Strategy #118
Tower Bottom Reversal
Entry Logic
- Exact entry trigger: Buy on a break above the high of the pattern.
- Confirmation requirements: A multi-candle pattern. A long bearish candle, followed by a series of small-bodied candles, and then a long bullish candle.
- Timeframe required: Daily chart.
- Location context: At a support level.
- Market condition requirement: A downtrend that is reversing.
Exit Logic
- Profit target(s): The nearest resistance level.
- Scaling out rules: N/A.
- Trailing stop rules: Use the 20-day moving average.
- Exit on signal failure: A close below the low of the pattern.
- Exit on opposite signal: A strong bearish pattern.
- Exit on time expiration: N/A.
- Exit on momentum loss: N/A.
Stop Loss Structure
- Hard stop location: Below the low of the pattern.
- Soft stop rules: N/A.
- Maximum dollar loss per trade: 1% of capital.
- Maximum percent loss per trade: N/A.
- Structural stop placement: Below the support level.
Risk Management Framework
- Risk per trade: 1%.
- Maximum daily loss limit: 2%.
- Maximum weekly loss limit: 5%.
- Maximum drawdown allowed: 15%.
- Risk-reward ratio requirement: 1:2.
Position Sizing Model
- Recommended sizing approach: Fixed risk.
- Volatility-based adjustment: N/A.
- Conviction-based sizing (A+/A/B setup): A+ for a pattern at a major weekly support. A for a standard pattern. B for a pattern with a small final bullish candle.
- Scaling in rules: N/A.
- Scaling out rules: N/A.
Trade Filtering
- Market conditions to avoid: A strong downtrend.
- Specific setups required: A clear Tower Bottom pattern.
- Stock/instrument requirements: Any liquid instrument.
- Time of day restrictions: N/A.
- Chop/news avoidance rules: N/A.
Context Framework
- Trend direction assessment: Reversal of a downtrend.
- VWAP relationship: N/A.
- Moving average relationship: Price is extended from moving averages.
- Range location: At the bottom of a range.
- Higher timeframe alignment: The weekly chart should be oversold.
Trade Management Rules
- When to move stop to breakeven: After a 1R move.
- When to scale out: N/A.
- When to add size: N/A.
- How to handle fast moves vs slow moves: Let it run.
Time Rules
- Optimal trading window: N/A.
- Times to avoid: N/A.
- Session-specific notes: N/A.
Setup Classification
- A+ setup criteria: A perfect pattern with a large final bullish candle and high volume.
- A setup criteria: A standard pattern.
- B setup criteria: A pattern with a small final bullish candle.
- C setup criteria (avoid): A pattern not at a support level.
Market Selection Criteria
- Instrument requirements: Any liquid instrument.
- Volume/liquidity requirements: High volume.
- Volatility requirements: N/A.
Statistical Edge Metrics
- Expected win rate: 60-65%
- Average win size: 2.5R
- Average loss size: 1R
- Profit factor: 1.8 - 2.2
- Expectancy per trade: 0.6R.
Failure Conditions
- Market conditions where strategy fails: A persistent downtrend.
- Specific scenarios to avoid: A pattern with a small final bullish candle.
Psychological Rules
- Key mental discipline requirements: Buying when the market is fearful.
Advanced Components
- Market regime detection: N/A.
- Volatility/liquidity filters: N/A.
- Correlation filters: N/A.
- Multi-timeframe alignment: The weekly chart should support a reversal.
Location
- Where this setup is strongest: At a major support level.
- Where this setup is weakest: In the middle of a range.
- Location changes outcome: Yes.