OBV and CCI Trend Following with EMA Crossovers

Summary

This trend-following method combines On-Balance Volume (OBV), the Commodity Channel Index (CCI), and an EMA of OBV. CCI assigns a bullish or bearish regime relative to a threshold, while OBV represents volume flow according to the direction of price changes. A long entry occurs when OBV crosses above its EMA and the preceding CCI regime is bullish; a short entry occurs when OBV crosses below its EMA and the preceding regime is bearish. The listed defaults include a CCI length, a zero threshold, and an OBV EMA length.

The document includes BTC futures backtest settings but gives no performance results, benchmark, or cost assumptions. It warns that the indicators can produce false or frequent signals, that pullbacks may leave positions exposed, and that unsuitable settings can weaken results. It suggests testing parameters, limiting trade frequency, and adding stops or further filters. The source implements opposite-direction entries, while the discussion describes these as entry and exit signals; readers should verify position handling and exits before evaluating the method.

Key ideas

• CCI classifies the market regime by comparing its value with a chosen threshold.
• OBV tracks cumulative volume signed by price direction, and its EMA supplies the crossover signal.
• Long and short signals require both an OBV crossover and a confirming prior CCI regime.
• The document identifies false signals, overtrading, pullback exposure, and parameter sensitivity as risks.
• Published backtest settings are provided without performance statistics or transaction cost analysis.

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