Octopus Nest Strategy

Script from: TradingViewSwingBotBreakoutMomentumReversalScalpingTrend followingVolatility

The Octopus Nest is a scalping strategy for lower timeframes. It uses the PSAR and a 100 EMA to identify the trend direction. An entry is triggered only when the TTM Squeeze indicator crosses above zero, confirming a momentum breakout. For a long entry, price must be above the EMA and cross the PSAR; the opposite applies for shorts. Exits are managed automatically via stop loss and take profit levels.

Audit verdict

RepaintsUpdated Jul 28, 2026

Repainting detected

Our audit flags: request.security uses barmerge.lookahead_on (potential repaint), lines 43, 174. Its backtests can show results that cannot be reproduced in live trading.

940backtests3 markets

1repaint error

48robust scoreranked median 52

47%max drawdownon best backtest

Audit details

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Repainting audit

7 of 8 checks passed.

request.security uses barmerge.lookahead_on (potential repaint)

Found on lines 43, 174. Prefer lookahead_off or index the series with [1] or gate on barstate.isconfirmed.

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Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

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Statistical edge

Not meaningful: repainting inflates every backtest statistic of this script.

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Quality gate

3 of 35 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

48/100, below the median of 52 for ranked strategies.

Why repainting matters

A repainting script uses values that were not known when the bar closed. Its backtest trades on that future information, so live results diverge from what the backtest shows, often by a wide margin.

Best 5 of 940 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:MARA	4H	+552%	2.08	16	47%
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:MARA	1H	+323%	1.50	47	57%
Meta Platforms, Inc. NASDAQ:META	2H	+322%	4.00	32	21%
INJ / TetherUS BINANCE:INJUSDT	4H	+198%	2.22	18	52%
Micron Technology, Inc. NASDAQ:MU	1D	+180%	2.28	16	56%

⚠Repainting signature: these returns depend on information that was not available in real time, so they cannot be reproduced live.

Does Octopus Nest Strategy repaint?

Yes. request.security uses barmerge.lookahead_on (potential repaint) (lines 43, 174). Backtests of this script can show returns that cannot be reproduced in live trading.

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