Super Scalping

Super Scalping combines an ATR-based directional arrow with optional EMA and RSI confirmation. It can trade only fresh direction changes or accept an ongoing directional state. Targets may use recent pivot resistance, while the protective stop can reference a fixed distance, recent swing low, direction line, or pivot support.

The default long setup requires a fresh bullish arrow, fast EMA above slow EMA, and RSI at or above its buy level.

This strategy is best suited to liquid markets where a volatility-adjusted direction change is supported by trend and momentum. It is less suitable for ranges that produce repeated arrow flips.

warning

Protection is disabled by default. Technical exits are break-even protected. Also review the filter-flip exit carefully before disabling either entry filter; their settings interact.

Direction arrow

The arrow is derived from an ATR-based trend line:

• SSP_ARROW_ATR_LENGTH sets the volatility lookback;
• SSP_ARROW_ATR_MULT controls the line’s distance from price.

Lower or faster values create earlier, more frequent changes. Higher values give price more room and make the direction state slower.

With SSP_REQUIRE_ARROW_FLIP enabled, a buy requires the first candle that changes into an upward direction. When disabled, any candle in an ongoing upward direction can qualify.

The mirrored sell arrow uses the corresponding downward state or fresh flip.

Optional entry filters

EMA filter

When SSP_REQUIRE_EMA_FILTER is enabled, a buy additionally requires SSP_FAST_EMA above SSP_SLOW_EMA. Keep the slow length greater than the fast length.

RSI filter

When SSP_REQUIRE_RSI_FILTER is enabled, RSI must be at or above SSP_RSI_BUY_LEVEL. Mirrored sell signals require RSI at or below SSP_RSI_SELL_LEVEL.

Keep a neutral gap between buy and sell levels to avoid both sides changing too easily.

The strategy holds one position at a time and does not average down.

Target selection

SSP_PIVOT_LOOKBACK defines a recent high, low, and previous close used to calculate R1/R2 resistance and S1/S2 support.

When SSP_USE_PIVOT_TARGET is enabled in pip mode, the strategy chooses the nearest R1 or R2 lying between SSP_TARGET_PIPS_MIN and SSP_TARGET_PIPS_MAX above entry. If no pivot fits, it uses SSP_TARGET_PIPS.

In percentage mode, the pivot window collapses to the fixed percentage distance, so the strategy normally uses SSP_TARGET_PCT. Use pip mode when pivot-target selection matters.

Estimated round-trip fees and SSP_MIN_NET_GAIN_PCT can raise the final target.

Protective stop

The strategy compares valid stop references below entry:

• the fixed pip or percentage distance;
• the lowest low in SSP_SWING_LOOKBACK;
• the ATR arrow line;
• S1 and S2 when SSP_USE_PIVOT_STOP is enabled.

The closest valid level becomes the planned stop. Enable SSP_USE_PROTECTION to activate it.

The recent swing high is displayed as context, but the long protective stop uses the swing low.

Technical exits

SSP_EXIT_ON_NEXT_ARROW exits on the complete mirrored sell setup: a down arrow plus any enabled bearish EMA and RSI confirmations. It requires a fee-aware profitable price.

SSP_EXIT_ON_FILTER_FLIP exits when either the EMA sell condition or RSI sell condition is satisfied, also only at a profitable price.

There is an important interaction: a disabled filter is treated as automatically satisfied. Therefore:

• if SSP_REQUIRE_EMA_FILTER is disabled, the EMA side of the filter-flip exit is always satisfied;
• if SSP_REQUIRE_RSI_FILTER is disabled, the RSI side is always satisfied.

Because the exit accepts either side, disabling either filter while leaving SSP_EXIT_ON_FILTER_FLIP enabled makes the exit eligible whenever the position reaches the fee-aware profitable level. If you intentionally disable an entry filter, consider disabling the filter-flip exit as well.

Good market conditions

Super Scalping generally works best when:

• spread is small and liquidity is reliable;
• the ATR arrow changes into a sustained bullish state;
• fast EMA is above slow EMA;
• RSI confirms positive momentum without being the only bullish evidence;
• a pivot or fixed target leaves room after fees;
• recent swing and direction references provide a sensible stop.

A good setup often follows consolidation or a pullback and then produces a fresh arrow with aligned EMA and RSI.

Avoid markets where arrows alternate frequently, EMAs are intertwined, or RSI repeatedly crosses the neutral gap. Also be cautious when a pivot target is so close that the fee-aware minimum must override it.

Creating the strategy

Create a spot strategy and choose Super Scalping as the buy and sell method. The default period is five minutes. Start with backtesting or paper trading.

A practical setup process is:

1. Select a liquid pair and verify pip size.
2. Keep fresh arrows and both filters enabled initially.
3. Tune ATR direction before changing EMA and RSI together.
4. Use pip mode when evaluating pivot targets.
5. Inspect which structural reference selects the stop.
6. If disabling an entry filter, review the filter-flip exit at the same time.
7. Set every spread limit deliberately.
8. Test ranging, false-breakout, and sustained-trend samples.

Strategy settings

Trading and execution

Setting	Description
BUY_ENABLED	Enables new buy orders.
SELL_ENABLED	Enables target, technical, and protective sell orders.
PERIOD	Candle period used for all calculations; the default is five minutes.
TRADING_LIMIT	Compatibility fallback only. It is ignored while the strategy-specific trading limit contains a positive value. Configure the strategy-specific setting for normal use. For USDT-BTC, this value is in USDT.
SSP_TRADING_LIMIT	For USDT-BTC, the amount of USDT used for an entry.
FUNDS_RESERVE	For USDT-BTC, the amount of USDT the bot must leave unused.
KEEP_QUOTE	For USDT-BTC, the amount of BTC the strategy must not sell.
MIN_VOLUME_TO_BUY	General minimum buy value. For USDT-BTC, this value is in USDT.
MIN_VOLUME_TO_SELL	General minimum sell value. For USDT-BTC, this value is in USDT.
SSP_MIN_ORDER_VALUE	Strategy-specific minimum entry value. For USDT-BTC, this value is in USDT.
SSP_MIN_SELL_VALUE	Strategy-specific minimum exit value. For USDT-BTC, this value is in USDT.
SSP_COOLDOWN_MS	Minimum delay in milliseconds between actions.
SSP_ENFORCE_COOLDOWN_IN_BACKTEST	Applies the cooldown during backtests as well as live trading.
SSP_MAX_SPREAD_PCT	Maximum permitted spread as a percentage.
SSP_MAX_SPREAD_ABSOLUTE	Optional maximum spread in USDT for a pair such as USDT-BTC. 0 disables it.
SSP_MAX_SPREAD_PIPS	Optional maximum spread in pips. 0 disables it.
SSP_NEWS_BLOCK	Manually blocks new entries while existing positions remain manageable.
SSP_NEWS_BLOCK_UNTIL	Blocks entries until the configured time.

Direction and filters

Setting	Description
SSP_ARROW_ATR_LENGTH	ATR lookback for the directional arrow.
SSP_ARROW_ATR_MULT	Volatility multiplier controlling the direction boundary.
SSP_REQUIRE_ARROW_FLIP	Requires a fresh change into the relevant direction.
SSP_FAST_EMA	Fast EMA length.
SSP_SLOW_EMA	Slow EMA length; keep it above the fast length.
SSP_RSI_LENGTH	RSI lookback.
SSP_RSI_BUY_LEVEL	Minimum RSI for a filtered long entry.
SSP_RSI_SELL_LEVEL	Maximum RSI for a filtered mirrored sell signal.
SSP_REQUIRE_EMA_FILTER	Requires bullish or bearish EMA order for the respective signal.
SSP_REQUIRE_RSI_FILTER	Requires RSI beyond the corresponding buy or sell level.

Swing and pivot structure

Setting	Description
SSP_SWING_LOOKBACK	Recent candles used to find the swing low for a long stop reference.
SSP_PIVOT_LOOKBACK	Recent candles used to calculate pivot support and resistance.
SSP_USE_PIVOT_TARGET	Uses a qualifying R1/R2 target in pip mode.
SSP_USE_PIVOT_STOP	Includes S1/S2 among protective stop candidates.

Target and protection

Setting	Description
GAIN	General gain fallback retained in the configuration.
SSP_USE_PIPS	Uses pip target/stop distances and the practical pivot-target window.
SSP_PIP_SIZE	Value of one pip. 0 selects 0.01 for JPY pairs and 0.0001 otherwise. For USDT-BTC, this value is in USDT.
SSP_TARGET_PIPS	Requested fixed target in pip mode.
SSP_TARGET_PIPS_MIN	Minimum pip target and lower pivot-target boundary.
SSP_TARGET_PIPS_MAX	Maximum pip target and upper pivot-target boundary.
SSP_STOP_PIPS	Fixed protective distance in pip mode.
SSP_TARGET_PCT	Fixed target percentage when pip mode is disabled.
SSP_STOP_PCT	Fixed stop distance in percentage mode.
SSP_MIN_NET_GAIN_PCT	Minimum intended gain beyond estimated round-trip fee break-even.
SSP_USE_PROTECTION	Activates the closest selected stop reference.

Technical exits

Setting	Description
SSP_EXIT_ON_NEXT_ARROW	Enables a profitable exit on the full mirrored arrow/filter sell setup.
SSP_EXIT_ON_FILTER_FLIP	Enables a profitable exit when either bearish filter condition is satisfied. Disable it when disabling either entry filter unless that immediate eligibility is intentional.

Backtesting range

Setting	Description
BF_SINCE	Start of the selected backtesting period.
BF_UNTIL	End of the selected backtesting period.
DEEP_TESTING	Enables deeper backtesting mode in the editor.

Practical tuning directions

For selective emerging trends, keep fresh-arrow, EMA, and RSI requirements enabled. For continuation entries, disable the arrow-flip requirement while retaining the filters.

Increase the ATR multiplier for fewer direction changes or reduce it for quicker signals. Change one component at a time so you can distinguish arrow timing from filter selectivity.

Use pip mode to test pivot targets meaningfully. Check that the min/max window includes realistic resistance distances.

If you remove either entry filter, either disable the filter-flip exit or explicitly test its resulting profit-level behavior.

Important limitations

• ATR arrows can whipsaw in ranges.
• EMA and RSI confirmation introduce delay.
• Pivot targets are practically selected only in pip mode.
• The filter-flip exit becomes automatically eligible at a profitable price when either filter is disabled.
• Technical exits do not deliberately realize a loss.
• Swing and pivot levels are recent references, not guaranteed support.
• Backtests cannot perfectly reproduce live spread, slippage, latency, or liquidity.

Super Scalping works best when the arrow and filters provide independent confirmation. Treating disabled filters as harmless can materially change exits, so configure entry and exit switches as one coherent system.