Premium/Discount Zones strategyvsVFI Volume Flow strategy
Premium/Discount Zones strategy: Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium. · VFI Volume Flow strategy: Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Premium/Discount Zones strategy
Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
VFI Volume Flow strategy
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Indicators
- Premium/Discount Zones (lookback 200)
- VFI (length 130, signal EMA 5)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Range-bound
Volume-led participation
Entry rules
- Long when price is inside the discount zone (current_zone = +1).
- Short when price is inside the premium zone (current_zone = -1).
- Long when VFI crosses up through its signal line AND VFI is above zero (confirmed accumulation).
- Short on the mirrored down-cross below zero.
Exit rules
- Position closes when price returns to equilibrium.
- 4% trailing stop, 5-bar cooldown.
- Opposite VFI/signal crossover closes the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Range trader — fits balanced markets where extremes get bought / faded back to mid. Stacks losses in strong trends that camp at one extreme for many bars.
Slow oscillator — fewer trades than a price-based crossover, but each one is volume-confirmed. Equity curve is patient: long quiet stretches punctuated by participation surges.
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 Premium/Discount Zones strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium."
- You want a long & short bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Premium/Discount Zones (lookback 200)).
Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
When to pick VFI Volume Flow strategy
- You expect volume-led participation — the thesis is "Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal."
- You want a long & short bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (VFI (length 130, signal EMA 5)).
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
Premium/Discount Zones strategy
Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
VFI Volume Flow strategy
Long when smart-money flow turns positive and crosses up; short on the mirrored signal.
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