RSI Entries with Fixed, Trailing, and Leverage-Based Exits

Summary

This strategy uses RSI signals to enter long or short positions, then combines several exit rules: fixed take-profit and stop-loss distances, trailing stops based on the highest or lowest price since entry, and leverage-related liquidation thresholds. Its stated aim is to manage risk while allowing positions to remain open during trends. The source uses RSI threshold crossings to establish the current direction and applies each exit condition to the corresponding position.

The document describes the logic and provides parameter defaults and a BTC-USDT futures backtest configuration, but it gives no performance results. The configured exit distances are extremely large, so the example settings may not meaningfully demonstrate the described protections. RSI signals can whipsaw, stops can trigger repeatedly in sideways markets, and high leverage can bring the leverage-based exit close to entry. The proposed improvements include tuning RSI and exit parameters, testing other entry filters, and comparing results across instruments and periods.

Key ideas

• RSI threshold crossings determine whether the strategy enters long or short.
• Trailing stops track the highest price during a long position and the lowest price during a short position.
• Fixed profit and loss thresholds operate alongside the trailing and leverage-based exits.
• The document identifies whipsaws, repeated stop triggers, leverage, and limited backtest coverage as risks.
• The published settings and test configuration are not accompanied by performance evidence.

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