Estrategia Larry Connors [JoseMetal]

Script from: TradingViewSwingPullbackTrend followingMomentumBot

Based on Larry Connors strategy, this trading method uses 2 SMAs and RSI to optimize profits. Best on 4H (tested on BTCUSDT), it opens LONGs when price is above slow SMA and candles signal RSI oversold. Opens SHORTs when price is below slow SMA and candles indicate RSI overbought. No fixed Stop Loss/Take Profit. Visual aids include colored SMAs and candles indicating RSI conditions.

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.

1,651backtests3 markets

33robust scoreranked median 52

0.33p-valueranked median 0.24

6/71pass 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 1.54 (p = 0.33), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

6 of 71 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

33/100, 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.

1.54

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 1,651 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Affirm Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:AFRM	4H	+470%	1.98	69	48%
FTX Token / TetherUS BINANCE:FTTUSDT	4H	+468%	1.44	251	82%
VeChain / TetherUS BINANCE:VETUSDT	4H	+409%	1.27	353	53%
Rent the Runway, Inc. NASDAQ:RENT	4H	+256%	1.99	49	58%
Rent the Runway, Inc. NASDAQ:RENT	15m	+231%	1.36	385	35%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 1,651 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Estrategia Larry Connors [JoseMetal] profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 1,651 backtests, 6 of 71 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +470% on Affirm Holdings, Inc. (4H, 69 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.33).

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