Trading Edge 8
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):
- Today is the lowest range in 3 days; and
- The 5-day RSI is below 40.
Results
Trading performance if exit after N-days (100 000 and compounding since 1993):

It’s a pretty good edge over the next few days.
If we exit after 3 days, we get the following equity curve:

