There were nine signals from August 1 to August 5. Four of those were successful in terms the market would have closed in your favor.
SPY
The DDI indicated a Long trade on Monday. The ML1 was reached in the first 30 minutes of trading. The SPY closed slightly below the ML1. On Tuesday the DDI = Short. After a rather fast move down, the SPY became an intra-day reversal. The rally was short-lived as the SPY closed below the open. The day after an intra-day reversal, the signal to take is the direction from The Intra-Day Momentum Method. The DDI is not valid. The SPY reached the ML1 and closed above that level. There were no levels reached on Thursday, as the SPY had a narrow range day. On Friday, no levels were drawn.
QQQ
On Monday, the DDI registered Long. The QQQ reached the ML1 level up in the first 30 minutes of trading. The QQQ closed just below the ML1 level. On Tuesday, the DDI = Short. The ML1 level was reached. The QQQ closed below the ML1 level. On Wednesday, the DDI indicated a Long day. The QQQ reached the ML1 level in the first 30 minutes of trading. The QQQ closed above the ML1. There were no levels reached on Thursday, as the QQQ had a narrow range day. On Friday, no levels were drawn.
DIA
On Monday, the DDI indicated Long day. The DIA reached the ML1 and closed just below that level. On Tuesday, the DDI was short. The DIA reached the MS1 Level down. It rallied back to the open and slightly higher. It closed below the MS1 Level. On Wednesday, the DDI was short. The DIA reached the ML1 level and closed above that level. There were no levels reached on Thursday, as the QQQ had a narrow range day. On Friday, no levels were drawn.
The results in the image above assume no stop-loss. Risk management is applied in the form of a filter for trading the day after an intra-day reversal.
Results for the week 7-25-2022 to 7-29-2022 using The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR Strategy. There were 6 successful signals and 3 unsuccessful signals. The week included a Fed meeting in which interest rates were raised. Trading in that environment is not suggested. However, we included the results here. If you do not trade on the Fed Meeting/Announcement there were 6 successful signals and 2 unsuccessful signals.
SPY
The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR for the SPY. Results are from the week Monday July 25 to Friday July 29. There was a Fed Meeting where interest rates were raised.
Two out of two successful signals. On Tuesday 7-25 the DDI = Short. The MS1 Level down is reached. The SPY closes below that level. On Thursday 7-28, the DDI = Long. The MS1 Level is reached a long position should be taken. The SPY rallies to the ML1 and closes slightly above that level.
QQQ
The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR -Week ending results for the QQQ. Monday July 25 to Friday July 29. The week included a Fed Meeting where interest rates were raised. On Monday 7-25 the DDI = Short. The MS1 Level is reached. The QQQ closes above the MS1 Level. On Tuesday 7-26, the DDI = Short. The QQQ reaches the MS1 Level down. The QQQ closes below the MS1 level. On Thursday 7-28, the DDI = Long. The MS1 Level is reached. This triggers a Long position. The QQQ rallies to the ML1 level.
Two out of three trade signals were profitable.
DIA
The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR results for the DIA. These are the results for Monday July 25 to Friday July 29. On Tuesday 7-26, the DDI = Short. The MS1 Level is reached. The DIA closes slightly above that level. On Fed Day Wednesday the DDI = Short. The ML1 level is reached. Triggering a Short. The DIA reaches the ML2 level and closes below the ML2 and above the ML1 level. Thursday 7-28 the DDI = Long. The MS1 Level is reached. This triggers a long position from the MS1. The DIA rallies to the ML1 and closes above that level. The MS1 and ML1 being reached in the same trading session creates an Intra-Day Reversal. In the following trading day, you will take your signals from the IDMM and disregard the DDI. On Friday 7-29, the ML1 is reached. The DIA closes above that level.
Two out of Four signals proved to be successful during the week. Trading on a Fed Decision Day is not recommended. However, it is up to you. If you do not trade Fed Decision days. There were two successful signals out of three.
Once again, The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR provided another great week of successful trade signals.
The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR results for the DIA. These are the results for Monday July 25 to Friday July 29.
Two out of Four signals proved to be successful during the week. Trading on a Fed Decision Day is not recommended. However, it is up to you. If you do not trade Fed Decision days, there were two successful out of three.
The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR for the SPY. Results are from the week Monday July 25 to Friday July 29. There was a Fed Meeting where interest rates were raised.
The Intra-Day Momentum Method DDIR -Week ending results for the QQQ. Monday July 25 to Friday July 29. The week included a Fed Meeting where interest rates were raised.
The Intra-Day Momentum Method (IDMM) applied to the SPY, QQQ, and DIA. Using a Daily Directional Indicator (DDI) and an Intra-Day Reversal Filter. This strategy will be referred to as IDMM-DDIR.
The rules presented above have been applied to the SPY, QQQ, and DIA. The results are as follows:
On the far right, we adjust the number of shares to normalize the amount of risk. This is based on the probable movement of the market. We are using $500 in this instance. Because we do not use a stop-loss, the risk is to some degree unlimited. The calculation for normalizing risk is:
All three ETFs reached the ML1 Level in Friday’s trading session. All three had confirmation from the daily direction. Only the QQQ was able to Close above the ML1 level. All three ETFs closed above the Open. This is a two day streak for the QQQ in terms of meeting and closing above that level.
The SPY and QQQ both confirmed a Long Position on Thursday. The QQQ moved to the ML1 (292.11) quickly, reaching the level before 10 AM. The QQQ continued higher and reached the ML2 (294.56) and closing above that level. The SPY reached the ML1 (387.84) at a much slower pace. The SPY continued higher but did not reach an extended level.
On Tuesday, July 5th, the SPY and QQQ both had displayed trend confirmation. The Trend-Following filter on the daily and the ML1 Level both indicated a Long Day.
The DIA showed a Long Trend on the daily and reached the MS1 Level Down. The DIA later became an intra-day reversal. An Intra-Day Reversal occurs when a market reaches the ML1 and MS1 in the same trading day.
The goal of this research is to determine if applying a short-term directional indicator would increase the accuracy of The Intra-Day Momentum Method(IDMM) levels. We will examine the results for three ETFs over the past three months. The ETFs we will examine are the SPY, DIA, and QQQ. While there are many different ways to determine the short-term trend, we will look at three ways to define it. This article will focus on a single approach. Additional articles will focus on the others. In this research, we are not seeking out patterns to indicate a change in direction. As a result, this approach will fail during the phase where the markets change short-term direction. In the coming weeks, I will be demonstrating how patterns can help determine short-term market direction change. The results for this research are displayed in the image below.
First, we want to see what we are working with. Over the past three months (February – April 2022) I have applied the IDMM to the SPY, DIA, and QQQ. We will look at the results of applying the model to these ETFs. Most importantly, we want to answer the following questions about the method:
What percentage of the time does the ETF close at or above the ML1 level? What percentage of the time does the ETF close at or below the MS1 level?
Simulate a trade at the levels (ML1/MS1) and close out the position at the end of the day? Calculate the results without any sort of risk management.
Determine percent profitable, win/loss ratio.
Simulation Guide
As Is – Applying the Method
My research shows that if you traded the levels as they are, for the past three months, the results are as follows:
The SPY, DIA, and QQQ closed in the direction of the Level 64.% of the time. This means 64% of the time either level was met ML1/MS1, the market closed at or above the ML1 or at or below the MS1. This was considerably greater than what I would have expected. I usually test all of my techniques using no stop-loss or risk management. This means that I enter a trade (simulate) at the levels (ML1/MS1) with an exit at the close of the day. What this means is that you would be in every single reversal on the WRONG side of the trade. I try to demonstrate a worst-case-scenario, from the start. I do this so that the strength and scalability of the The Intra-Day Momentum Method can be observed.
Applying a Trend-Following Filter
With the first trend following filter, regardless of the direction of the intra-day levels the performance was less effective from a percentage standpoint. The levels were successful 54% of the time. This was regardless of which level was met. In this scenario, I simulated entering a Long position if the short-term trend indicator was Up. I simulated entering a Short position if the short-term indicator was Down. Using this trend-following approach, the directional filter did not improve the success of the levels.
However, it would have performed much better in regards to the Win/Loss ratio. As the average win was about 50% more in this example than in the example that did not filter for the short-term trend. This is very crucial in trading as many traders would like to see their average win greater than their average loss. That being said, remember, there is absolutely no risk management being used in this research.
This research was conducted based on levels being reached intra-day. There were no other conditions. All fast moves were included. As well, calculations that have demonstrated improved performance of The Intra-Day Momentum Method levels were not performed in this research. Such as the following calculation: Searching for Higher Probability Intra-Day Methods.
Conclusion
In this research, I found that filtering for the short-term trend in this instance did not increase the success of the levels. However, it did demonstrate improved performance in reducing risk. This shows up in the research by increasing the Win/Loss Ratio.
In order to increase the performance of this approach, we suggest the following improvements. Filter for specific price patterns, such as expansions and contractions. Define overbought and oversold conditions. These improvements are likely to enhance the Intra-Day Momentum Method levels.
This research will continue. There will be monthly updates to this work in progress. I will continue this discussion by demonstrating that filtering for certain patterns would likely increase the results. Many of these particular patterns do not repeat often. I will then demonstrate the affect of having a confirmation of the short-term trend combined with reaching the level intra-day. confirming the direction. This will be done for at least three different ways of defining the short-term trend. The goal is to combine all of these concepts to develop a high probability low-risk approach to the intra-day markets.
Red Indicates errors in data received. Yellow = ‘Fast Moves’. Green = First Level reached when an Intra-Day Reversal occurred. Orange = Intra-Day Reversal. Light Green = Day after an Intra-Day Reversal. Light Blue = Day after Gap Reversal.
