Multi-Timeframe Pivot Signals with Fixed-Dollar Trade Exits

Summary

This strategy detects price pivot highs and lows on three intraday and higher timeframes: 15 minutes, one hour, and four hours. Each pivot uses seven bars to the left and right in the published defaults. A newly detected pivot low on any timeframe signals a long entry, while a pivot high signals a short entry. Fixed-dollar profit and loss limits are converted into price points based on position size and instrument specifications.

The source also plots pivot labels, average entry price, and estimated exit levels. The published settings describe a four-hour BTC-USDT futures test over about a month, but include no performance results. Pivot confirmation requires later bars, so signals may arrive late; signals across timeframes can conflict, and fixed-dollar exits may not adapt to changing volatility. The document proposes volume and trend filters and a timeframe-priority rule as possible refinements, without evidence that these changes improve performance.

Key ideas

• The method identifies pivot highs and lows on 15-minute, one-hour, and four-hour data.
• A pivot low on any timeframe signals a long entry, while a pivot high signals a short entry.
• Default pivot confirmation uses seven bars on each side of the candidate point.
• Fixed-dollar profit and loss settings are converted to price points using position and instrument values.
• Pivot delay, conflicting timeframe signals, and fixed exits are stated limitations.

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