Mechanical Breakouts Above All-Time and 52-Week Highs

Summary

This rule-based long strategy enters when price moves above either a rolling all-time-high proxy or the 52-week high calculated from weekly data. Each breakout level can be enabled independently, and the entry is taken only when no position is already open. The script detects a break using the bar’s high, while its accompanying description refers to price closing above the level, so the exact trigger should be checked when applying the method.

For exits, the strategy tracks the highest price since entry and places a Chandelier-style stop at that high less an ATR multiple. An optional alternative closes the position when price falls below an EMA. The document explains the rationale that new highs may attract momentum participation, but provides no backtest evidence to support that claim. The all-time-high calculation uses a finite lookback as a proxy, and the method offers no short entries or detailed position-sizing rules. Breakout failures, market selection, execution, and parameter robustness remain unquantified.

Key ideas

• The strategy buys breaks above an all-time-high proxy, a 52-week high, or either enabled level.
• The all-time-high level is calculated over a finite rolling lookback.
• An ATR-based trailing stop follows the highest price reached since entry.
• An optional EMA rule closes a long position when price falls below the average.
• The document gives no performance evidence, and its description and script differ on whether the breakout trigger uses a close or a high.

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