RSI dip with trend filter strategyvsSuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
RSI dip with trend filter strategy: Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA. · SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy: SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
RSI dip with trend filter strategy
Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA.
SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
Indicators
- RSI (period 14)
- EMA (period 50)
- SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)
- VFI
Timeframes
Bias
Long only
Long & short
Market fit
Filtered, selective
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- RSI(14) below 35 AND
- Close is above the 50-bar EMA — the dip is with the trend, not against it.
- Long when SuperTrend flips bullish AND VFI is positive.
- Short when SuperTrend flips bearish AND VFI is negative.
Exit rules
- RSI(14) above 65, OR close drops below EMA(50).
- Hard 2.5% stop; 5% take-profit.
- Any SuperTrend flip closes the trade.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
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.
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 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.
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.
RSI dip with trend filter strategy
Buy oversold RSI dips, but only when price is still above the 50 EMA.
SuperTrend + VFI confluence strategy
SuperTrend regime flip filtered by Volume Flow direction — only trade flips backed by volume.
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