Crypto ZigZag RSI strategy 15min

Script from: TradingViewLongTerm

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.

540backtests3 markets

13robust scoreranked median 52

0.62p-valueranked median 0.24

1/76pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

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✓

Repainting audit

8 of 8 checks passed.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 0.54 (p = 0.62), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

1 of 76 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

13/100, 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.

0.54

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 540 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Southwestern Energy Company NYSE:SWN	1D	+10,885%	1.56	55	80%
Micron Technology, Inc. NASDAQ:MU	4H	+3,443%	3.83	59	56%
Block, Inc. NYSE:SQ	2H	+2,491%	2.54	36	56%
CSX Corporation NASDAQ:CSX	4H	+1,825%	5.39	60	21%
Energy Transfer LP NYSE:ET	4H	+1,657%	2.07	40	58%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 540 runs, not what to expect from this strategy. Most have fewer than 60 trades, too few to separate skill from luck.

Is Crypto ZigZag RSI strategy 15min profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 540 backtests, 1 of 76 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +10,885% on Southwestern Energy Company (1D, 55 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.62).

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