Short-Period RSI Reversals Filtered by a Long-Term Moving Average

Summary

This strategy combines a short-period Relative Strength Index (RSI) with a long-period simple moving average to seek counter-moves within a broader price regime. It enters long when RSI is below its oversold threshold while price is above the moving average, and enters short when RSI is above its overbought threshold while price is below that average. A shorter moving average provides an exit condition, with a percentage-based stop also specified.

The parameters include a two-period RSI, a 200-period trend average, a five-period exit average, extreme RSI thresholds, and a three-percent stop. The document explains the intended logic and identifies false RSI signals during sharp volatility, parameter sensitivity, and failed reversals as limitations. It supplies Binance BTC/USDT futures backtest dates and timeframe, but no returns, trade counts, or risk statistics. There is also a source-level inconsistency: the exit conditions as written compare price to the short average in ways that appear to trigger on the same side as the corresponding position, and the stop comparisons may close positions under favorable movement. The stated rules therefore need verification before interpretation as tested behavior.

Key ideas

• The long-term moving average filters short-term RSI extremes according to the broader price regime.
• The stated entries buy oversold readings above the long average and sell overbought readings below it.
• A short moving average and a percentage threshold are presented as exit mechanisms.
• Rapid volatility and unsuccessful reversals can produce misleading entries.
• The source exit comparisons appear inconsistent with the prose description, and no backtest results are reported.

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