Prior Period Levels strategyvsSuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
Prior Period Levels strategy: PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low. · SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy: SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
Prior Period Levels strategy
PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low.
SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
Indicators
- Prior Period Levels (daily / weekly / monthly)
- SMA(1) close wrapper
- SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)
- VFI
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long when close crosses above the prior day's high.
- Short when close crosses below the prior day's low.
- Long when SuperTrend flips bullish AND VFI is positive.
- Short when SuperTrend flips bearish AND VFI is negative.
Exit rules
- Opposite-side breakout closes the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 2-bar cooldown.
- Any SuperTrend flip closes the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Intraday classic — fires on the first decisive break of yesterday's range. Strong in trend days, choppy when price oscillates around the PDH/PDL.
Cleaner than vanilla SuperTrend — the volume filter cuts the low-conviction flips that fire in chop. Fewer trades, smoother equity curve, occasional missed early-trend entries when volume lags price.
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 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.
When to pick SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume."
- You want a long & short bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0), VFI).
SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
Prior Period Levels strategy
PDH / PDL breakouts — long above the prior day high, short below the prior day low.
SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
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