RSI Range-Momentum Trading Strategy (Backtest, Trading Rules & Example)

The RSI is one of the most popular indicators used in technical analysis. However, most people use it as a mean reversion indicator rather than a momentum indicator. Today, we show you an RSI range-momentum trading strategy. The RSI range-momentum trading strategy uses the RSI as a momentum indicator for identifying uptrends in stocks and…

Bitcoin RSI Trading Strategy- How Good Is RSI For Crypto Trading? (Backtest & Trading Rules)

Does the RSI Indicator work on crypto or Bitcoin? Bitcoin and other cryptos are attracting many traders and new investors, and the crypto daily volume is rising significantly, probably draining resources from the more traditional stock trading arena. The crypto market is a completely new market that is quite different from the traditional equity markets….

Connors RSI — What Is It? (Trading Strategy and Indicator Backtest)

Connors RSI including backtest The traditional RSI indicator has been a great tool for technical analysis and trading, but there have been some efforts by traders to improve it. One such improvement gave rise to the Connors RSI, which can be an invaluable tool for traders when applied correctly — not only does it allow…

Cutler’s RSI — What Is It? (Trading Strategy and Indicator Backtest)

Cutler’s RSI including backtest The RSI is a very popular trading indicator among different security traders. But there are other variations of the RSI indicator. One of them is Cutler‘s RSI. You may be wondering what it is, and in this article, we provide you with a description and how it performs in backtests. Cutler’s…

Larry Connors’ RSI 25 & RSI 75 (It Still Works) | Trading Strategies

High Probability ETF Trading, published in 2009 and written by Larry Connors and Cesar Alvarez, contains some interesting strategies. They are all mean revertive and tested on the most popular ETFs at the time of writing, which was the end of 2008, in the middle of the GFC. Do the strategies covered in the book…

S&P 500 Mean Reversion Using IBS and RSI (Classical Mean Reversion Strategy S&P 500)

Below is a simple and easy trading strategy to implement in SPY or the S&P 500: The classical mean reversion strategy in the S&P 500 In plain English the strategy reads like this: IBS (internal bar strength) must be lower than 0.25 (using daily bars). RSI (21) must be below 45. If 1 and 2…

The Trend Is Not Your Friend In SPY/S&P 500 (and other stock indices)

The Trend Is Not Your Friend In SPY/S&P 500 (and other stock indices)

I guess most traders have heard that “the trend is your friend“. Personally, I don’t do trend-following strategies, I go the opposite way: buy weakness and sell strength – mean reversion strategies. However, this depends on the instrument you trade and of course on the time frame in trading. In general, most currencies and commodities…