Simple_Pyramiding

Script from: TradingViewSwingDCATrend following

Simple Pyramiding strategy involves daily timed trades with set take profit levels. Positions close upon reaching profit targets, with optional stop loss. Adjust the maximum number of concurrent trades to divide equity effectively. It explores time sessions, pyramiding, and customized exits. This strategy serves as a foundation for further experimentation and refinement.

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.

2,263backtests3 markets

29robust scoreranked median 52

0.31p-valueranked median 0.24

0/50pass 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 1.33 (p = 0.31), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 50 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

29/100, 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.

1.33

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 2,263 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
BILL Holdings, Inc. NYSE:BILL	2H	+29%	1.24	348	25%
Fetch.AI / TetherUS BINANCE:FETUSDT	1D	+24%	1.12	589	16%
HP Inc. NYSE:HPQ	1H	+16%	1.19	391	20%
Pfizer, Inc. NYSE:PFE	2H	+15%	1.21	306	20%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company NYSE:HPE	1H	+15%	1.19	413	14%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 2,263 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Simple_Pyramiding profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 2,263 backtests, 0 of 50 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +29% on BILL Holdings, Inc. (2H, 348 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.31).

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