RSI, Moving Average Spike Detector Strategy

A spike detector strategy for Boom and Crash synthetic indices using RSI and Moving Average. Learn entry rules for scalping and catching spikes on 1m-30m timefr

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

Part of: Moving Average Strategies

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: 1 Minute, 5 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes
  • Markets: Boom 500, Crash 500, Boom 1000, Crash 1000, Synthetic Indices

Indicators used

  • Moving Average
  • RSI

Source video

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Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to the strategy
  • 2:00 - Indicators used: RSI and Moving Average
  • 3:00 - RSI settings and levels explained (Level 50)
  • 4:00 - Scalping strategy (downward movement) entry rules
  • 6:00 - Moving Average confirmation for scalping
  • 7:30 - Catching spikes (upward movement) entry rules on 5-minute timeframe
  • 10:00 - Live trade example and multi-timeframe analysis
  • 12:00 - Crash 500/1000 application of the strategy
  • 13:30 - Indicator settings for Moving Average
  • 14:30 - Indicator settings for RSI (Period 14, Level 50, Level 70)
  • 16:00 - Exit strategy using RSI Level 70

Strategy overview

A moving average smooths price into a single trend reference, and an RSI reads how stretched recent movement has been — but what distinguishes this entry is the order in which the video puts them to work. The chapter list leads with the RSI, spending a dedicated section on how its reference level is positioned, and only afterwards introduces the moving average under the explicit heading of confirmation. The average is the seconder here rather than the trigger: the oscillator proposes a condition, and the trend line either agrees with it or does not.

The second structural feature is that this is not one setup but two, filed under a single name. The running order gives downward movement its own entry section, framed as scalping, and then several minutes later treats upward movement as a separate problem — catching spikes — with its own rules and pinned explicitly to the 5-minute chart. Long and short are not mirror images of each other in this design; they are handled as distinct plays with different framing, and the spike detector in the title names the thing being hunted rather than any measurement that locates it.

Worth being clear about the limits of what is on file. The source video carries neither a title nor a channel in this catalog entry, so the material behind it is unattributed; no instrument, market, or test period is named anywhere in it. Four timeframes are recorded against the strategy — one, five, fifteen, and thirty minutes — yet the chapter outline commits to only one of them, and only for the upward-move half. No mechanical rule set has been decoded here, so what this page can honestly offer is the shape of the approach and the concepts it rests on, not a reproducible specification.

Topics

trading strategy · pine script · tradingview strategy · technical indicators · synthetic indices strategy · boom and crash strategy · rsi strategy · moving average strategy · spike detection strategy · scalping strategy · 1 minute strategy · 5 minute strategy · momentum trading

Frequently asked questions

How do RSI and a moving average work together in a strategy like this?

They divide the work: the RSI reads momentum conditions and supplies the initial signal, while the moving average acts as a trend reference that either confirms the signal's direction or argues against it. In this video the RSI is presented first and the moving average is introduced afterwards, explicitly as confirmation.

Why would a strategy use different entry rules for up moves and down moves?

Because up and down moves often behave differently in practice — downside moves in many markets are faster and more compressed, while upside spikes can extend. Rather than mirroring one rule set, this video splits them into two separately explained entries: a scalping entry for downward movement and a distinct spike entry for upward movement.

What is a price spike in a scalping context?

A spike is a fast, outsized move that plays out over very few bars, so it has to be identified and acted on quickly rather than waited out. The source video treats spike-catching as its own entry problem and demonstrates it on the 5-minute chart, separate from the downside scalping rules.

How can I evaluate a strategy like this before trading it?

Define the entry and exit conditions precisely, then backtest them on intraday historical data for the specific instrument and session you intend to trade — short-timeframe approaches are especially sensitive to spread and execution costs. Strategy Decoder catalogs strategies like this one from video sources so you can study the structure and test it on TradingView.

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