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🧩 Trading Strategies Guide

Comprehensive documentation of 98+ trading strategies in the system

Strategy Categories

The trading agent includes 98+ strategies organized into 6 main categories, each designed for specific market conditions and trading styles.

Trend Following

Strategies that identify and follow market trends, capturing sustained price movements in either direction.

22 strategies: Adaptive Laguerre Filter, Gaussian Filter, Supertrend and 19 more
Adaptive Laguerre Filter, Gaussian Filter, Supertrend, MACD Cross, Schaff Trend Cycle, Vortex Indicator, Zero-Lag HMA, Jurik Moving Average, SMA Cross, Triple EMA, Ichimoku Cloud, Parabolic SAR, ADX Trend, EMA Ribbon, Triple SMA Cross, DMA Trend, Guppy Multiple Moving Average, Rainbow Moving Average, Heikin-Ashi, OBV Trend, Keltner Middle-Band Trend, ATR Trailing Stop

Momentum

Strategies that ride the momentum of price movements, entering when strength is confirmed and exiting when momentum fades.

27 strategies: Zero-Lag MACD, Breakout, Momentum Oscillator and 24 more
Zero-Lag MACD, Breakout, Momentum Oscillator, ROC Momentum, True Strength Index, Chande Momentum Oscillator, Polarized Fractal Efficiency, Aroon Oscillator, EMA Slope, Moving Average Envelope Breakout, CCI, ATR Breakout, ATR Squeeze, Period Range Breakout, Gap Trend, Relative Volume Breakout, NR7 Breakout, Candlestick Pattern, Relative Strength, Dynamic Zone RSI, Fisher Transform, Center of Gravity (CoG) Oscillator, Bollinger Squeeze, 52-Week High Breakout, Relative Volatility Index, Mass Index Reversal, Choppiness Index

Breakout

Strategies that identify and trade breakouts from consolidation patterns, entering when price breaks key levels.

6 strategies: Keltner Channel, Donchian Channel, Fractal Breakout and 3 more
Keltner Channel, Donchian Channel, Fractal Breakout, Standard Deviation Breakout, Chandelier Exit Breakout, Volatility Contraction Pattern VCP

Mean Reversion

Strategies that bet on price returning to historical averages after extreme movements.

32 strategies: Bollinger Bands, CCI Mean Reversion, Connors RSI (CRSI) and 29 more
Bollinger Bands, CCI Mean Reversion, Connors RSI (CRSI), Ultimate Oscillator Reversion, IBS Mean Reversion, PPO Reversion, RSI Reversion, Stochastic, Volume Weighted, VR Mean Reversion, VWAP Reversion, Williams %R, Gap Fade, MFI Reversion, Pivot Point, CLV Mean Reversion, Kairi Relative Index (KRI), Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO), Ergodic Oscillator, Standard Error Bands, STARC Bands, Rubber Band, Keltner Channel Reversion, Volatility Band Mean Reversion, Bollinger Reversion, Larry Williams Volatility Channel, ATR Percentage (ATRP), Percentage Drop from Rolling High, Percentage Drop from Previous Close, Consecutive Down Days + Percentage, Moving Average Deviation, Moving Average Deviation (Long Term)

Calendar

Strategies based on time-based patterns and seasonal market behavior.

9 strategies: Monday Effect, Friday Effect, Turnaround Tuesday and 6 more
Monday Effect, Friday Effect, Turnaround Tuesday, Turn of Month, Sell in May (Halloween), January Small Cap Tilt, Monthly Flow, Weekly Scheduled Buy, Monthly Scheduled Buy

Technical Ratings

Strategies that combine different indicators to provide an overall score (simple score or weighted)

2 strategies: Simple Scoring System, Weighted Scoring System
Simple Scoring System, Weighted Scoring System

Strategy Selection Guide

Market Conditions vs Strategy Types

📈 Trending Markets

  • • Strong directional price movement
  • • Higher highs and higher lows (uptrend)
  • • Lower highs and lower lows (downtrend)
  • • Best strategies: SMA Cross, EMA Ribbon, MACD Cross

🔄 Ranging Markets

  • • Price oscillates between support and resistance
  • • No clear directional trend
  • • Sideways price movement
  • • Best strategies: RSI Reversion, Bollinger Bands, CCI

📊 High Volatility

  • • Large price swings and rapid movement
  • • Increased trading volume
  • • Breakouts from consolidation
  • • Best strategies: ATR Breakout, Volatility Squeeze

📅 Calendar Effects

  • • Time-based patterns
  • • Seasonal trends
  • • Day-of-week effects
  • • Best strategies: Monday Effect, Turn of Month