HunterASO — Absolute Strength Oscillator Strategy for NinjaTrader 8
Automated ASO momentum strategy for NinjaTrader 8. Trades cross, threshold, and divergence signals on the Absolute Strength Oscillator across any liquid futures contract.
By HunterOverview
HunterASO is an automated momentum strategy for NinjaTrader 8. It builds a parallel bulls-and-bears Absolute Strength Oscillator from price behavior, then enters when the two series cross, breach a threshold, or diverge from price. The oscillator is contract-agnostic — run the strategy on any liquid futures market.
How It Works
The strategy maintains parallel bulls and bears strength series, computed using either an intra-bar method, a group-of-bars method, or both combined. Three signal modes are selectable:
- Cross — enter long when bulls cross above bears, short on the reverse
- Threshold — enter when one series exceeds a configurable level while the other stays below
- Divergence — enter when the oscillator diverges from price action
An optional EMA filter restricts entries to the prevailing trend direction. Optional ATR filtering screens out low-volatility periods where the oscillator is unreliable.
Why ASO
The Absolute Strength Oscillator separates bullish and bearish energy into two distinct series rather than collapsing them into a single line, which makes divergence and threshold conditions cleaner to detect. HunterASO automates that read with explicit rules and broker-aware exits, no discretionary chart-reading required.
Risk Management
Every entry uses a fixed stop loss with optional break-even, trailing, and three-leg partial take-profit. The strategy enforces a daily trade cap, weekly counter, daily and weekly P&L limits, force close, and configurable blackout windows. Long and short directions can be enabled independently.
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Backtests assume realistic slippage and commissions.
Methodology
HunterASO is developed and validated using the same systematic approach applied to every Hunters Algo strategy. For details on the development process, visit the methodology page.
Access
HunterASO is included in the NinjaTrader Suite subscription. See the pricing page for current plans and a free trial.
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