KEEP IT SIMPLE and STUPID

Bollinger Bands | Reversal Bar | Vertex indicator

Dave, with his strong IT background, was looking at hundreds of indicators, he kept one: the Vertex.
Many months later, buried in research, Dave developed the KISS strategy as a reliable entry technique to trade across asset-classes and timeframes.

HOW TO TRADE THE KISS STRATEGY

Entry, Stop LOSS & Exit

  • Short trade: Enter when price touches or pierces the upper Bollinger Band and the Vertex momentum indicator is at +6 or higher. A valid reversal bar must form (makes a new high but closes near its low, e.g. a pin bar).
  • Stop loss: Place just beyond the reversal bar’s high (for shorts) or low (for longs), with an optional offset (e.g. +1 point/pip).
  • Long trade: Enter when price touches or pierces the lower Bollinger Band and the Vertex momentum indicator is at –6 or lower. A valid reversal bar must form (makes a new low but closes near its high).
  • Exit (discretionary management): Positions can be closed at xR (risk-reward multiple), near the middle Bollinger Band, when the Vertex inverts (from –6 to +6 or +6 to –6), or if the opposite Bollinger Band is reached.

Examples

Bullish

  • Price trades at lower Bollinger Band
  • Vertex <= -6
  • A reversal bar has formed
  • Entry on close of reversal bar
  • Exit descretionary

Bearish

  • Price trades at upper Bollinger Band
  • Vertex >= +6
  • A reversal bar has formed
  • Entry on close of reversal bar
  • Exit discretionary
  • Bollinger Squeeze
  • Reversal bar is a mere doji with no discernable body
  • Vertex not 6 / -6
  • Price trading alongside one part of the Bollinger Band

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