Relative Vigor Index (RVI) Strategy

Explore an RVI indicator strategy with an RSI filter for GLD ETF. Learn entry rules for gold trading and review backtested performance metrics.

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

Part of: RSI Strategies

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Markets: GLD (ETF tracking gold price)

Indicators used

  • Relative Vigor Index (RVI)
  • RSI

Source video

Decoded from: Relative Vigor Index (RVI) Strategy (Backtest) by Quantified Strategies — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to RVI
  • 0:44 - RVI calculation overview
  • 1:00 - Long Entry Rules
  • 1:10 - Short Exit Rules
  • 1:15 - Backtest Results

Strategy overview

The Relative Vigor Index (RVI) is a momentum oscillator built on a simple premise: in a genuine uptrend prices tend to close higher than they open, while in a downtrend they close lower — so the position of the close within each bar's range becomes a read on the conviction, or "vigor," behind a move. This entry decodes a video from Quantified Strategies, a channel whose identity is putting trading ideas through a backtest rather than teaching them as discretionary chart-reading.

The framing here is empirical from the start — the source video is titled "Relative Vigor Index (RVI) Strategy (Backtest)", and it moves from how RVI is calculated straight into defined entry and exit rules and their historical results. What makes this version distinct on a page full of RSI-based setups is the casting: RVI is the primary signal, and RSI appears only as a secondary momentum filter layered on top of it — an inversion of the usual arrangement where RSI is the star and everything else supports it.

No mechanical rules were extracted from this video, so the material here stays at the level of the concept and how the channel presents it rather than a step-by-step ruleset. That is where the real questions live anyway: how the RVI line and its signal line are meant to interact, and whether adding a second momentum gate genuinely filters out weak signals or simply removes trades an RVI-only version would have taken. Testing that on your own data is the honest way to find out.

Topics

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Relative Vigor Index (RVI)?

The RVI is a momentum oscillator that compares the closing price to the trading range to gauge the conviction behind a move — the idea being that closes finish near the high in uptrends and near the low in downtrends. It is typically plotted with a signal line and read much like other oscillators.

How does this strategy use RSI alongside RVI?

In the version decoded from the source video, RSI is not the primary signal. It appears as a secondary momentum filter layered on top of the RVI setup — a supporting role rather than the trigger, which is unusual for an RSI-oriented page.

What does the Quantified Strategies video focus on?

As its title "Relative Vigor Index (RVI) Strategy (Backtest)" suggests, the emphasis is empirical: the video walks from how RVI is calculated to defined entry and exit rules and then to backtest results, consistent with the channel's backtest-first approach.

How can I test an RVI-based strategy before trading it?

Backtest it on historical data before committing capital, paying particular attention to how the RVI signal and any additional momentum filter interact. Strategy Decoder extracts the structure of strategies like this one from video sources so you can evaluate and test the concept on TradingView.

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