I have been playing around

    Posted by patellee on 28th of Mar 2025 at 12:54 pm

    I have been playing around in ToS and creating customer studies.  Recently I created a model that uses a 10-period simple moving average of highs and lows, combined with a 0.8×ATR(200) buffer, to confirm directional breakouts. A long triggers when price closes above the 10-SMA of highs plus the ATR buffer; a short triggers on a close below the 10-SMA of lows minus the buffer. Signals are only valid after a confirmed bar close to avoid repainting.

    On the surface, it seems pretty effective (see the last 20 days on a 1 hour chart of ES).  I’m looking for feedback on where this logic might break down.  Particularly in chop or low-volatility conditions — and how best to filter noise without suppressing valid trend entries.

    What do you all think?

    Hey Patellee, I use ToS

    Posted by keyhole7 on 28th of Mar 2025 at 01:31 pm

    Hey Patellee, I use ToS but I trade on a 5 and 15 minute time frames. I generally use the 3 ema and 8 ema with the MACD and RSI.  High volatility, low volatility, logic...wish I knew enough about it to help. 

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