Strategy Detail
Pullback Reversion
Enters during a pullback in a trending move, betting on a return to the prior trend or mean, triggered on retracements to a moving average or percentage level.
What It Does
Pullback Reversion looks for orderly retracements within a larger trending move. When price pulls back to a moving average or a defined percentage level without breaking the trend structure, the strategy enters expecting a continuation of the prior direction.
The edge comes from patience. Rather than entering at the start of a move, the strategy waits for the market to give back some ground, then positions for the reclaim. This trades convenience for a better entry and tighter risk.
Key Characteristics
- Mean reversion guardrails to avoid entering during trend reversals
- Regime scoring to confirm the higher-timeframe trend is intact
- Risk defined before entry with levels derived from the pullback structure
Best In
- For reclaim moves inside stronger higher-timeframe trends
- Markets with orderly pullbacks rather than V-shaped reversals
- Contracts where mean-reversion behavior is consistent intraday
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