2023
TQuant Lab Price Deviation Ratio Trading Strategy
The Price Deviation Ratio is a common technical indicator that compares the current stock price to the N-day moving average price, reflecting whether the current price is relatively high or low compared to its historical values. Generally, when the stock price consistently exceeds the moving average price, it’s called a ‘positive deviation.’ Conversely, it’s called’ negative deviation’ when it consistently falls below the moving average price.’ Therefore, when positive or negative deviation expands, it is interpreted as a sustained overbought or oversold condition in the market, serving as a basis for entry and exit decisions. However, using only the Price Deviation Ratio can generate too many trading signals. Hence, we include the highest and lowest prices over the past N days as a second filter. The actual strategy is as follows:
