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    cTrader Relative Strength Index Strategy


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    This is a classic Relative Strength Index (RSI) trading and signal robot, it is very good at predicting trend and price movement with signals that tell you when an instrument is oversold or overbought, use it as an auto-trader and also receive instant signals via email and a window pop-up.
    (OS) Type: Windows Compatible
    Current version: 2.2.0
    Updated: Monday, 11 March 2024
    Author: ClickAlgo Team

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    What Type of Trading Strategy is This?

    This is a commonly used trading system that has been automated, it helps identify trend changes and can be used with the right settings as a trading robot, it has risk management included helping you reduce your losses. We are not promising you will get rich, but this robot can be used fully or semi-automated as part of a collection of other trading robots together.

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    What is a Relative Strength Indicator (RSI) Indicator?

    The RSI measures the ratio of up-moves to down-moves and normalises the calculation so that the index is expressed in a range of 0-100. It has been originally developed by J.Welles Wilder. If the RSI is 70 or greater, the instrument is assumed to be overbought (a situation in which prices have risen more than market expectations). An RSI of 30 or less is taken as a signal that the instrument may be oversold (a situation in which prices have fallen more than the market expectations). Contrary to many opinions, the RSI is a leading indicator.

     

    On-Demand Optimised Settings

    We can provide 1-set of optimised settings from the date you request them going 1 year back, this is to demonstrate the product on historical price data. This product requires that you understand how to both backtest and optimise your own settings in the future.

     

    Free Training on Demo Account

    We will show you how to optimise settings for any symbol you wish to trade while using the 14-day free trial download and backtest to verify the results and we can also provide information on when to use different types of automated trading strategies.

    Learn how to optimise and backtest any symbol, and define your risk vs reward.

     

    What Results Can It Achieve?

    This automated trading system will open, close and manage your trades automatically, but we advise that you acquire the following skills below to protect your account against unpredictable market events.

    • cBot optimisation.
    • Not overfitting with optimisation.
    • cBot backtesting.
    • Trading system timing - when to turn on or off the cBot.
    • Financial market knowledge, when to close trades early and let winners run.

     

    How is it Calculated?

    The formula for the Forex RSI indicator takes two equations that are involved in solving the formula. The first component equation obtains the initial Relative Strength (RS) value, which is the ratio of the average UP closes to the average DOWN closes over 'N' periods represented by the following formula:

     

    RS = Average of 'N' day's closing UP/Average of 'N' days closes DOWN

    The actual RSI value is calculated by indexing the indicator to 100 through the use of the following formula: RSI = 100 - (100 /1 + RS).

     ~ Only a single buy or sell position will be open at any time ~

     

    Trade Rules

    The following trade rules apply to open and close buy and sell positions, please note there are 2 modes of operational trade rules.

     

    Mode-1 Standard Signals

    The standard method of providing buy and sell signals is when the RSI value breaks above or below the upper or lower RSI thresholds, this is set by the cBot parameter setting Retracement Signal as No.

     

    Bullish Signal - open buy

    1. RSI value drops below the lower threshold.

     

    Bearish Signal - open sell

    1. RSI value rises above the upper threshold.

     

    Mode-2 Retracement Signals

    If you set the Retracement Signal parameter to Yes, then a buy or sell signal will happen when the price breaks through the upper or lower threshold and then retracements back again, the rules below explain this in more detail.

     

    Bullish Signal - open buy

    1. RSI value drops below the lower threshold - 1st condition
    2. RSI value rises above the lower threshold. - SIGNAL

     

    Bearish Signal - open sell

    1. RSI value rises above the upper threshold - 1st condition
    2. RSI value drops below the upper threshold - SIGNAL

     

    Closing Positions

    Whenever an opposite signal occurs a trade will close.

     

    How Does This Trading Robot Work?

    The core of the trading robot uses the classic RSI trading system where positions are opened when the RSI line breaks above or below upper and lower thresholds, additional logic has been added to improve performance and reduce false signals. Closing positions are very important and there are various optional methods a trader can use.

    • Stop loss, Take Profit and Trailing stop loss
    • Close on the reverse, this is very useful as it will keep a position open until the opposite signal occurs

     

    cTrader RSI Trading Robot 

     

    Visual Trade Rules

    The chart above shows an example of a buy trade that opened not when the RSI value dropped below the lower threshold, but instead when passed back above the lower threshold, this provides a much more accurate trade entry. Also, the exit signal for the buy position is when there is a signal to open a sell position, so not when the RSI value passes above the upper threshold, but when it passes back below.

     

    Trading Hours

    This useful feature will allow you to set the start and end trading times, so you can avoid the most volatile periods, the optimum trading hours will differ for each instrument, but can easily be found using cAlgo's optimization feature.

     

     Instant Window Popup, Email or Telegram Alerts

    You can also show a pop-up window and have an email sent to you when any of the trade rules above are met.

    • Symbol: EURUSD
    • Timeframe: Hour
    • Time: 12:34
    • Price: 1.2295
    • RSI value: 38
    • RSI period: 14
    • Trade direction: Buy

     

    Option to Turn off Auto-Trading

    With Auto-Trading turned off you can use this system as a signal generator to receive an email or a pop-up window.

     

    Adjustable Settings & Features

     We have made sure that you are not just buying a strategy that just opens and closes positions when the RSI is oversold or overbought, we have included the most valuable risk management and alert features that you will need to get the most out of this robot.

     

    Include Buy or Sell

    This feature will tell the trading system to only open buy or sell orders or both at the same time.

     

    Max Trades Open

    You can set the number of trades that will be open at any given time, useful to protect your account when you have many trades losing creating a drawdown.

     

    Use Candle Close

    This is a new setting not shown in the image above which is set to YES then the system will only check for a trade signal after the candle has closed, so if you have a 1-hour chart, the signal will not be checked until after 1-hour, this is the recommended setting as it filters many false signals.

    False signals can occur if you set the Use Candle Close to No because the RSI value can move above and below a threshold many times in a second during high volatility.

     

    How to Optimise Your Settings

    We do not provide optimised settings for this robot, but if you are having difficulties in finding good settings for the symbol you wish to trade take a look at the forum link posted below by a customer.

     

    Watch a Video Demonstration

    The video has been uploaded to 1080p High Quality, so do not forget to set your U-Tube video quality to 1080p HD. 

    Duration: 14 minutes

     

    cTrader RSI Trading Robot Video

     

    How To Install & Remove

    First, make sure you have the cTrader trading platform installed and then unzip the file and double-click on it to automatically install it onto the platform.

     

    Any Questions?

    If you have any questions, please first search our product support site for the answer, if you cannot find it, post a new question.