risk controls beyond the stated exits are not discussed.

Key ideas

• IBS expresses the close’s position within a bar’s high-low range as a percentage.
• The strategy enters long below an IBS reading of 5 and short above 99.
• Both long and short entries have stated profit and loss exits of 10 and 2, respectively.
• The published configuration uses BTC-USDT Binance futures data from January to September 2023, but reports no results.

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