Original source: AICoin
In the frequently fluctuating cryptocurrency market, investors often face the challenge of bottom-fishing and top-ticking. To assist investors in seizing key opportunities during a bull market, AICoin Research Institute and Bitget Research Institute have jointly conducted a series of classic strategy studies aimed at helping users make informed decisions through in-depth analysis of core indicators, avoiding blind operations.
In this study, we focus on an important indicator that is widely used but often overlooked: OBV (On-Balance Volume). OBV combines trading volume with price changes, providing another perspective for interpreting market trends. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that OBV does not solely rely on price changes but incorporates changes in trading volume, offering signals for potential trend reversals. Both AICoin and Bitget platforms support the OBV indicator in their candlestick charts to assist investors in investment analysis.
Overall, OBV has the following classic uses: confirming trends, top-ticking and bottom-fishing, and judging the behavior of major players. OBV is often used in conjunction with moving averages for market predictions, with price moving averages to find key breakout points, and with volume moving averages to identify institutional entries.
1. Usage Methods
(1) Confirming Trends
Upward Trend: OBV rises as the price increases, indicating strong bullish sentiment;
Downward Trend: OBV falls as the price decreases, indicating strong bearish sentiment.
(2) Judging Major Player Behavior
1. Major Players Pumping and Dumping
When the OBV line rises sharply, it indicates that buying power is about to be exhausted, and major players are pumping up to escape, which is seen as a sell signal. If this occurs in the later stages of a trend, the effect is more pronounced.
2. Major Players Pressing the Market
When the price falls but OBV rises, it indicates strong buying pressure, suggesting that major players are buying on dips, and the price may stop falling and rebound.
3. Major Players Washing the Market
When the OBV line rises slowly but the price fluctuates violently, it indicates that buying power is gradually strengthening, which can be seen as a buy signal.
(3) Using in Conjunction with Other Indicators
1. Using with Moving Averages
Moving averages can be simple moving averages, and specific moving averages and parameters can be adjusted based on personal viewing habits. Taking EMA52 + OBV as an example:
When OBV rises and the price remains above the EMA52 moving average, it is seen as a bullish trend;
When OBV falls from a high point and the price drops below and stays below the moving average, it is seen as a bearish trend.
2. Breaking Key Support and Resistance
Buy Signal: Breaking through resistance or retracing without breaking support, while OBV breaks through, is seen as a bullish signal;
Sell Signal: Falling below support or testing resistance without breaking, while OBV falls below, is seen as a bearish signal.
3. Using with Trading Volume
a. Trading Volume
After OBV consolidates for a period, breaking through MAOBV while trading volume increases is a good buying opportunity.
b. Volume Moving Average
Volume moving averages can be defined as MA10, MA40, and specific parameters can be defined based on personal habits.
- Buy Signal: OBV rises, and the 10-day moving average crosses above the 40-day moving average.
- Sell Signal: OBV is in a non-trending state, and the 10-day moving average crosses below the 40-day moving average.
2. Top-Ticking and Bottom-Fishing
1. Bottom-Fishing — OBV Bottom Divergence
Description: The price creates a new low, while OBV fails to create a new low.
Interpretation: Selling pressure weakens, and the downward force in the market is insufficient, usually indicating that the price may reverse upwards, which can be seen as a signal. OBV shows strong capability in identifying bottom-fishing signals. When the price is in a downward trend, if OBV does not create a new low, known as "low divergence," this usually indicates that the downward momentum is weakening, and a bottom-fishing opportunity may arise.
2. Top-Ticking — OBV Top Divergence
Description: The price creates a new high, while OBV fails to create a new high.
Interpretation: The price is rising, but trading volume has not increased, indicating that bullish power is weakening, usually signaling that the price may pull back, which can be seen as a sell or reduction signal. Similar to capturing bottom signals, when the price creates a new high but OBV does not create a corresponding new high, this high divergence may indicate that the upward momentum is fading, serving as a signal for investors to consider exiting. In the top region of a bull market, investors are often easily swayed by market sentiment, and abnormal changes in OBV can serve as a warning, helping investors decide whether to reassess their holding strategies. 
3. OBV Indicator Backtesting
This period conducts backtesting on the OBV indicator using three models:
Model 1: OBV Bottom-Fishing and Top-Ticking Signals in a Sideways 1h Running Cycle
Win Rate: 20%, Return Rate: -0.34%
Model 2: OBV Bottom-Fishing and Top-Ticking Signals in a Rising Trend 4h Running Cycle
Win Rate: 83.33%, Return Rate: 68.43%
Model 3: OBV Bottom-Fishing and Top-Ticking Signals in a Downward Trend 4h Running Cycle
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According to AICoin backtesting, the OBV indicator is suitable for upward trends, with many signals and relatively stable win rates and return rates.
Note: The underlying logic of the above strategies is based on OBV + EMA52 moving average.
4. Analysis and Summary
In summary, the OBV indicator has significant application value in the dynamic cryptocurrency market. Investors should flexibly apply OBV strategies based on different market conditions:
Bottom-Fishing Timing: When the price creates a new low while OBV does not create a new low, forming a bottom divergence signal, this indicates weakened selling pressure and is a good buying opportunity.
Top-Ticking Timing: When the price creates a new high while OBV fails to create a new high, forming a top divergence signal, this indicates weakened bullish momentum, and investors may consider reducing positions or closing to avoid potential risks.
Confirming Trends: OBV changes with price trends, effectively discerning market strength and weakness.
Through this joint research, we hope that users can master the techniques of using the OBV indicator to capture bottom-fishing and top-ticking opportunities, enhancing trading efficiency in a bull market. In the future, AICoin and Bitget will continue to collaborate, exploring the application of more classic strategies in depth, providing investors with more valuable market insights to help them progress steadily in the cryptocurrency market.
About AICoin OBV Indicator and Custom Indicators
(1) AICoin OBV Indicator:
Download and log in to AICoin.
Check the OBV indicator in the indicator library on the candlestick chart page.
(2) AICoin Custom Indicators: Achieve Quantitative Trading for All Cryptocurrencies on Bitget!
AICoin's custom indicators allow users to deeply customize based on their trading strategies and risk preferences. Whether tracking market trends, quantifying signals, or setting specific trading conditions, users can create indicators that meet their unique needs with simple adjustments!
At the same time, AICoin's custom indicators fully support all cryptocurrencies on the Bitget platform. Whether mainstream coins or emerging hot coins, users can easily apply custom indicators for analysis and trading, ensuring they can navigate every trade with ease.
Choose AICoin custom indicators to start your quantitative trading journey, seize every market opportunity, and achieve more efficient investment returns!
About Bitget OBV Indicator and Copy Trading Products
(1) Bitget OBV Indicator
Download and log in to Bitget.
Switch to view OBV at the bottom of the candlestick chart page; this indicator can be viewed on both the web and mobile versions.
(2) About Bitget Copy Trading Products: Fearless of Market Changes, Accurately Grasp Bullish and Bearish Trends
Bitget is the first cryptocurrency trading platform to introduce copy trading, officially launched in May 2020. Currently, Bitget supports both spot and contract copy trading, allowing novice traders to review the investment portfolios and historical performance of trading experts, choose to subscribe to strategies that meet their return expectations and risk preferences, and gather top trading experts to share strategies. The platform hosts over 180,000 trading experts and 800,000 copy traders, with over 90 million successful trades.
Disclaimer
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