Volume Exhaustion and RSI Extremes for Reversal Entries

Summary

This countertrend setup combines a three-candle volume pattern with an RSI turning point. For a long, two falling candles are followed by a rising candle: the first has the highest volume, volume drops on the second, then rises on the third. The short pattern reverses candle direction. Longs also require an RSI trough at or below 30 that turns upward; shorts require a peak at or above 70 that turns down. The source enters at the trigger candle and defines a fixed 1% stop based on entry price.

The document gives BTC-USDT futures backtest settings for a one-minute period over a short date range, but reports no results. It warns that strong trends can produce premature countertrend signals, volume data quality varies, and RSI can remain extreme. It also points out that there is no defined profit-taking rule and that candle-close execution can slip. Suggested refinements include volatility-based stops, profit targets, volume and trend filters, and confirmation delays; these are proposals, not tested improvements.

Key ideas

• Long signals require two falling candles followed by a rising candle with volume first declining and then recovering.
• Short signals use the reverse candle sequence with the same volume pattern.
• RSI must form a turning point at or beyond the stated oversold or overbought threshold.
• The source uses a fixed 1% stop and does not define a take-profit exit.
• The provided backtest setup gives no performance results, and the document flags trend, volume-quality, and execution risks.

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