Momentum indicator

Q-Stick: what it's actually best at

Long while the EMA of (close − open) is positive — candle-body momentum.

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average Sharpe across all tests

Momentum

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Honest note

In our standard-settings test, Q-Stick wasn’t the single best indicator for any asset — it was outperformed by others on every one. That’s useful to know too: no indicator wins everywhere.

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Q-Stick: what it's actually best at

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