Guide
How does the Entropy, Liquidity, and Momentum - ELMo strategy work ?
The Entropy, Liquidity, and Momentum (ELMo) strategy leverages the concepts of entropy and liquidity to inform trading decisions. Entropy here refers to a measure of trend strength or weakness, gauged using the Shannon entropy of price series, while the Hui-Heubel Liquidity Ratio (lhh) assesses market liquidity. High liquidity is favored for long positions and low liquidity for short positions.
Trading signals are generated through an analysis of market momentum reversals. This involves:
- Calculating normalized entropy scores of the closing price,
- Applying moving averages to entropy values,
- Using the lhh to filter out less favorable market conditions,
- Integrating additional indicators like RSI to mitigate false entries.
ELMo provides customizable settings for traders such as directional bias, lookback window, moving average lengths, and RSI thresholds. The strategy is optimized with trailing stops based on Average True Range (ATR) values and can impose entry time and backtesting start date restrictions.
While ELMo functions with a default set of parameters, it allows for extensive customization and has gone through several updates, fine-tuning elements like graphical representation, signal filters, and risk settings to enhance trade entry and exit signals.