Moving Average Percentage Gap Reversal Strategy

Summary

This strategy compares a closing price with an N-period simple moving average and expresses the absolute difference as a percentage of price. It assigns a short position when the gap exceeds an upper threshold and a long position when it falls below a lower threshold; an option can reverse those directions. The document describes the method as a way to identify potential turning points and notes that changing the lookback and thresholds changes signal sensitivity.

The example settings use a 14-period average, with published parameters for the sell and buy zones, and a sample backtest configured for BTC/USDT futures over a one-month period. No performance results are reported. The approach does not establish trend direction from the gap alone, may produce false signals, and inherits moving-average lag. The parameter examples also differ between the prose and the published settings, so they should not be treated as a validated configuration.

Key ideas

• The strategy measures the absolute price-to-moving-average gap as a percentage of price.
• An upper threshold triggers a short signal and a lower threshold triggers a long signal, subject to optional reversal.
• The lookback and thresholds control how frequently the strategy changes its position.
• The document flags false signals, uncertain trend direction, and moving-average lag as limitations.

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