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Pullback Reversion

Enters during a pullback in a trending move, betting on a return to the prior trend or mean, triggered on retracements to a moving average or percentage level.

What It Does

Pullback Reversion looks for orderly retracements within a larger trending move. When price pulls back to a moving average or a defined percentage level without breaking the trend structure, the strategy enters expecting a continuation of the prior direction.

The edge comes from patience. Rather than entering at the start of a move, the strategy waits for the market to give back some ground, then positions for the reclaim. This trades convenience for a better entry and tighter risk.

Key Characteristics

  • Mean reversion guardrails to avoid entering during trend reversals
  • Regime scoring to confirm the higher-timeframe trend is intact
  • Risk defined before entry with levels derived from the pullback structure

Best In

  • For reclaim moves inside stronger higher-timeframe trends
  • Markets with orderly pullbacks rather than V-shaped reversals
  • Contracts where mean-reversion behavior is consistent intraday

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