robotrading ZZ-8 fractals

Script from: TradingViewSwingTrend followingReversalPattern

The ZZ-8 Fractals strategy leverages Bill Williams' fractals for trading. It involves calculating fractals, drawing lines from them, and setting stop orders at these lines. Trade long if the price surpasses the lime line, and short if below the red line. Suitable for trading cryptocurrency/fiat pairs (e.g., BTC/USD) on a 4-hour or longer timeframe.

Audit verdict

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1,010backtestsarchived

47robust scoreranked median 50

0.09p-valueranked median 0.24

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Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 4.52 (p = 0.09), above the median of 2.02 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 136 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

47/100, below the median of 50 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.

4.52

avg. t-statistic

2.02

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 1,010 backtests

Shown for transparency. Frozen results, no longer updated.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Netflix, Inc. NASDAQ:NFLX	4H	+178,062%	2.47	327	37%
Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ:TSLA	2H	+66,443%	1.51	523	42%
Netflix, Inc. NASDAQ:NFLX	1D	+50,714%	2.47	203	51%
Tesla, Inc. NASDAQ:TSLA	4H	+41,076%	2.47	238	53%
MicroStrategy Incorporated NASDAQ:MSTR	4H	+20,353%	1.40	445	71%