EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategyvsRSI dip with trend filter strategy
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy: Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands. · RSI dip with trend filter strategy: Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
RSI dip with trend filter strategy
Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA.
Indicators
- EMA (period 20)
- ATR (period 14)
- RSI (period 14)
- EMA (period 50)
Timeframes
Bias
Long only
Long only
Market fit
Volatility shifts
Filtered, selective
Entry rules
- Enter long when close crosses above EMA(20).
- Cooldown of 4 bars after exit.
- RSI(14) below 35 AND
- Close is above the 50-bar EMA — the dip is with the trend, not against it.
Exit rules
- Cross back below EMA(20) closes the trade.
- Hard 5% stop; trailing 4% stop locks in winners as ATR shifts.
- RSI(14) above 65, OR close drops below EMA(50).
- Hard 2.5% stop; 5% take-profit.
Expected behavior
Long stretches of flat or modest growth followed by occasional sharp jumps when a sustained trend follows the EMA-cross signal. Quiet markets generate few setups by design.
Cleaner equity curve than vanilla RSI mean reversion because the EMA filter cuts the worst counter-trend trades. Fewer setups, but each one comes with a stacked deck.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
- You expect volatility shifts — the thesis is "Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (EMA (period 20), ATR (period 14)).
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
When to pick RSI dip with trend filter strategy
- You expect filtered, selective — the thesis is "Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA."
- You want a long-only bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (RSI (period 14), EMA (period 50)).
Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
RSI dip with trend filter strategy
Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA.
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