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Oil Rider: Micro crude oil VWAP trend bot

Rides crude oil's US-session trend: buys dips to a rising VWAP and sells rallies to a falling one.

In NinjaTrader as MCL US VWAP

Fig. 13Oil Rider · the rules, drawn outIllustration
Oil Rider rules, drawn as a diagramVWAP anchored at 9:00 AM ET is rising; price dips to it and a green 5-minute bar closes back above, so the bot goes long with a fixed 60-tick stop and target. Short is the mirror on a falling VWAP. Not a real trade.VWAP anchored at 9:00 AM ET · rising12Target · fixed 60 ticksEntry · long, green close back above VWAPStop · fixed 60 ticksOutcome not drawn · the bot manages the exit from hereTrend filter skips flat sessions · no news filter: pause around the weekly EIA report9:009:25signal5-min barsILLUSTRATION · DRAWN AS 5-MINUTE BARS · NO PRICES · NOT A REAL TRADE

Illustration of the entry rules, not a real or simulated trade and not a result. Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations (CFTC Rule 4.41). Read the full notice.

Who it's for

Traders who want crude oil in the lineup without trading it by hand.

§ 01 How it trades

The rules, in order

  1. Anchors VWAP at 9:00 AM ET.
  2. Long when VWAP is rising and price dips to it, then closes green back above. Short is the mirror.
  3. A trend-strength filter skips flat, directionless sessions.
  4. Fixed 60-tick stop and 60-tick target (about $60 each per MCL contract). Flat by 3:55 PM ET.

§ 02 Market context

Crude's US session

Oil Rider anchors VWAP at 9:00 AM ET. When VWAP is rising and price dips to it, then closes green back above, it buys. When VWAP is falling, it sells rallies the same way. A trend-strength filter skips flat, directionless sessions.

Exits are fixed: a 60-tick stop and a 60-tick target, about $60 each per MCL contract. It is flat by 3:55 PM ET.

When this setup struggles

  • The weekly EIA crude inventory report. Oil Rider has no news filter, so pause it around the release.
  • Sessions that flip direction around VWAP repeatedly.
  • Fast moves through VWAP that hit the stop before the trend resumes.

§ 03 Risk and settings

Risk rules

  • One position at a time.
  • Fixed 60-tick stop on every trade.
  • No daily loss limit.
  • No news filter. Pause it around the weekly EIA crude inventory report.

Before you turn it on

  • Load it on a 5-minute MCL chart. MCL only.
  • One position at a time, window 9:25 AM to 3:55 PM ET.
  • There is no daily loss limit, so size for the 60-tick stop.
  • Turn it off before the EIA report and back on after.

Settings like contracts are adjustable. This bot has no built-in daily loss limit.

§ 04 Questions

Oil Rider: common questions

Does Oil Rider avoid news?

No. It has no news filter. Pause it around the weekly EIA crude inventory report.

Which contract?

MCL (micro crude oil) only.

What are the stop and target?

60 ticks each, about $60 per MCL contract.

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