Strategy Library
Plain-English reference for the 11indicator-based strategies inside Backstrap’s backtest engine. How each one fires, the market regimes it suits, and the honest pitfalls before you trust a backtest result.
11 strategies · educational purposes only · not investment advice.
Trend Following
4 strategiesEMA Crossover
Trend-following entries when a fast EMA crosses a slow EMA.
Read full reference →MACD Crossover
Trend-following entries when MACD line crosses its signal line.
Read full reference →Supertrend
Trend-following entries on Supertrend direction flips with built-in ATR trailing stop.
Read full reference →Ichimoku Cloud
Multi-component trend strategy combining Tenkan/Kijun cross and cloud confluence.
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Mean Reversion
3 strategiesBollinger Band Bounce
Mean reversion when price touches a band edge then bounces back toward the middle.
Read full reference →Stochastic Oscillator
Reversal entries when %K crosses %D in overbought or oversold zones.
Read full reference →VWAP Mean Reversion
Mean reversion against the volume-weighted average price — best for intraday.
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Breakout
1 strategyDivergence
2 strategiesPattern
1 strategyTry them in action
Every strategy above is implemented in the Backstrap backtest engine. Tune the parameters, layer indicator filters on top, and run against synthetic or your own historical data — all client-side, all free.
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