Profitable Trading Strategy: Indicator Settings
1. Moving Averages
Simple Moving Averages (SMA):
- SMA 50: 50-day period - helps identify medium-term trends.
- SMA 200: 200-day period - helps identify long-term trends.
Exponential Moving Averages (EMA):
- EMA 20: Period of 20 days - more sensitive to short-term price changes.
- EMA 50: 50-day period - medium-term trend.
2. Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Period: 14 days (standard setting).
- Levels: 30 (oversold) and 70 (overbought).
3. Bollinger Bands
- Period: 20 days.
- Standard deviation: 2.
4. MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)
- Fast EMA: 12 days.
- Free EMA: 26 days.
- Signal line: 9 days.
5. Average True Range (ATR)
- Period: 14 days.
6. Stochastic Oscillator
- %K period: 14 days.
- %D period: 3 days.
- Levels: 20 (oversold) and 80 (overbought).
Strategy Steps:
1. Identifying the Trend with SMA and EMA:
- If SMA 50 > SMA 200: The market is in an uptrend.
- If SMA 50 < SMA 200: The market is in a downtrend.
- If EMA 20 > EMA 50: Confirmation of an uptrend.
- If EMA 20 < EMA 50: Confirmation of a downtrend.
2. Confirmation of Trend with MACD:
- Buy when the MACD line crosses the signal line from below.
- Sell when the MACD line crosses the signal line from above.
3. Identifying Entry Points from the RSI:
- Buy when RSI <span and starts to rise (oversold signal).
- Sell when RSI > 70 and starts falling (overbought signal).
4. Confirmation from Stochastic Oscillator:
- Buy when %K crosses %D below 20.
- Sell when %K crosses %D from above above the 80 level.
5. Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Settings with Bollinger Bands:
- Set a stop-loss below the lower Bollinger Band in case of buying.
- Set the take-profit around the upper Bollinger Band in case of buying.
6. Risk Management with ATR:
- Stop-loss setting at 1.5 x ATR.