TrendGuard Flag Finder - Strategy [presentTrading]

Script from: TradingViewLongTermPrice actionBreakoutTrend followingPattern

The TrendGuard Flag Finder integrates the SuperTrend indicator with flag pattern detection to create a comprehensive trading approach. It pinpoints continuation patterns in both uptrends and downtrends, using SuperTrend for trend confirmation and stop-loss levels. Traders can customize parameters for accurate flag identification and visualization, leveraging default settings optimized for common trading scenarios. Entry and exit signals are provided based on breakouts, breakdowns, and SuperTrend line positioning.

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.

2,117backtests3 markets

14robust scoreranked median 52

0.49p-valueranked median 0.24

0/61pass 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.

line.new() or array.new() created on every bar without var qualifier

Found on lines 171, 172, 173, 180, 181, 182. Create objects once (var) or gate creation with barstate.isfirst/na checks.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 0.76 (p = 0.49), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 61 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

14/100, 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.

0.76

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 2,117 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Fantom / TetherUS BINANCE:FTMUSDT	4H	+69,903%	2.61	19	24%
Stellar / TetherUS BINANCE:XLMUSDT	4H	+1,358%	1.26	97	67%
Shiba Inu / United States Dollar COINBASE:SHIBUSD	4H	+1,005%	4.23	16	23%
Riot Platforms, Inc. NASDAQ:RIOT	1H	+711%	1.21	99	79%
Cameco Corporation NYSE:CCJ	1D	+603%	1.40	21	64%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 2,117 runs, not what to expect from this strategy. Most have fewer than 60 trades, too few to separate skill from luck.

Is TrendGuard Flag Finder - Strategy [presentTrading] profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 2,117 backtests, 0 of 61 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +69,903% on Fantom / TetherUS (4H, 19 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.49).

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