Williams VIX and DEMA Volatility Strategy Across Timeframes

Summary

The strategy combines Williams VIX Fix, Bollinger-style bands, a DEMA trend filter, and percentile levels. Williams VIX Fix is calculated from the rolling highest close and the current low, then compared with bands around its moving average. The written description says to enter long when the indicator crosses below the upper band while price is below DEMA, and short when it crosses above the lower band while price is above DEMA. The source’s short condition instead checks whether the indicator is below the lower band, so the descriptions are not fully consistent.

Percentile thresholds are presented as a way to identify unusually large moves and consider taking profit. The document gives configurable periods and multipliers, plus a BTC/USDT futures backtest window, but reports no performance results. It identifies disagreement between volatility and trend signals as a risk and suggests adjusting percentile settings or adding another trend filter. These are strategy proposals rather than evidence of robustness; no transaction costs, position-sizing rules, or evaluated results are provided.

Key ideas

• Williams VIX Fix estimates volatility using the rolling highest close and current low.
• The strategy compares the indicator with standard-deviation bands and percentile thresholds.
• DEMA acts as a trend filter for the proposed long and short entries.
• The written short-entry rule differs from the condition shown in the source.
• The document provides backtest settings but no performance evidence.

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