IFT Stock Options Strategy

Strategy Type: Intraday
Direction: Bullish
Instruments: Stock Options

You can select the instrument type and exchange. This is a pattern-based Algo and is applicable across all instruments. You can define your own group, apply filters, decide the investment amount or quantity, and customise it as per your preference.

After a strong move or momentum phase, price often enters a consolidation.

When price breaks out after a shallow pullback, it acts as a continuation of the prior momentum.

These are known as momentum follow-through setups.

In Point & Figure charts:

• Momentum is defined by an Anchor Column
• The continuation immediately after shallow pullback is known as an Anchor Column Follow-Through (IFT) pattern

IFT pattern setup

IFT is a Definedge-defined setup.

Strategy Details:

• Strategy Name: Super Breakout Stock Options Strategy
• Universe: Options liquid Instrument (there are multiple options liquid groups available in Algostra)
• Action: Long
• Type: Intraday
• Max Open Position: 3
• Max Trades in a day: 5
• Max Day loss limit: 25,000 (User-preference and depending upon quantity)
• Square off time: 3.10 pm
• Box-size: 0.15% x 3
• Timeframe: 1-min
• Entry Condition: IFT Pattern above D Smart (IFTt pattern in uptrend)
• Exit Condition: Below D Smart (Trend turns bearish)
• Market Trend Filter: Nifty intraday trend should be bullish. Nifty (0.05% x 3) above 10-SMA on one-min timeframe

Market Trend Filter

An intraday market trend filter is one of the most effective ways to improve strategy performance.

Even a strong bullish breakout strategy can struggle on days with a weak or sideways trend.
This often leads to failed breakouts and higher drawdowns.

To address this, trades can be aligned with the broader market trend.

• Execute bullish strategies only in an uptrend
• Execute bearish strategies only in a downtrend

We refer to this as the Market Trend Filter.

How It Works

If the Nifty is in a bullish trend, only bullish strategies are executed.
Bullish signals are ignored when the market is not supportive.

If the market turns bearish while holding bullish positions:

• Exit existing trades based on the exit conditions
• Avoid initiating new bullish trades

In this strategy, we have applied MTF on Nifty. The strategy will run only if Nifty is bullish.

This defines a bullish market condition.

You may use any alternative method—different charting techniques, indicators, or rules—to define market direction.

The same concept can also be applied using other indices or instruments, not just Nifty.

Filters

You can further enhance the strategy by adding filters: additional rules, indicators, or pattern-based conditions.

One effective approach is to incorporate a higher timeframe trend filter, such as the daily trend of the stock.

You can also apply intraday-specific filters to improve trade quality.

You can also modify the Max Open and Max Trades parameters. Increasing these values will result in a higher average number of trades. Change the max day loss figure accordingly.

The universe considered here is the F&O segment, as an example. You can apply this strategy in cash segment as well.

This strategy can be applied across stocks, futures, options, ETFs, and commodities—whether trading a single instrument or a group of stocks.

You can use top 5, top 10, or other such Option liquid groups. Alternatively, you can create your own group of underlying to trade Options in them.

This is a simple yet effective consolidation breakout strategy.
With the right filters, you can further refine and personalise it to suit your trading style.

You can modify it, test it, and deploy it on the Algostra.