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Smoothed Momentum Buy Sell Indicator, NNFX Model

Explore a trading strategy leveraging the Smoothed Momentum Buy Sell Indicator within an NNFX model. This approach aims to identify optimal buy/sell signals for

Published · Archived · Methodology: Mixed

  • Algo score: 70%
  • Discretionary score: 35%

This strategy was decoded from a public trading video but did not clear Strategy Decoder's codifiability bar: the extraction could not pin the rules down precisely enough to be turned into a reviewable specification. It is kept here as a reference post-mortem rather than as a strategy you can trade or backtest.

Part of: Momentum Trading

  • Methodology: Mixed
  • Content type: both

Indicators mentioned

  • Smoothed Momentum Buy Sell Indicator
  • NNFX Model

Why this strategy was archived

The NNFX (No Nonsense Forex) model is a rules-based framework that layers a baseline trend filter, one or more confirmation indicators, and volatility-derived stops and targets into a single repeatable process. A smoothed momentum buy/sell indicator fits that template as a confirmation layer: momentum is filtered to reduce noise, and the signal is expressed as discrete long/short markers rather than a continuous oscillator reading. This entry decodes Trading with DaviddTech's video "Trader Review: Smoothed Momentum 164% Profit Buy Sell Indicator On Tradingview!", which walks through the indicator inside that NNFX-style structure.

**Why this entry is archived.** Our extraction scored this video below the codifiability bar. The structure is genuinely there — the indicator is named, and the NNFX framing tells you what role each component is meant to play — but the rule set stops short of being reproducible. Signal conditions are referenced rather than specified: the exact settings, the confirmation logic, the stop and target rules, and the instruments and timeframes the setup is intended for are not pinned down tightly enough to code without filling gaps by guesswork. An entry we cannot implement faithfully does not belong in the active catalog, however sound the underlying framework is.

**What it still offers.** The video is useful as a walkthrough of how an NNFX-style stack is assembled — why a baseline, a confirmation and a volatility component are treated as separate jobs, and where a smoothed momentum tool sits among them. That mental model transfers to other indicator combinations, which is more durable than any single parameter set. If you are researching this approach, treat it as framework material, and see the momentum and trend-following concept hubs and the active catalog for entries where the full rule set was successfully extracted.

Source video

Decoded from: Trader Review: Smoothed Momentum 164% Profit Buy Sell Indicator On Tradingview! by Trading with DaviddTech — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:00 - Introduction to emergency video
  • 0:18 - Introduction of the new indicator and NNFX model
  • 0:30 - Plan to use ChatGPT and backtesting

Frequently asked questions

Why is this Smoothed Momentum / NNFX entry archived?

Our extraction identified the indicator and the NNFX framework it sits in, but not a complete rule set: entry, confirmation, stop and target conditions are referenced rather than specified precisely enough to automate. That scored below the codifiability bar we require for the active catalog.

Is the video still worth watching?

Yes — as framework material. It shows how the NNFX model separates baseline, confirmation and volatility roles, and where a smoothed momentum indicator fits among them. That structural thinking transfers well beyond this one tool.

What is the NNFX model?

A rules-based trading framework that combines a baseline trend filter, confirmation indicators, and volatility-based stops and targets, with fixed risk per trade. It is designed to make discretionary judgment unnecessary once the components are chosen.

Where can I find codifiable momentum strategies on Strategy Decoder?

The momentum and trend-following concept hubs, along with the active catalog, list decoded video strategies where entry, exit and risk rules were fully extracted.

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