Testing a Short-Term Technical Pattern on Apple (AAPL)
Testing a Short-Term Technical Pattern on Apple (AAPL)
I ran a backtest on a very specific trading pattern on Apple (AAPL). My research usually starts with a question. Today the question was, how bullish or bearish are three consecutive closes above the previous day highs?
Interestingly this pattern as been showing a bullish bias over the very short-term. Here are the results for the last two years of price action:
the pattern happened twenty two times
the average gain for T+1 (next day close) was 0.44% with a win rate of 59%
the average gain overnight (next day open) was 0.25% with a win rate of 55%

(stockcharts.com)
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If you want to trade for a living or have an extra trading income to accumulate with your current profession, you need an edge (a tested trading advantage). This may sound a bit harsh, but if you trade without a proven trading edge, your sole purpose in the markets is to create liquidity for good traders to sell into. This is not what you are trading for, is it? As Steve Burns so wisely stated, “In trading, money flows from those with an opinion to those with an edge.”
Annotated quote: Mutating Like A Virus
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There’s more to life than trading
Today’s sports play: I picked Ilicic’s remarkable goal from the halfway line against Torino. What a beauty!
Recommended music: When I’m trading or doing market related research I am usually listening to good quality music. Today I’m sharing another one of my current favorites. I came across this track playing FIFA 18 with my son. :)
Talk to you soon,
Henrique
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