Strategy:Reversal-Catcher

Script from: TradingViewIntraday

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.

829backtests3 markets

22robust scoreranked median 52

0.61p-valueranked median 0.24

0/2pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

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✓

Repainting audit

7 of 8 checks passed.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 0.52 (p = 0.61), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 2 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

22/100, 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.

0.52

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 2 of 829 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN AMEX:VXX	2H	+199%	1.24	84	82%
CRUDE OIL FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) NYMEX:CL1!	5m	+2%	1.04	41	15%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 2 of 829 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Strategy:Reversal-Catcher profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 829 backtests, 0 of 2 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +199% on iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (2H, 84 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.61).

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