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Algo Retail strategies

100 documented Algo Retail strategies from our reference catalogue of 20,000 — names, logic and sources. Catalogued here, tested honestly, and — usually — buried in the graveyard.

4H 200 EMA bias filter
Pop SetupsTrend
Use 4H 200 EMA for bias trade lower TF
Source: encyclopedia
5paisa Aliceblue APIs
Indian AlgoMulti
Other discount-broker APIs in India
Source: encyclopedia
9-EMA scalp setup
Pop SetupsTrend
Buy pullback to 9EMA on uptrend
Source: encyclopedia
ADX trend filter
Pine ScriptTrend
Trade only when ADX > 25
Source: Wilder
Accumulation/Distribution
Pine ScriptMulti
A/D line for trend confirmation
Source: encyclopedia
Algotest backtest platform
Indian AlgoMulti
Algotest backtest of options strategies for India
Source: Algotest
Anchored VWAP from event
Pine ScriptMulti
VWAP anchored from earnings/news
Source: Brian Shannon
Andrews median pitchfork
Pop SetupsTrend
Andrews pitchfork median lines
Source: Andrews
Angel Smart API
Indian AlgoMulti
Angel Smart API
Source: Angel
Aroon trend strength
Pine ScriptTrend
Aroon up > 70 down < 30 = strong trend
Source: Chande
Ascending triangle
Pop SetupsTrend
Flat top + rising lows = bullish breakout
Source: Edwards-Magee
Awesome Quant repo
GitHubMulti
Curated list of quant resources
Source: GitHub
BB %B mean reversion
Pine ScriptMR
Buy %B<0 sell %B>1
Source: Bollinger
Backtrader Python framework
GitHubMulti
Open-source Python backtester
Source: backtrader.com
Bat butterfly crab harmonics
Pop SetupsMR
Pesavento harmonic patterns
Source: Pesavento
Bear flag breakdown
Pop SetupsTrend
Bear flag for short continuation
Source: encyclopedia
Bollinger band squeeze
Pine ScriptVol breakout
Trade BB-width contraction then expansion
Source: Bollinger
Bull flag breakout
Pop SetupsTrend
Bull flag on lower TF then breakout
Source: encyclopedia
CCI Commodity Channel Index
Pine ScriptMulti
CCI > +100 strong; < -100 strong
Source: Lambert
Chaikin Money Flow
Pine ScriptMulti
Volume-weighted accum/dist
Source: Chaikin
Channel trade
Pop SetupsTrend
Trade between parallel channel lines
Source: encyclopedia
Cup-and-handle
Pop SetupsTrend
O'Neil cup-and-handle pattern
Source: O'Neil
Descending triangle
Pop SetupsTrend
Flat bottom + falling highs = bearish breakdown
Source: Edwards-Magee
Doji at S/R
Pop SetupsMulti
Doji at key level signals reversal
Source: Nison
Donchian 55-day Turtle
Pine ScriptTrend
Turtle System 2: 55-day breakout
Source: Turtles
Donchian breakout 20
Pine ScriptTrend
Turtle 20-day high entry exit on 10-day low
Source: Turtles
Double top/bottom
Pop SetupsMulti
Classic double-top/bottom pattern
Source: encyclopedia
EMA 50/200 golden cross
Pine ScriptTrend
Cross of 50 above 200 - long-term bullish
Source: encyclopedia
EMA crossover 9/21
Pine ScriptTrend
Buy when EMA9 > EMA21 - simplest TV strategy
Source: quantvps
Engulfing pattern
Pop SetupsMulti
Bullish/bearish engulfing 2-bar pattern
Source: Nison
Evening star pattern
Pop SetupsMR
3-bar reversal: up doji down
Source: Nison
FX scalping EA pip-locker
EA/MT4Multi
Popular MT4 scalping EAs (mostly fail live)
Source: encyclopedia
Fib extension 161.8 target
Pop SetupsTrend
Use 1.618 extension as profit target
Source: encyclopedia
Fib retracement 50/61.8 buy
Pop SetupsTrend
Buy 50/61.8% retracement of impulse
Source: Fibonacci
Forex Tester back-tester
EA/MT4Multi
Forex Tester platform for offline strategy testing
Source: Forex Tester
Freqtrade open-source bot
GitHubMulti
Python bot with strategy templates + hyperopt
Source: Freqtrade
Fyers API
Indian AlgoMulti
Fyers brokerage API
Source: Fyers
Gartley harmonic pattern
Pop SetupsMR
Gartley XABCD harmonic
Source: Gartley
Head and shoulders
Pop SetupsMulti
Classic top reversal pattern
Source: Edwards-Magee
Hedging EA dual-position
EA/MT4Multi
Hold both directions adjust by signal
Source: encyclopedia
Heikin-Ashi trend
Pine ScriptTrend
HA candles for cleaner trend visualization
Source: encyclopedia
Hull Moving Average
Pop SetupsTrend
Hull MA: low-lag smoothed MA
Source: Hull
Hummingbot market-making
GitHubMM
Open-source crypto market-making bot
Source: Hummingbot
Ichimoku Kumo cloud
Pine ScriptTrend
Buy when price closes above Kumo cloud
Source: Hosoda
Ichimoku Tenkan-Kijun cross
Pine ScriptTrend
Conversion line cross base line
Source: Hosoda
Inside-bar breakout
Pop SetupsTrend
Trade breakout of inside-bar range
Source: Crabel
Inverse H&S
Pop SetupsLong
Bottom reversal
Source: encyclopedia
Keltner channel breakout
Pine ScriptTrend
Trade close > Keltner upper band
Source: Keltner
Lean QuantConnect engine
GitHubMulti
LEAN open-source algorithmic engine
Source: QuantConnect
LuxAlgo trading toolkit
Pop SetupsMulti
LuxAlgo paid TV toolkit (popular retail)
Source: LuxAlgo
MACD divergence
Pine ScriptMulti
Bullish/bearish divergence on MACD
Source: encyclopedia
MACD histogram zero-cross
Pine ScriptTrend
Buy hist > 0 sell hist < 0
Source: encyclopedia
MACD signal cross
Pine ScriptTrend
Buy MACD line cross above signal line
Source: Appel
Martingale recovery EA
EA/MT4Multi
Martingale-based recovery EA - blowup risk DEBUNKED
Source: encyclopedia
Money Flow Index MFI
Pine ScriptMulti
RSI weighted by volume
Source: encyclopedia
Morning star pattern
Pop SetupsMR
3-bar reversal: down doji up
Source: Nison
Nadaraya-Watson envelope
Pop SetupsMR
Non-parametric smoothed envelope
Source: LuxAlgo
News trader EA
EA/MT4Multi
EA trades around scheduled releases
Source: encyclopedia
OBV divergence
Pine ScriptMulti
Bullish/bearish OBV divergence
Source: Granville
Opstra options analytics
Indian AlgoMulti
Opstra by Definedge for options analysis
Source: Opstra
Outside-bar reversal
Pop SetupsMR
Outside bar engulfing prior - trade against
Source: encyclopedia
Parabolic SAR flip
Pine ScriptTrend
Wilder PSAR (0.02 0.2) flip entries
Source: Wilder
Pin-bar/hammer reversal
Pop SetupsMR
Long lower wick at support
Source: Nison
Pivot point reversal
Pine ScriptMR
Trade off floor pivot levels
Source: encyclopedia
QQE Quantitative Qualitative Estimation
Pop SetupsMulti
QQE smoother RSI variant - common in TV strategies
Source: Igor Livshin
Quantsapp options
Indian AlgoMulti
Quantsapp pre-built options strategy backtests
Source: Quantsapp
RSI + EMA combo
Pine ScriptTrend
RSI > 50 + price > EMA50 long
Source: quantvps
RSI 2-period Connors
Pine ScriptMR
Connors RSI(2): buy <10 sell >90
Source: Connors
RSI EA grid trader
EA/MT4Multi
Popular MT4 EA: grid + RSI filter
Source: marketplace
RSI divergence
Pine ScriptMulti
Bullish/bearish divergence on RSI
Source: encyclopedia
RSI(14) mean reversion
Pine ScriptMR
Buy <30 sell >70 RSI levels
Source: Wilder
Range bars
Pine ScriptTrend
Range-bar charts ignore time
Source: encyclopedia
Rectangle range trade
Pop SetupsMR
Trade S/R bounds of rectangle
Source: encyclopedia
Renko brick breakout
Pine ScriptTrend
Trade on Renko brick reversal
Source: encyclopedia
Schiff modification pitchfork
Pop SetupsTrend
Schiff variant of pitchfork
Source: encyclopedia
Sensibull options screener
Indian AlgoMulti
Sensibull options analytics platform
Source: Sensibull
Stochastic oscillator
Pine ScriptMR
Stoch %K cross %D
Source: Lane
Streak no-code
Indian AlgoMulti
Streak by Zerodha - no-code algo for Indian retail
Source: Streak
SuperTrend ATR
Pine ScriptTrend
SuperTrend(10 3) - popular trend-flip indicator
Source: encyclopedia
Symmetrical triangle
Pop SetupsMulti
Wait for breakout direction
Source: Edwards-Magee
Three black crows
Pop SetupsTrend
3 strong consecutive bearish bars
Source: Nison
Three white soldiers
Pop SetupsTrend
3 strong consecutive bullish bars
Source: Nison
Three-bar reversal
Pop SetupsMR
3-bar reversal pattern
Source: encyclopedia
Tradetron strategy clone
Indian AlgoMulti
Cloud platform deploys Indian retail algo strategies
Source: Tradetron
Trend Magic indicator
Pop SetupsTrend
Popular TV community trend indicator
Source: encyclopedia
Trend-following EA NNFX
EA/MT4Trend
No-Nonsense Forex framework EAs
Source: VP Forex
Triple EMA system
Pine ScriptTrend
3 EMAs (8/21/55) - all aligned to enter
Source: encyclopedia
Triple top/bottom
Pop SetupsMulti
Triple-top/bottom strong reversal
Source: encyclopedia
Upstox Pro API
Indian AlgoMulti
Upstox API for retail algo
Source: Upstox
VWAP intraday MR
Pine ScriptMR
Buy below VWAP sell above (intraday)
Source: encyclopedia
VWAP trend continuation
Pine ScriptTrend
Stay long while > VWAP
Source: encyclopedia
Vectorbt fast backtester
GitHubMulti
Vectorbt vectorized fast Python backtester
Source: Polakow
Volume spike entry
Pine ScriptMulti
Enter on 2-3x avg-volume spike
Source: encyclopedia
Wedge falling/rising
Pop SetupsMulti
Falling wedge bullish rising wedge bearish
Source: encyclopedia
Williams %R
Pine ScriptMR
Williams%R < -80 OS / > -20 OB
Source: Williams
Zerodha Kite Connect API
Indian AlgoMulti
Zerodha API for retail algo (used by Yashpal)
Source: Kite Connect
Zipline Quantopian heritage
GitHubMulti
Zipline-reloaded community fork
Source: Stefan Jansen
gekko crypto bot deprecated
GitHubMulti
Gekko - now deprecated but lots of forks
Source: Gekko
jesse Crypto bot
GitHubMulti
Jesse.trade open-source crypto bot
Source: Jesse
nautilus_trader Rust core
GitHubMulti
High-perf Rust event-driven framework
Source: nautilus

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