This strategy's success rate is 100% when 1. Traded on multi-sector Index like Nasdaq, FTSE100, etc, (not suitable for single-sector Index like Bank, IT, etc.,) 2. Avoided trading last 5 trading days before contract expiry date Two staged ENTRY: 1. Intraday noise removal (using simple price action) 2. Trend identification (based on demand level) Two types of EXIT: 1. Profit booking (auto square off) 2. No stoploss (Investment amount must be bearable loss) THE STRATEGY : (5 minutes candle chart) Half signal (Noise filtering) : First candle of the day with high-low<=X points (0.08%) Full signal (Trend identification) : TBQ >= 2 X TSQ OR TSQ >= 2 X TBQ (TBQ - Total Buy-Bid Qty / TSQ Total Sell-Bid Qty, (Pending Limit orders)) Bullish Entry : TBQ >= 2 X TSQ when price is near day's HIGH Profit booking : Auto square off Bearish Entry : TSQ >= 2 X TBQ when price is near day's LOW Profit booking : Auto square off Feel free to paper trade using this strategy on your favorite Multi-Sector Index for ONE WEEK and vote your results. NOTE : THIS STRATEGY CANNOT BE BACK TESTED AS DEMAND LEVEL DATA IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON LIVE INTRADAY SESSION All The Very Best !
If difficult to get signals try this: Full signal (Trend identification) : TBQ >= 1.5 X TSQ OR TSQ >= 1.5 X TBQ
No need to post an example. If one converts to a box at a price which locks in profits, then it is risk-free IF it is held thru expiry. In reality, the short legs can present some risk, as can unwinding un-simultaneously. Add in commissions and fees, and you just further raise the bar of profitability, but I can certainly imagine a trader only putting on a box at a price where profit is guaranteed.
Why just not take the profits outright ? I always wonder why people want to "lock-in" profits with convoluted schemes. A box "could" be a great trade if there is some dislocation going on with the underlying (like a hard to borrow condition), however it is too easy to get burned when using american style options. Another decent use for a box could be to play some interest rate stat arb, but the edge is too small most of the time (hard to overcome comms for a lowly retailer like me).