MA Bollinger Bands + RSI

Script from: TradingViewSwingTrend followingMomentumVolatilityBreakoutReversal

The 'MA Bollinger Bands + RSI' strategy combines Bollinger Bands standard deviation and RSI for entry signals. Long positions are taken when the RSI crosses above the midpoint and price breaches the lower Bollinger Band. Shorts are initiated when RSI falls below the midpoint and price breaks the upper band. The strategy includes stop loss settings, re-entry options, and has been updated with new features such as trailing stops, customizable MA types, time filters, and high volatility parameters for enhanced flexibility.

Audit verdict

Not rankedUpdated Jul 28, 2026

No reliable edge found

Its average result can't be told apart from chance, so it stays out of our rankings. The script itself passed our repainting audit.

759backtests3 markets

16robust scoreranked median 52

0.59p-valueranked median 0.24

0/53pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

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✓

Repainting audit

7 of 8 checks passed.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 0.62 (p = 0.59), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 53 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

16/100, below the median of 52 for ranked strategies.

How its evidence compares

The t-statistic measures how far the average result sits from zero relative to its noise. Below about 2, it is within what random entries produce.

0.62

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 759 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
General Motors Company NYSE:GM	4H	+5,569%	1.67	27	36%
Plug Power, Inc. NASDAQ:PLUG	4H	+988%	1.63	20	73%
fuboTV Inc. NYSE:FUBO	2H	+676%	1.81	12	61%
Uranium Energy Corp. AMEX:UEC	4H	+436%	4.78	19	78%
Affirm Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:AFRM	1H	+290%	2.41	19	79%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 759 runs, not what to expect from this strategy. All have fewer than 60 trades, too few to separate skill from luck.

Is MA Bollinger Bands + RSI profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 759 backtests, 0 of 53 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +5,569% on General Motors Company (4H, 27 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.59).

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