Trading Edge 2

Instrument/asset

S&P 500 (SPY)

Trading rules

The trading rules of the edge read like this (please also backtest yourself – you might find a way to improve it):

  • The lowest volume over the last 10 days; and
  • The close is above the 200-day moving average; and
  • The close is higher than the day before.

The trading edge behaves slightly differently depending on the close in relation to the 200-day moving average.

Results

Trading performance if exit after N-days (100 000 and compounding):

The average returns over the next days are significantly below any random day.

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