Athena Momentum Squeeze - Short, Lean, and Mean

Script from: TradingViewSwingMomentumScalpingTrend following

The "Athena Momentum Squeeze - Short, Lean, and Mean" strategy harnesses short-term momentum using 15-minute Micro Nasdaq Futures, with an average holding time of around one hour. The strategy boasts a profit factor of 3.382 and limited drawdown, demonstrating consistency since 2019 through meticulous backtesting. It is derived from the Lazy Bear Oscillator Squeeze with enhancements including ADX, moving averages, and Fibonacci levels, evolving with ongoing optimizations for improved performance.

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.

2,126backtests3 markets

35robust scoreranked median 52

0.47p-valueranked median 0.24

1/138pass 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 0.85 (p = 0.47), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

1 of 138 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

35/100, 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.

0.85

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 2,126 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
BITCOIN FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) CME:BTC1!	1D	+822%	4.36	30	19%
Sunrun Inc. NASDAQ:RUN	4H	+509%	1.92	66	38%
Novavax, Inc. NASDAQ:NVAX	2H	+371%	1.60	253	74%
Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. NASDAQ:CNXA	1D	+297%	2.89	10	41%
Arbitrum CRYPTO:ARBIUSD	4H	+292%	2.12	116	26%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 2,126 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Athena Momentum Squeeze - Short, Lean, and Mean profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 2,126 backtests, 1 of 138 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +822% on BITCOIN FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) (1D, 30 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.47).

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