THE SQUID 1.0

25 ธ.ค. 2023

Introduction
Quickly test a goldfish strategy over hundreds of sessions at once.

Goldfish is based on a rejection off the open or close line after price has confirmed in a direction. the expectation is that price will continue to trend after rejecting the open/close line (also called the M7 box).

Rules and triggers
The Squid is a highly specific variation of the goldfish with more defined rules, it works like this:

1. Wait for a breakout out of a 1-hour range (DR) to provide directional bias.
2. Wait for price to return to the open/close line (the M7 box)
3. To trigger a setup price must:
a. Touch or wick through the open/close line. Then 2 subsequent closes outside the box.
b. Close inside the box and then 2 subsequent closes outside the box.

Exceptions and inclusions
1. The confirmation candle can also reject the M7 box and therefore counts as a trigger. This only counts if the confirmation candle is rejecting it with the wick (not the open).
2. Anand limit: If price triggers a setup, but doesn't provide enough RR, this feature places a limit order at the required R that is specified in the settings.
3. False session is when price has wicked or closed into one direction (confirming direction), but then later wicks into the other side of the DR. Once that happens, setups are avoided.
4. Target reached is when price has reached the specified target within the session. It's possible to exclude setups after target reached.
5. News days are possible to filter out. They include big economical events like: FOMC, Powell speeches, CPI, PPI and NFP.

Tips
- Default settings are optimized for ES. When trying on different assets, make sure to play with the settings as different assets prefer different targets, stop losses, closing times, etc.
- Soon I will release a guide on the best settings for different sessions and assets like CL, NQ and 6E, and also share all the knowledge I gained while optimizing the Goldfish setup over the past months.