Famous trading setups
Patterns well-known traders described, turned into exact rules and tested on every main-board NSE stock. Tested from 05 Nov 2024 to 05 Nov 2026 on 2,391 NSE stocks.
About the names. The famous names are credit for publicly described ideas. Every test here uses our own simplified, fully coded version of the idea, so the numbers show how our code behaved on past prices, not how the named person trades or traded. No affiliation with, or endorsement by, any named person.
| Setup | From | Trades | Win rate | Avg result (R) | vs Nifty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episodic pivot | Qullamaggie | 183 | 46% | -0.02 | +0.14% |
| Volatility contraction (VCP) | Minervini | 1,335 | 39% | -0.06 | +0.30% |
| Momentum breakout | Qullamaggie | 748 | 41% | -0.11 | -0.47% |
| Stage 2 breakout | Stan Weinstein | 3,881 | 38% | -0.13 | -0.53% |
| 52-week-high breakout | William O'Neil | 5,443 | 40% | -0.09 | -0.14% |
| 20-day breakout | Turtle traders | 7,747 | 38% | -0.12 | -0.36% |
| Trend template | Minervini | 35,968 | 38% | -0.12 | -0.52% |
| Holy grail pullback | Linda Raschke | 8,289 | 38% | -0.12 | -0.50% |
| Pullback to 20-day avg | Trend traders | 30,740 | 39% | -0.11 | -0.48% |
| RSI(2) dip | Larry Connors | 11,644 | 38% | -0.14 | -0.87% |
| Turtle soup | Linda Raschke | 5,193 | 40% | -0.09 | -0.76% |
R = the trade's result divided by what it risked (+1R = made what it risked, −1R = hit the stop). "vs Nifty" = the trade's return minus the Nifty 50's over the same days.