SuperTrend ATR Reversals with a Percentage-Based Trailing Stop

Summary

This strategy uses an ATR-based SuperTrend line to define direction and potential reversals. It maintains a volatility-adjusted long stop below price or short stop above price, updating the stop as price moves. A change in the SuperTrend direction can trigger an entry or close an existing position. The described approach also sets an initial stop as a percentage of entry and adjusts the stop after a favorable move of more than 1%, seeking to protect some gains as the trade progresses. Position direction, ATR lookback, ATR multiplier, initial stop, and backtest dates are configurable.

The document publishes BTC-USDT futures backtest settings for a short period in 2022 but provides no performance metrics, comparison, or validation. Its explanation does not establish that the method is profitable. ATR settings affect how quickly the volatility line responds, while the percentage-based trailing rule may behave differently across instruments and volatility regimes. The source runs calculations on every tick and uses the full account equity for position sizing, assumptions that can materially affect simulated behavior and risk. Fees, slippage, and execution quality are not assessed in the descriptive material.

Key ideas

• The SuperTrend line uses ATR-scaled bands to track direction and signal reversals.
• The strategy combines an initial percentage stop with a trailing adjustment after a favorable move greater than one percent.
• ATR lookback, multiplier, position direction, and testing window are configurable.
• The published backtest settings do not include performance results, and trading costs or execution effects are not analyzed.

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