3.0 KiB
RSI 25 / 75
This strategy was taken from chapter 3 of High Probability ETF Trading (2009) by Larry Connors.
Rules
Long
- The ETF (e.g., SPY) is trading above its 200-day moving average.
- If the 4-period RSI closes under 25, enter a long trade.
- (Optional Aggressive Version) Enter another long trade if at any time while in the first trade the 4-period RSI closes under 20.
- Exit the trade(s) when the 4-period RSI closes above 55.
Short
- The ETF is trading below its 200-day moving average.
- If the 4-period RSI is above 75, enter a short trade.
- (Optional Aggressive Version) Enter another short trade if the 4-period RSI closes above 80.
- Exit the trade(s) when the 4-period RSI closes under 45.
Parameters
Long-Term Trend Period: The period of the long-term trend as measured using a simple moving average. (Default: 200)
RSI Period: The period to use in the RSI calculation. (Default: 4)
RSI Smoothing: The smoothing to use in the RSI calculation. (Default: 1, no smoothing)
Enable Long Trades: Whether to enable taking long trades. (Default: true)
Long RSI Entry: The RSI value below which to allow entering long trades. (Default: 25)
Long RSI Exit: The RSI value above which to exit any open long trades. (Default: 55)
Enable Short Trades: Whether to enable taking short trades. (Default: true)
Short RSI Entry: The RSI value above which to allow entering short trades. (Default: 75)
Short RSI Exit: The RSI value below which to exit any open short trades. (Default: 45)
Enable Aggressive Entries: Whether to enable taking another more aggressive trade after the initial one. (Default: true)
Aggressive Long RSI Entry: The RSI value below which to allow taking an aggressive long trade. (Default: 20)
Aggressive Short RSI Entry: The RSI value above which to allow taking an aggressive short trade. (Default: 80)
Backtest Results
SPY
QQQ
DIA
IWM
Sector ETFs
This backtest is an aggregation of the results of the following sector ETFs:
XLB, XLC, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY