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RSI mean reversion strategyvsTradingView SuperTrend strategy

RSI mean reversion strategy: Buy when the market is overextended below the mean, ride it back to fair value. · TradingView SuperTrend strategy: Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.

Mean reversionLong only

RSI mean reversion strategy

Buy when the market is overextended below the mean, ride it back to fair value.

Trend followingLong & short

TradingView SuperTrend strategy

Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.

Indicators

  • RSI (period 14)
  • SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)

Timeframes

15m1h4h
15m1h4h1d

Bias

Long only

Long & short

Market fit

Range-bound

Strong directional trends

Entry rules

  • Enter long when RSI(14) prints below 30 — the textbook oversold threshold.
  • Only one position at a time; the cooldown blocks immediate re-entry after an exit.
  • Long the bar after state crosses up through zero.
  • Short the bar after state crosses down through zero.

Exit rules

  • Close the position when RSI(14) recovers above 70.
  • Hard stop-loss at 3% below entry; take-profit at 5%.
  • Any state flip closes the active position.
  • 4% trailing stop on the runner; 2-bar cooldown.

Expected behavior

Choppy zig-zag equity curve with frequent small wins and the occasional outlier loss when a sharp downtrend leaves RSI pinned in the oversold zone. Fits range-bound chop; struggles in strong directional regimes.

Trend-friendly equity curve — clean in directional regimes, whipsaws in chop. The 10/3.0 default fires frequently on intraday timeframes and less often on daily candles.

Complexity

1 ind · 2 entry · 2 exitBalanced
1 ind · 2 entry · 2 exitBalanced

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 RSI mean reversion strategy

  • You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Buy when the market is overextended below the mean, ride it back to fair value."
  • You want a long-only bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
  • You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (RSI (period 14)).

Buy when the market is overextended below the mean, ride it back to fair value.

When to pick TradingView SuperTrend strategy

  • You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down."
  • You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
  • You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)).

Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.

RSI mean reversion strategy

Buy when the market is overextended below the mean, ride it back to fair value.

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TradingView SuperTrend strategy

Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.

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