PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategyvsPrior Period Levels strategy
PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy: Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime. · Prior Period Levels strategy: PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low.
PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
Prior Period Levels strategy
PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low.
Indicators
- Prior Period Levels
- SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)
- SMA(1) close wrapper✓ both
- Prior Period Levels (daily / weekly / monthly)
- SMA(1) close wrapper✓ both
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long when close crosses above PDH AND SuperTrend state = +1.
- Short when close crosses below PDL AND SuperTrend state = -1.
- Long when close crosses above the prior day's high.
- Short when close crosses below the prior day's low.
Exit rules
- Opposite-side breakout closes the trade — momentum has flipped.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- Opposite-side breakout closes the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 2-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Cleaner than a vanilla PDH/PDL bot — the SuperTrend filter cuts counter-trend breakouts that fizzle. Fewer trades but better quality; sits out range days where prior-range breaks fail.
Intraday classic — fires on the first decisive break of yesterday's range. Strong in trend days, choppy when price oscillates around the PDH/PDL.
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 PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 3 indicators (Prior Period Levels, SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0), SMA(1) close wrapper).
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
When to pick Prior Period Levels strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Prior Period Levels (daily / weekly / monthly), SMA(1) close wrapper).
PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low.
PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
Prior Period Levels strategy
PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low.
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