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ConnorsResearchTradingStrategySeries
BollingerBandsTradingStrategies
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ConnorsResearch,LLCLaurenceConnorsCesarAlvarez
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TableofContents
Section 1 A Look at Trading with Bollinger Bands and %b 5
Section 2 The Rules 9
Section 3 Test Results 12
Section 4 The Role of Exits 17
Section 5 Day Trading With Bollinger Bands and %b 22
Section 6 Trading Options with Bollinger Bands and %b 25
Section 7 Additional Notes 29
Appendix RSI, Historical Volatility, and ADX Calculations 31
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Section 1
ALookatBollingerBandsand%b
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CreatedbylegendarymoneymanagerandresearcherJohnBollinger,BollingerBandsareoneofthemostpopularindicatorsappliedbytradersthroughouttheworldinnearlyallmarkets.ItsraretodaytoseeachartnotaccompaniedbyBollingerBandsastheyvebecomeamusthavevisualizationtoolwhichallowstraderstoseehowoverboughtoroversoldasecurityis.TherehasbeenanabundanceofinformationpublishedonhowtotradewithBollingerBands.Muchofitthoughisdiscretionaryintheory.ThehowtouseBollingerBandsinformationusuallypushesitbacktothetradertointerpretwhatthesecurityspriceisdoingrelevanttoitsBands.ThisGuidebookdoesnot.WhatyouwilllearnishowtoexactlyidentifyoverboughtandoversoldkeylevelswithBollingerBandsandapplyingthemknowingwhatthehistoricalreturnshavebeenwhentheyreachedspecificlevels.WiththeTradingwithBollingerBandsStrategyGuidebook,youwilllearnhowtoidentifythebesthistoricalentryandexittriggers,alongwithmultiplelevelsofintradaypullbackstoincreasetheedgesoftheBands.Wellalsoteachyouvariousexitpointstoallowforevenmoreflexibilityinyourtrading.WelookedateveryUnitedStatesstockwhichhastradedonaverageatleast250,000sharesadaypricedabove$5asharefromJanuary2001May2012(thedatewestartedwritingtheGuidebook).Thisincludesallstocksalongwiththosethatwereboughtout,delisted,etc.YouareseeingBollingerBands,andespeciallythe%bcomponentofBollingerBandsinplayeverydayonallliquidstocksforoveradecade.Fromthisyouwillseethatthe%bcomponentofBollingerBandshashadsignificantpredictiveabilitytoshorttermpriceswhenitsproperlyapplied.Asawhole,youhaveoneofthemostrobustquantifiedequitystrategiesforapplyingBollingerBands.Beforedescribingthestrategy,letslookatexactlywhatBollingerBandsareandalsowhatweconsidertobethegeniuswithintheBollingerBandsthe%bcalculationwhichwewillspecificallyfocuson.
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WhatAreBollingerBands?BollingerBandsareusedtomeasurethehighnessorlownessofthepricerelativetoprevioustrades.ForthestrategiesinthisGuidebook,BollingerBandsconsistof: anupperbandat1timesa5periodstandarddeviationabovethemovingaverage. alowerbandat1timesa5periodstandarddeviationbelowthemovingaverage.Thecloserasecurityistoitslowerlevel,themoreoversolditis.Thecloserasecurityitistoitsupperlevel,themoreoverboughtitis.MostresearchandstrategiesrevolvingaroundBollingerBandsusethisconceptandthentendtoaddotherfilterstothistocreateastrategy.Aswasjustmentioned,fewifanyprovideexactruleswithmultipleyearsoftestresults.InthisGuidebookwehavegonefurtherbydoingthisforyou.Inouropinion(whichisbackedbystatisticalresults),the%bcomponentoftheBollingerBandsallowsyoutobetterpinpointproperentryandexitlevelswhentradingstocks.%bisanindicatorderivedfromBollingerBands,andquantifiesasecurity'spricerelativetotheupperandlowerBollingerBand.Thedefaultsettingfor%bisbasedonthedefaultsettingforBollingerBands(5,1).Thebandsareset1standarddeviationaboveandbelowthe5daysimplemovingaverage,whichisalsothemiddleband.Thesecuritypriceistheclose(orthelasttradeforintradayreadings).HereistheCalculationfor%b%b=(PriceLowerBand)/(UpperBandLowerBand)
%bequals1whenpriceisattheupperband %bequals0whenpriceisatthelowerband %bisabove1whenpriceisabovetheupperband %bisbelow0whenpriceisbelowthelowerband %bisabove.50whenpriceisabovethemiddleband(5daySMA) %bisbelow.50whenpriceisbelowthemiddleband(5daySMA)
Ideallywhenbuyingasecuritywewantthe%breadingtobebelow0.1formultipledays.Thelowerthe%breadingandthemoredaysinarowbelowthatreading,themoreoversoldthesecurityisandthegreaterthehistoricaledgeshavebeen.Thisisthekeytotradingwith
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BollingerBandsandbyapplyingafewadditionalfilters,youarethenabletobuildstrategieswithhighaveragegainspertradeandhighsuccessratesoverthepast11+years.Youcanplotthe%bindicatoratStockCharts.com(settings:5,1).Letsnowgototheexactrulesandparametersandthenlookatthehistoricaltestresults.
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Section 2
TheRules
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WhenyouretradingwithBollingerBandsandespeciallythe%bcomponentofBollingerBandsyouwanttobeasstructuredandrulebasedaspossible.Letsnowgototherulesfortradinginstocks.
1.Thestockmustbeabove$5pershare.2.Thestocksaveragedailyvolumeoverthepast21days(onetradingmonth)mustbeatleast250,000sharesperday.Thisassureswereinliquidstocks.3.Thestocks100dayhistoricalvolatilityisabove30.(SeetheAppendixforadefinitionofhistoricalvolatility).4.Thestocks10dayAverageDirectionalIndex(ADX)isabove30.(SeetheAppendixforadefinitionofADX).5.Thestockclosesaboveits200daymovingaverage.6.The%bofthestockmustbeunderX(X=0.1,0,0.1)Ydaysinarow(Y=2,3,4).Acloseunder0hasthestockclosingunderitslowerband.7.Iftheaboverulesaremet,buythestocktomorrowonafurtherintradaylimitZ%belowtodaysclosingprice(Z=4%,6%,8%,or10%).8.Exitthepositionwhenits%bclosesabove1.0(itsupperband),exitingattheclosingprice.Wellalsoshowthetestresultsexitingwhenthestockclosesabovea%blevelof0.50,0.75,onthefirstupclose,using2periodRSIexits,movingaverageexits,andexitingthesameday(daytrade).Thegoalhereistoempoweryouwithasmuchknowledgeaspossiblewhenexitingthetrade.
LetsnowgodeeperintoRules38.Rules3and4assurethatthestockhasenoughvolatilityinordertoallowforlargermoves.Rule5assuresthatthestockisinalongertermuptrend.Rule6istheretoidentifythepullback.Astockthatclosesbelowa%blevelof0.1multipledaysinarowisagoodshorttermpullback.Wewantthe%bcomponentoftheBollingerBandstobeunderalowlevelmultipledaysinarow.Thelowerthe%blevelofastock,themorethestockisoversoldandthegreateritsreturnshavebeenoverthenextonetotwoweeks.Rule7helpsmakethe%bpullbackreallystandout.Whereasmostpullbackmethodsmayhavesmalledges,thisruleassuresthatthepullbackisevendeeperandbecauseitsoccurringintraday,itsoftenaccompaniedbyalotoffear.Moneymanagersespeciallygetnervousand
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oftentelltheirheadtraderstojustgetmeoutaftertheyhavemadethedecisiontosell.Thispaniccreatestheopportunity.Wewanttobuythestockonanintradaybasisonafurtherpullbackintradaywithalimitorder.Whatwearedoingistakinganalreadyoversoldstockasmeasuredbythe%bandthenwaitingforittobecomeevenmoreoversoldintraday.Rule8assuresthatwehaveadisciplined,quantizedexitinplace.Fewstrategieshavequantified,structured,anddisciplinedexitrules.Rule8givesyoutheexactparameterstoexitthetradebackedbyoveradecadeofhistoricaltestresults.Letsnowlookatthetestresults.
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Section 3
TestResults
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Whentradersaskwhatisagoodedge(meaningtheaveragegainpertrade)onashorttermbasis(threetotentradingdays),theruleofthumbis%upto2.5%pertrade.Thisincludesalltrades.Theaveragegainpertradeisthenumberofwinningtradestimestheiraveragegainminusthelosingtradestimestheiraveragelossdividedbythetotaltrades.So,ifissystemhasatotalof100tradesand60%make2%onaverageand40%lose1%onaverageyouhave120%minus40%dividedby100.Inthisexampletheaveragegainpertradeis0.80%.Shorttermedgesonthelongsideoftenexistbecauseoffear.Thisfearisamanifestationofthemarketparticipantsandtakestheformofmarketfearand/orindividualstockfear.Thegreatestedgesappearwhenfearisatthehighest.Wheneveryonebecomesafraid,theyselltheirstocksmostlyoutofpreservation.Thinkoftheknownphenomenonoffightorflight.Whenthereismassselling,tradersandinvestorsareinflightmode.Andthisiswheresecuritiesbecomemispricedonashorttermbasisandtheopportunitiesarise.Thereareanumberofcomponentstomarketfear.Thetwomostprevalentarecausedbylargepriceselloffs,orshockstothemarket.Theotheriscausedbytime.Weveseenthisoverandoveragaininquantifiedtesting.Thelongertheselloff,thegreaterthefearthatsetsin,andthegreatertheedgesthatexist.Athirdaspectisintradayfear.Itsoneofthemostpowerfulyetleastwrittenaboutaspectsoftrading.Takeastock(ormarket),sellitoffmultipledaysandthenhitithardintraday.Thatintradayselloffisoftenpurepanic.Andwhentheypanic,theysellatanypriceandcreatelargeopportunitiesforyou.YoullseethiswhenwelookattheBollingerBandsstrategyandlooktobuyintradayatextremeintradaypullbacklevels.Thehistoricalreturns(edges)areextremelyhigh.Letsnowlookatthetop20returnspervariationofTheBollingerBandsStrategy.Thesearethereturnsforthe11+yearperiodfromJanuary2001May2012(thetimethisisbeingwritten).Withthesetestresultswelluseanexitwhenthestockclosesaboveits%breadingof1.0.Inalaterchapterwelllookattheresultsusingotherexits.Thegainsandedgesherehavebeensubstantial,especiallyforthelargestintradaypullbacks;thosethathavepulledback6%upto10%.
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Table3.1.Top20StrategiesBasedonAverageGainPerTrade
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Hereisanexplanationofeachcolumn:#TradesisthenumberoftimesthisvariationtriggeredfromJanuary1,2001May31,2012.Eachvariationhashadhundredsandinsomecasesover1000signalstrigger.Average%Profit/Lossistheaveragegainforalltrades(includingthelosingtrades).Thetop20variationshaveshowngainsonaveragefrom4.55%pertradeallthewayupto7.86%(anextremelyhighnumberforstocks).AverageDaysHeldisthenumberofdaysonaveragethetradewasheld.Inallcasesitsinthe6to8dayrange.%ofWinnersisthe%ofsignalswhichclosedoutataprofit.Themajorityhavebeenabove70%,anextremelyhighlevel,especiallyinaworldwheremostsuccessfultraderslooktobecorrect55%60%ofthetime.ExitMethodisa%bcloseabove1.0.Welllookatotherexitsaswemoveahead.EntryLimitistheintradaypullbackusedtotriggeranentry.ThismeansthatthebuytriggeroccursthenextdayX%belowthesignalday.Thereforeiftodaycomesinwithasignal,thesignalisexecutedonlyifthestockpullsbackfurther.Inourtestingwelookedat4%10%limits.Asyoucansee8%and10%predominatethelistandfurtherreinforcethefactthatthelargertheintradaypullback,thegreatertheedgeshavebeenusingBollingerBands.%bCutOffisthe%bLevel.Wetested0.1,0.0and0.1.Thetestresultspredominantlyshowthatthelowerthe%blevel,themoreoversoldthestockisandthebetterthehistoricalreturnshavebeen.DaysUnderisthenumberofdaysunderthe%bcutofflevel.Wetestedtwo,three,andfourdaysunderthe%bcutofflevel.Asyoucansee,themoredaysthestockisunderitscutofflevel,themoreoversoldthestockisandthehighertheaveragegainspertradehavebeen.Thetwobestperformingvariationshavebeen4daysunder0.0or0.1witha10%limitorder.The0.1cutoffleveldoesntoccurasoftenandthereforethe0.0levelispreferredasitgivesmoretrades.Whatyouhavehereis20differentvariationsof%bshowingconsistentbehaviorovermorethanadecadesperiodoftime.Thekeyistolockdownthevariationorvariationsthatfitbestforyouandthenapplytheminasystematicstructuredtradingmanner.%basappliedwiththeseruleshasshownconsistenthealthyedgesforoveradecade.Letsnowlookatthe20highestperformingvariationsbypercentagecorrectusingthesameexit.
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Table3.2.Top20StrategiesBasedonPercentWinners
Whenlookingatthevariationswhichhavebeencorrectthemost,weseeabroaderarrayofvariations.Thepercentageofwinnersrangesfromaslowas72.48%uptoashighas77.37%forthetimeperiodfrom2001upthroughMay2012.ThesenumbersagainconfirmthepowerofapplyingBollingerBandsand%btoyourtrading.YourenowinpossessionofnumeroussystematicwaystopreciselytradewithBollingerBandsand%b.Letsnowexpandthisknowledgebylookingatdifferentexitstrategies.
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Section 4
TheRoleofExits
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Inthissection,weregoingtoexpandyourknowledgeoftradingwithBollingerBandsbyintroducingvariousexitstrategies.Asyouwillsee,theseexitstrategiesimprovethehistoricalresultsevenfurtherandprovideyouwithgreateropportunitiestotradewithBollingerBandsand%b.Welookedatsevendifferentexitstrategies.Theyare:
1.a%breadingofabove1.0.2.a%breadingofabove0.75.3.a%breadingofabove0.50.4.a2periodRSIabove70.5.a2periodRSIabove50.6.closingpriceabovethe5periodsimplemovingaverage.7.closingpriceabovethe3periodsimplemovingaverage.
Herearetheresultsofthebestperformingvariationscombinedwiththeexits.
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Table4.1.Top20StrategiesBasedonAverageGainPerTrade
Acloseabovea%breadingof1.0isstillthebestperformingvariation.Whenyouaddintheotherexitsyounowseeall20variationsaveragingover6%pertrade.Therobustnesshasincreasedandyounowhavemultipleexitpointsyoucanusetoexityourpositions.
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Table4.2.Top20StrategiesBasedonPercentWinners
Twomainthingsstandout:1.Bylookingattheadditionalexitstrategies,the%correctgoesupbyahealthyamount.Wenowseestrategyvariationsshowingpercentcorrectlevelsof77.61%allthewayupto82.76%.2.Theaverageholdingperiodforthetradesdropssignificantly,especiallyforexitssuchasaclosingpriceabovethe3periodsimplemovingaverage.Theedgesarelessthantheotherexitstrategiesbutinmanycasestheholdingperiodiscutinhalf.Thisfurtherallowsyoutodecidewhichvariationsandexitsfityoubest.
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SummaryAsyoucansee,knowinghowtoexitaBollingerBandstradeisasimportantasknowingwhentoenterone.Bylookingatvariouspreciseexitpoints,youreabletoseemorevariationswithhighedgesandahistoricallyhighprobabilityoftradingsuccess.
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Section 5
DayTradingwithBollingerBands
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EventhoughthisisnotadaytradingGuidebook,wewantedtoshowyoutheintradayedgesthatexistwithspecificvariations.Thesevariationscanbeautomatedforyourtrading.Successfuldaytradingismostlyagameofpennies.Thebestfirmsandindividualtraderswhodaytradelooktoscalpforasmallamount.UsingBollingerBandsand%bastaughtinthepreviouschaptersshowthatintradayedgesdoexist.Thelargerdaytradingfirmslookforedgesaslittleas0.1%upto0.5%pertrade(theycantradefortinycommissionamountsalongwithreceivingrebates).Individualtradersneedlargeredgesandthoseedgesareoftendifficulttofindoverlongertermperiodsoftime.ByusingBollingerBandsthoughwecanseethatedgeshaveexistedforoveradecade.Belowyouwillseethe10largestintradayhistoricaledgesrangingfrom1.5%pertradeupto1.87%pertrade.Table5.1.TheTenLargestIntradayBollingerBandStrategyHistoricalEdge
Thevariationthatintriguesusthemostisthe7thone,whichrequiresthesetupdaytoonlyhavetwoconsecutivedayswith%breadingsunder0.1,followedbybuyingthestockata10%limitandexitingontheclose.Therehavebeen4845simulatedtradessince2001withover65%ofthesignalsbeingprofitable(thisisveryhighforanydaytradingstrategy)andanaveragegainof1.63%pertrade(overthreetimeshigherthanwhatthebesttradingfirmsstrivefor).Becausethesesetupsoccursooftentheyoffertradersampleopportunitiesthroughouttheyear.
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SummaryWithovernightpositionsthestocksneedtobeatextremeBollingerBandsand%blevels.Fordaytradingthisisnotthecase.Simplyhavingastockatabasic%boversoldlevelandthenwaitingforittoselloffintradayby8%10%allowsfornumeroustradestotriggerathighsuccessrateswithhealthyintradayedges.
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Section 6
TradingOptionswithBollingerBands
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PleasenotethattheoptionssectioninthemajorityoftheConnorsResearchTradingStrategySeriesisthesamebecausethestrategysetupsofteninvolvelargemovesinbriefperiodsoftime.Inouropinion,andconfirmedfromfriendswhoareprofessionaloptionstraders(onewithoverthreedecadesofexperience);thereisonebestwaytotrademoveslikethese.Optionstradinghasbeenamajorgrowthindustryoverthepast5yearsinthemarkets.Thisisbecausespreadshavetightened,liquidityhasincreasedandtheabilitytoeasilytradecomplexoptionshasneverbeensimpler.Wellnowfocusonapplyingoptionstradingtotheshorttermmarketmoveswehavejustlearned.LikeeverythingelseinthisGuidebook,therearedefinitiverulesastohowtoexecuteanoptionstradewhenastrategysignaltriggers.Hereiswhatweknowbaseduponthedata:
1.Themajorityofthemovesfromentrytoexithavebeenheldaveryshortperiodoftime(67tradingdays).
2.Theaveragegainspertradehavebeenlargewellbeyondthenormaldistributionofpricesoverthatshortperiodoftime.
3.Ahighpercentageofthemoveshavebeencorrect.Whenwelookatthistypeofbehavior,itcanleadtomanystrategiesbutonestrategystandsout(andthishasbeenconfirmedbyprofessionaltraders).Thestrategyistobuyfrontmonth,inthemoneylongcalls.Whyfrontmonthinthemoneylongcalls?Becausetheywillmovetheclosesttothestockitself.Andthecloseranoptionmoveswiththestock,thegreaterthegainwillbeonapercentagebasiswhenthemoveiscorrect.Herearetherules.
1.Asignaltriggers.2.Buythefrontmonthinthemoneycall.Ifyouweretonormallybuy500sharesof
stock,buy5calls(every100sharesshouldequalonecall).3.Exittheoptionswhenthesignaltriggersanexitonthestock.
Letsgofurther:1.Whatdoesinthemoneyexactlymeanhere?
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Inthiscaseitsdefinedasonetotwostrikepricesinthemoney.Ifthestockisat48,buythe40or45calls.2.Whatdoesfrontmonthmean?Becausetheholdingperiodissoshort,youwanttotradetheoptionswhosemonthlyexpirationistheclosest.Iftheclosestmonthis7tradingdaysorlessfromthefrontmonthsoptionexpirationdate(meaningthesecondThursdaybeforeorcloser)usethefollowingmonthastheonetotrade.3.WhathappensifIminthepositionanditexpiresyetthesignalforthestockisstillvalid?Inthiscase,rolltothenextmonth.Youretradingthestocksignalssoyouwanttohaveexposuretothatsignal.4.Whataboutliquidityandspreads?Theressomediscretionhere.Thereisnohardandfastruleastowhatexactlyliquiditymeansinoptions.Forexample,comparetheliquidityofyourstocktoSPY,whichisextremelyliquidcomparedtoabluechipstock.Bothcanbeconsideredliquid,butthebluechipsoptionwillbelessliquidthanSPY.Assumingthereisactivevolumeintheoptions,lookatthespreads.Iftheoptionistrading3.00bid3.30offer,thespreadis10%.Canyoureallyovercomea10%spread?Notlikely.Nowcomparethistoanoptionthatstradingat3.25bid3.30offer.Thisisfarmoreacceptableandtradable.5.Whataretheadvantagesofbuyingcalloptionsinsteadofthestock?Assumingthespreadsandliquidityarethere,theadvantagesarelarge:
1.GreaterpotentialROIoncapitalinvested.2.Lessmoneytiedup.3.Lesspointsatrisk.Thismeansifastocksignalsat50,itcanloseupto50points.The
optionscanonlyloseuptothepremiumyoupaid.So,ifyouboughtthe45calls,theriskisonlythepremium.
4.Theresgreaterflexibility.Forexample,letssaythestocktriggeredabuysignalat50andyoupaid5.50forthe45calls.Ifthestockimmediatelymoveshigher(letssayto56);youhavechoiceshere.Youcanexit,oryoucanrollintothe50callsgettingmost
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ofyourmoneyoutandnowturningthisintoanearlyfreetradeifyoubelievethatpriceswillcontinuetorun.
Therearenumerousexampleslikethisandyoucanfindthesetypesofstrategyopportunitiesinmostoptionsbooks.Buttradinganythingexoticordifferentotherthansimplybuyingthecallsisagainsttheadviceofthemanyprofessionalsweposedthisquestionto.Inconclusion,optionsprovidetraderswithagoodalternativetobuyingtheoutrightstock.Thestructuredmethodologyforourstrategiesis:frontmonth,inthemoney,withequivalentsizing(1optionper100shares),andexitingwhenthesignalexits.Theaboveoptionsstrategy,inmanyexpertsopinion,isthebestandmostefficientstrategybaseduponthehistoricaldatafromthesesignals.
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Section 7
AdditionalThoughts
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1.AsyouhaveseenthroughoutthisGuidebook,BollingerBandsandespeciallythe%bcomponentoftheBollingerBandshavehadlargequantifiededgeswhenyouapplytheminasystematicmanner.2.ThereisprecisenesshereusingBollingerBandsinthisway.Usethisprecisenesstoyouradvantage.3.Thereareliterallyhundredsofpotentialvariationsforyoutouse.Fromthedepthofthe%blevel,tothenumberofdaysbelowthatlevel,tothesizeofthelimit,andtothetypeofexitthatcanbeapplied.Lookattheentirescopeandthenidentifythevariationorvariationsthatfitbestforyourtradingstyle.4.Whataboutstops(andweincludetheanswertothisinallourStrategyGuidebooks)?WehavepublishedresearchonstopsinotherpublicationsincludinginourbookShortTermTradingStrategiesThatWork.Whatwehavefoundisthatstopstendtolessenperformance,andinmanycasestheycompletelyremoveedges.Yes,itfeelsgoodwhenastockkeepsmovinglowerandlowerandastopgotyouout.Ontheotherside,theresearchwhichisbackedbyuptotwodecadesoftestresultsonmanyshorttermtradingstrategiessuggeststhatstopsgethitoftenandaccumulatemany,manylosses.Fewtradingstrategiescanovercometheseaggregatedlosses.Formanytradersstopsareamust.Psychologicallyitallowsthemtotaketrades,especiallydifficulttrades.Whetheryouusethemornotisapersonalchoice.Onthewholethough,theedgesyouseeinthisstrategyandmanyothershorttermstrategiesarelowerwhenstopsareappliedtothem.Againthisisapersonalchoiceonlyyoucanmakeforyourself.Weknowsuccessfultradersinbothcamps.5.Slippageandcommissionwerenotusedinthetesting.Factorthemintoyourtrading(theentriesareatlimitpricessoslippageisnotanissue)andmakesureyouaretradingatthelowestpossiblecosts.Mostfirmsarenowallowingtraderstotradeforunder1centashare,soshopyourbusiness,especiallyifyouareanactivetrader.Theonlinebrokeragefirmswantyourbusiness.6.AsyouhaveseenherewiththeBollingerBandsStrategy,therearelargeedgesinstockswhichselloffandthensellofffurtherintraday.Thesetradesareoftenaccompaniedbyfearanduncertaintyandthisiswhenlargeedgesappear.Seekoutthesetradesbecauseasyouhaveseen,theyvebeenlucrativeformanyyears.WehopeyouenjoyedthisadditiontotheConnorsResearchTradingStrategySeries.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisstrategypleasefeelfreetoemailusatinfo@connorsresearch.com
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Appendix
RSI,HistoricalVolatility,andADXCalculations
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2PeriodRSIThe2dayRSIreferstotheRelativeStrengthIndexwhensettoreadonlythepasttwodaysofpriceaction.TheRelativeStrengthIndex(RSI)isapopularmomentumoscillatordevelopedbyJ.WellesWilderinthe1970s.TheRSIcomparesthemagnitudeofamarketsrecentgainstothemagnitudeofamarketsrecentlosses.Asimpleformulacalculatesthispriceactionintoanumberbetween1and100.MarketswithRSIscloserto1areconsideredoversold.MarketswithRSIscloserto100areconsideredoverbought.RSI=(100(100/(1+RS)))RS=Averageofxdaysupcloses/AverageofxdaysdownclosesTheRSIisgenerallysetfor14periods.However,forshorttermETFtrading,wehavefoundthatashortertimeperiodismuchmoreeffective.See2dayRSI,RSI(4).ThereisagoodexampleandexplanationoftheRSIfoundusingthislink:http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:relative_strength_index_rsi
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HistoricalVolatilityThehistoricalvolatilityisdefinedasthestandarddeviationofthelogarithmicpricechangesmeasuredatregularintervalsoftime.Sincesettlementpricesareusuallyconsideredthemostreliable,themostcommonmethodofcomputingvolatilityinvolvesusingsettlementtosettlementpricechanges.Wedefinedeachpricechange,xi,as:
xi=ln(Pi/Pi1)wherePiisthepriceoftheunderlyingcontractattheendoftheithtimeinterval.Pi/Pi1issometimesreferredtoasthepricerelative.
Wefirstcalculatethestandarddeviationofthelogarithmicpricechanges:
Wethencalculatetheannualvolatilitybymultiplyingthestandarddeviationbythesquarerootofthetimeintervalbetweenpricechanges.
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Sincewelookedatpricechangeseveryweek,thetimeintervalis365/7:
Reprintedfrom:Nathanberg,Sheldon.OptionVolatility&Pricing,AdvancedTradingStrategiesandTechniques,2ded.,(Chicago:ProbusPublishing,1994),AppendixB.
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