WaveTrend and RSI Extremes for Countertrend Entries

Summary

The strategy combines WaveTrend, a smoothed measure of price deviation, with RSI to identify extreme conditions. It enters long when RSI is below 25 and WaveTrend below -60, and enters short when RSI is above 75 and WaveTrend above 60. The source also requires a bearish candle for a long signal and a bullish candle for a short signal, and can add to positions when price moves against the average entry price. Positions close when the corresponding extreme condition ends; the source has no explicit stop-loss rule.

The document supplies indicator formulas and describes a Binance BTC/USDT futures backtest configuration on hourly bars over January 2024, using 15-minute base data, but reports no performance results. It warns that both indicators lag and may give false signals in sideways markets. It also notes that stop-loss design and parameter selection need further work, so the proposed advantages are assertions rather than demonstrated findings.

Key ideas

• WaveTrend smooths normalized price deviation to represent directional movement and volatility intensity.
• RSI and WaveTrend must both reach specified extremes before the strategy signals an entry.
• The source adds a candle-direction condition and allows additional entries as price moves against the position average.
• Positions close when their associated extreme condition no longer holds, without a defined loss limit.
• The published backtest configuration gives a market and time interval but no measured results.

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