Bollinger Band Breakout

Script from: TradingViewSwingTrend followingBreakoutVolatility

This strategy capitalizes on momentum by entering long positions when a price surpasses the upper Bollinger Band and exiting as it drops below the lower band. Distinctive in its approach, it focuses on robust stocks while avoiding bearish periods through a dual-time frame moving average filter. It includes adjustable stop levels for risk management, flexible entry/exit criteria based on candle patterns, and customizable Bollinger Band parameters to tailor to various market conditions.

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.

552backtests3 markets

16robust scoreranked median 52

0.40p-valueranked median 0.24

2/104pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

How we decide whether a strategy enters our rankings. Read the methodology →

Repainting audit

7 of 8 checks passed.

strategy() with calc_on_every_tick=true or recalculate_on_every_tick=true

Found on line 12. Disable calc_on_every_tick/recalculate_on_every_tick for stable backtests unless truly required.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 1.20 (p = 0.40), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

2 of 104 backtests with more than 15 trades pass 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.

1.20

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 552 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Riot Platforms, Inc. NASDAQ:RIOT	1D	+6,305%	6.65	15	60%
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:MARA	1H	+4,719%	1.08	213	77%
Riot Platforms, Inc. NASDAQ:RIOT	1H	+2,667%	1.15	225	55%
Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ:TSLA	2H	+2,510%	1.60	120	37%
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:MARA	1D	+2,062%	1.93	15	62%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 552 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Bollinger Band Breakout profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 552 backtests, 2 of 104 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +6,305% on Riot Platforms, Inc. (1D, 15 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.40).

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