RSI Extremes with a Long-Term SMA Trend Filter

Summary

This strategy pairs RSI thresholds with a long-term simple moving average to govern entries and exits. It enters long when RSI is below its lower threshold while price remains above the moving average, and enters short when RSI exceeds its upper threshold while price is below it. More extreme RSI readings under the same price filter close the respective positions. The document gives a 200-day SMA and RSI thresholds, and the source includes a percentage-based stop mechanism.

The material offers a rationale for combining trend direction with RSI timing, and identifies risks such as lagging average signals, RSI divergence, and false triggers in ranges. It recommends multi-instrument validation, parameter checks, and risk controls. A BTC/USDT futures backtest period is listed, but no performance figures are provided; claims of broad suitability and improved win rate are not substantiated by results in the document. The suggested adaptations remain proposals rather than tested findings.

Key ideas

• Price relative to a long-term SMA determines whether the strategy considers long or short entries.
• RSI below the lower threshold can trigger a long in an uptrend, while RSI above the upper threshold can trigger a short in a downtrend.
• More extreme RSI readings close positions when the price remains on the corresponding side of the SMA.
• The strategy can generate false signals in ranging markets, and the document supplies no backtest performance metrics.

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