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BigZ04HO: A "Buy Low Sell Fast" Strategy

Nickname: Bargain Hunter Expert
Profession: Quant world's "play safe" type — take profits and run, never linger
Timeframe: 5 minutes + 1 hour

1. What's This Thing?​

BigZ04HO is a trading strategy developed by a guru named ilya, it's the 4th version of the BigZ series. HO means HyperOpt optimized, equivalent to "upgraded enhanced version."

Simply put, this strategy's gameplay is: specializes in finds coins that dropped too much, waits for them to rebound a bit then runs. It's not that chase-rise-sell-drop gameplay, but like a "bargain hunter expert", specializes in goes in when prices drop to cheap levels, then sells very quickly.

This strategy's core thinking comes down to eight characters: surviving is more important than making money. So it sets up layer after layer of protection measures, afraid you'll lose big.

2. Core Settings​

Timeframe:

  • Main battlefield: 5-minute candles (check every 5 minutes for opportunities)
  • Auxiliary information: 1-hour candles (used to judge big direction)

Stoploss Take-Profit:

  • Stoploss: -99% (basically disabled traditional stoploss, relies on custom one)
  • Trailing stop: Enabled, after profit exceeds 1%, automatically runs if pullback 2.5% from highest point
  • Fixed ROI: 4 levels, 2.8% within 10 minutes, 1.8% within 40 minutes, 0.5% within 3 hours, returns to 1.8% after 3 hours

Other Settings:

  • Suggest playing 2-4 trading pairs simultaneously, don't bet all money on one coin
  • Needs at least 200 historical candles to start working
  • Order types all use market orders, ensuring quick execution

3. 14 Entry Conditions​

This strategy has 14 different entry methods, basically playing "oversold rebound" to the extreme.

Condition 0: RSI Oversold Rebound​

  • Closing price above 200-day moving average (big direction is bull market)
  • 5-minute RSI below 30 (short-term oversold)
  • 1-hour RSI also relatively low
  • Volume contracting (can't sell anymore, about to rebound)

Condition 1: Bollinger Band Lower Rail Rebound​

  • Price above both 200-day and 1-hour moving averages
  • Closing price near Bollinger Band lower rail
  • 1-hour RSI below 69
  • Volume shows contraction pattern

Condition 2: Bollinger Band Lower Rail Safe Buy​

  • Similar to condition 1, but doesn't force 1-hour RSI requirement
  • Just needs price near Bollinger Band lower rail + volume contraction to trigger
  • Easier to trigger

Condition 3: Double Oversold​

  • 1-hour trend upward, but 5-minute already dropped below Bollinger Band
  • 5-minute RSI especially low
  • This is "big direction is bull market, but short-term dropped too much" situation

Condition 4: 1-Hour RSI Extremely Low​

  • 1-hour RSI below 20 (very oversold)
  • 5-minute price dropped below Bollinger Band
  • Volume contracting
  • Simple and crude extreme oversold strategy

Condition 5: MACD Golden Cross + Oversold​

  • MACD fast line above slow line (momentum turning strong)
  • Closing price below Bollinger Band
  • Volume contracting
  • Plainly speaking "can't drop more, and people starting to buy"

Condition 6: RSI+MACD Enhanced Version​

  • Similar to condition 5, but different parameters
  • 1-hour RSI below 35.7
  • Purpose is to catch opportunities in different market environments

Condition 7: 1-Hour RSI+MACD Combo​

  • 1-hour RSI below 17.6 (more extreme oversold)
  • MACD golden cross
  • Volume contracting

Condition 8: Dual RSI Oversold​

  • 1-hour RSI + 5-minute RSI both very low
  • Volume contracting
  • Both timeframes oversold, signals more reliable

Condition 9: Dual RSI+Volume Contraction Plus​

  • 1-hour RSI below 36, 5-minute RSI below 10
  • Volume conditions stricter
  • Multiple insurance, improving signal quality

Condition 10: 1-Hour Level Oversold Rebound​

  • 1-hour RSI very low
  • 1-hour candles still below Bollinger Band
  • MACD histogram starts turning positive
  • 5-minute RSI also oversold
  • Catching big level rebound opportunities

Condition 11: Trend Confirmation Rebound​

  • MACD positive for 5 consecutive candles (continuous upward momentum)
  • Bollinger Band narrowing (about to breakout)
  • Closing price breaks above Bollinger Band middle rail
  • RSI above 51 (bullish state)
  • Belongs to relatively advanced consolidation breakout pattern

Condition 12: False Breakout Reversal​

  • Price briefly drops below Bollinger Band lower rail then recovers
  • Previous candle still above lower rail
  • 1-hour RSI also can't be too high
  • Volume contracting
  • This catches "false breakout then reversal" opportunities

4. Protection Mechanisms​

This strategy's protection mechanisms are basically "cowardly" to the extreme, total three layers of protection:

First Layer: Fixed ROI

  • 0-10 minutes: Run at 2.8%
  • 10-40 minutes: Run at 1.8%
  • 40-180 minutes: Run at 0.5% (even tiny profits run)
  • Over 3 hours: Returns to 1.8%
  • Core thinking: Don't be greedy, fast in fast out

Second Layer: Trailing Stop

  • Starts recording highest price after profit exceeds 1%
  • Automatically runs if falls 2.5% from highest point
  • This way can eat most of the gains, but won't ride the roller coaster

Third Layer: Custom Stoploss

  • This is the core protection!
  • If position still losing money after 50 minutes:
    • If 1-hour RSI still below 30, continue holding waiting for rebound
    • If price drops below opening price over 1.5%, directly stoploss 1%
  • Simply put: Don't stubbornly hold when losing, run when you should run

5. Exit Logic​

This strategy's exits mainly rely on three things:

1. Fixed ROI: Run when reaching the point, don't care if it rises more later

2. Trailing Stop: Run if pullback 2.5% from high point after profiting

3. Exit Signal: Sell when closing price exceeds 1.01 times Bollinger Band middle rail

Plainly speaking, this strategy's exit logic is: Don't be greedy, run when reaching the point. It's not like some strategies that wait to make big money before leaving, BigZ04HO's philosophy is accumulate little by little, accumulating returns through multiple small profits.

6. This Strategy's "Personality Traits"​

If the strategy were compared to a person, BigZ04HO probably has this kind of personality:

Trait 1: Scared of Death

  • Set up layers of protection, wants to run at the slightest wind or movement
  • Starts panicking after losing money for over 50 minutes, wants to stoploss

Trait 2: Not Greedy

  • Wants to run at 2.8% profit, absolutely doesn't linger
  • Rather earn less to protect principal

Trait 3: specializes in Picks Soft Persimmons

  • Only buys oversold coins
  • Doesn't chase rises, doesn't do trend breakouts

Trait 4: Flexible

  • 14 entry methods, there's always one suitable for current market
  • Can play in bull markets, can also play in oscillating markets

Trait 5: Impatient

  • Wants results within 10 minutes
  • Must have conclusion within 3 hours

7. Suitable Scenarios​

Most Suitable:

  • Oscillating markets: Prices jump up and down,provides entry opportunities for strategy
  • Bull market pullbacks: Rose too much then drops a bit, strategy goes in to catch, runs after rebound
  • Sideways consolidation: Prices fluctuate within range, strategy repeatedly captures opportunities

Not Very Suitable:

  • Strong downtrends: Keeps dropping keeps dropping, strategy may have continuous stoploss
  • Strong uptrends: Rises right after buying, but strategy runs very quickly, misses big rises
  • Too low volatility: No volatility means no opportunities, strategy can't find entry timing

8. Market Performance​

In Oscillating Markets:

  • Performs best, can repeatedly capture oversold rebound opportunities
  • Each time earns 1%-3%, accumulate little by little
  • Success rate relatively high

In Bull Markets:

  • Performs well, can catch opportunities during pullbacks
  • But may sell too early, miss some gains
  • Overall still positive returns

In Bear Markets:

  • Performs poorly, possibility of consecutive losses increases
  • Needs to rely on custom stoploss to control losses
  • Suggest reducing position quantity

9. Configuration Suggestions​

Basic Configuration:

  • Hold 2-4 trading pairs simultaneously
  • Each investment accounts for 10%-20% of total funds
  • Use USDT asquote currency

Risk Control:

  • Set total position limit, like maximum 4 simultaneously
  • Set daily loss limit, like pause if lose 5%
  • Regularly check strategy performance

Live Trading Suggestions:

  • Run paper trading for a while first
  • Familiarize with strategy's operation logic
  • Understand under what circumstances strategy will stoploss

10. Easter Eggs​

Secret 1: Author's Suggestions

  • Author says most suitable for 2-4 simultaneous positions
  • Works best with unlimited stake mode
  • Suggests using VolumePairlist to select trading pairs

Secret 2: Truth About exit_profit_only

  • When set to True, only sells when profitable
  • Higher risk this way, but potential returns also higher
  • When set to False (default), drawdown lower, but returns also 10%-15% less

Secret 3: Truth About stoploss

  • -99% doesn't really mean stoploss at 99% loss
  • It actually disables default stoploss, enables custom stoploss
  • Custom stoploss will stoploss around 1% based on market conditions

11. Final Key Points​

Using this strategy, there are several points to keep in mind:

  1. It's not a get-rich-quick strategy: Only earns 1%-3% each time, needs to accumulate little by little
  2. It will stoploss: Don't feel bad when losing money, must stoploss when you should
  3. It needs patience: Although trades frequently, needs to wait for suitable entry opportunities
  4. It fears extreme markets: Be careful monitoring during continuous spike up crash down
  5. It needs 200 candles: New coins or new pairs may not be usable

Remember this strategy's core thinking: Surviving is more important than making money, rather earn less than lose big.

12. One Sentence Summary​

BigZ04HO is a "fast in fast out, accumulate little by little" strategy.

Core Selling Point: Lose little, live long
Disadvantages: Doesn't earn enough in bull markets, complex parameters

Suitable For: Risk-averse investors, traders who like short-term trading

13. ⚠️ Risk Reminder Again​

Say it again, although this strategy designed multi-layer protection, risks still exist:

Biggest Risks:

  • May have consecutive losses in continuous downtrends
  • May trigger larger losses in extreme situations
  • Fixed stoploss disabled, completely relies on custom stoploss

Other Risks:

  • Improper parameter settings may cause strategy failure
  • Market environment changes may cause strategy performance decline
  • Needs continuous monitoring and adjustment

Suggestions:

  • Never invest more than you can afford to lose
  • Fully test on paper trading first
  • Be mentally prepared to accept strategy's normal losses
  • Regularly review strategy performance

Crypto has risks, enter market需cautiously。BigZ04HO can help you control risks, but can't eliminate risks. Let's encourage each other!