Strategy that uses Bollinger Bands breakouts with volume confirmation.
Enters positions when price breaks above/below Bollinger Bands with increased volume.
Bollinger bands show volatility expansion and volume confirms the breakout. Positions are taken when price closes outside a band with strong activity.
Suited for breakout players expecting continuation. A stop based on ATR keeps losses manageable.
- Entry Criteria:
- Long: Close > UpperBand && Volume > AvgVolume * VolumeMultiplier
- Short: Close < LowerBand && Volume > AvgVolume * VolumeMultiplier
- Long/Short: Both
- Exit Criteria:
- Price returns to middle band
- Stops: ATR-based using StopLossAtr
- Default Values:
- BollingerPeriod = 20
- BollingerDeviation = 2.0m
- VolumePeriod = 20
- VolumeMultiplier = 1.5m
- StopLossAtr = 2.0m
- AtrPeriod = 14
- CandleType = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5).TimeFrame()
- Filters:
- Category: Mean reversion
- Direction: Both
- Indicators: Bollinger Bands, Volume
- Stops: Yes
- Complexity: Intermediate
- Timeframe: Mid-term
- Seasonality: No
- Neural Networks: No
- Divergence: No
- Risk Level: Medium