Larry Connors' Multiple Up Days and Multiple Down Days Strategy

Discover Larry Connors' mean-reversion strategy for the S&P 500. This daily timeframe strategy uses 200-day and 5-day moving averages for entries.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: Daily
  • Markets: S&P 500

Indicators used

  • 200-day moving average
  • 5-day moving average

Source video

Decoded from: Larry Connors’ Strategy is Better Than Most by Quantified Strategies — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to the strategy
  • 0:08 - Long entry condition: close above 200-day MA
  • 0:12 - Long entry condition: close below 5-day MA
  • 0:15 - Long entry condition: dropped at least four days out of last five
  • 0:20 - Exit rule: close higher than yesterday's high
  • 0:23 - Backtesting results and performance metrics

Topics

trading strategy · pine script · tradingview strategy · mean reversion · technical indicators · s&p 500 trading strategy · daily timeframe · moving average strategy · swing trading · stocks trading strategy · larry connors strategy · price action

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