HACKING
THE RSI:
A MASTER CLASS
IN TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS FOR
CRYPTO TRADERS
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Hacking the RSI: A Master Class in
Technical Analysis for Crypto Traders
Every trader has their secrets.
For some, it’s the metrics they use to spot and evaluate potential trades.
For others, it’s the platforms they use to test and execute their ideas.
For me it’s all of the above. My trading is based on a range of different tools and techniques that I’ve
picked and perfected over the years, and I’m always working to expand that toolkit.
But you probably already knew that.
Still, there is one trading tool that is by far my favorite and one that I use on every single trade I
make, crypto or not.
I’m talking about RSI analysis.
Never heard of it? It’s one of the most powerful trade analysis techniques available to traders today,
helping you determine when to enter trades, when to exit trades, how to spot trends, reversals and
more.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) was developed by J. Welles Wilder and is known as “a momentum
oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements.”
The RSI oscillates between zero and 100, and its formula written out looks like: RSI = 100 – 100/(1+RS)
Relative Strength (RS) = Average Gain / Average Loss over a specific period. (the default period is 14)
Traditionally the RSI is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30.
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These don’t mean traders should buy or sell automatically when the RSI hits these zones. It just
means that a reversal could be happening soon as these are extreme levels and there is typically a
supply level or demand level that will be hit that may reverse the trend.
Still, there is a lot to the RSI and it can be a very valuable tool for traders, even crypto traders.
I’ve been using these concepts profitably for years, and have developed a few RSI hacks that help me
in my own trading.
Hack #1: Bearish and bullish divergences help me spot potential
trend reversals for long and short opportunities
An RSI divergence occurs when the price and the RSI are going in opposite directions. In practice, if
the price is going up or down, the RSI will go the opposite direction.
This situation signals that the momentum behind the price movement is slowing down, and a possi-
ble change in price direction may be ahead.
A bearish divergence: Appears when the price is rising, but the RSI is falling in value.
A bullish divergence: Appears when the price is falling, but the RSI is rising in value. This generally
means lower lows on price action over a long time frame, like daily, and higher lows on the RSI in the
same time frame.
Let’s take a look at two examples of this using Bitcoin:
First, a bullish divergence.
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In the chart above, the RSI formed a bullish divergence on the BTCUSD daily chart in March of 2017.
Here’s how to spot a bullish divergence: Look for higher lows on the RSI and lower lows on the
price chart.
The RSI in the chart made a higher low, but the price failed to follow the RSI, creating a lower low. In
this case, a confirmation for opening a long position should be used, and a stop-loss level should be
placed just below the lower low on the price chart.
If we had taken this trade, we would have seen a 70% profit until we hit another lower low.
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Next up, let’s look at a bearish divergence.
The chart below is an example of an RSI bearish divergence on Bitcoin from its all-time high in De-
cember of 2017.
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In this case, the price of Bitcoin made a higher high, compared to the RSI, which produced a lower
high, thus creating a bearish divergence.
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If we had taken that divergence, we would have seen the price go from $20,000 to $6,000 without
ever making another higher high, for a fantastic short opportunity.
HIDDEN DIVERGENCES
So that covers both bullish and bearish divergences. Those happen when there is a trend reversal.
But there are also divergences that are known as Hidden Divergences. These are typically based on
trend continuation patterns.
There are two types of hidden divergences:
1. Hidden Bullish Divergence: When the price makes a higher low, but the oscillator is showing a
lower low.
2. Hidden Bearish Divergence: When the price makes a lower high, and the oscillator makes a
higher high.
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Let’s look at an example.
In this example, you want to use the price that correlates with the peaks of the oscillator.
BITFINEX:BTCUSD
Since we were already in a downtrend, then it shows us that a bearish continuation was most likely
and a short trade would have been entered for a potential profit of 25%.
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SWING LOW AND SWING HIGH FAILURES
The last types of divergences I want to talk about in this hack are known as a “swing low” and a
“swing high” failure.
A swing low failure is a bullish divergence where the RSI dips below 30. But, as the price declines, the
RSI does not drop back below 30 again.
This is a highly bullish move that I see work out a lot.
Let’s take a look at an example of this from Bitcoin in June.
BITFINEX:BTCUSD
This swing low failure would have resulted in a 34% increase had you bought on the confirmation
candle afterward.
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A swing high failure is the opposite. It’s a bearish divergence where the RSI goes above 70 with the
price, but as the price increases, the RSI does not go back above 70 again.
BINANCE:XRPBTC
As you can see below, this swing high failure gave us a perfect top on Ripple for a great short oppor-
tunity. Afterward, we saw Ripple’s price decline over 33%.
The swing high and swing low patterns are typically very reliable when it comes to high volume/high
liquidity coins.
When it comes to lower volume and lower liquidity trades, this is less reliable as those are typically
more news-driven and bot-driven cryptocurrencies.
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Hack #2:
Using RSI for Pattern formation analysis
Technical traders love patter formations. Double bottoms/double tops, head and shoulders, wedges,
and more – all can be valuable in understanding which way the market is moving.
But here’s the thing: Not all patterns show up in asset prices. Sometimes they’re just too subtle.
But here’s the other thing: You can actually see patterns form on the RSI that you won’t see on
the price.
I know, right?
Let’s take a look at a few examples of this.
Here’s a Head and Shoulders on the RSI, but no corresponding pattern visible on the price action.
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In this example, you can see that if we had taken the trade, we would have ended up with a 28%
profitable short.
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Below we can see that the RSI formed a double bottom while the price was experiencing a pullback
during an uptrend.
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In this example, we can long the candle with a stop below the trendline based on the strong RSI
support.
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After the trade, we saw a 119% increase with no stop loss ever reached.
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Hack #3:
Establishing trends and finding when a trend is broken
John Hayden wrote in his book RSI: The Complete Guide that, “in an uptrending market the RSI value
does not go under the 33.33 level and often stays above the 40 level while routinely exceeding the
70 level.”
OK, what does this mean for us as traders?
In downtrends, the RSI doesn’t go above the 66.67 level and often stays under 60 while routinely
going under the 33.33 level.
In a bull market, you’ll see RSI stay within a zone of 100-33 (mostly 40).
In a bear market, you’ll see RSI stay within a zone of 0 – 67 (mostly 60).
When the RSI supports break to the downside, you’ll see a reversal to bear markets. When the RSI
support breaks to the upside, you’ll see a reversal to a bullish market.
Where are the trade opportunities in this?
Look for other supports/resistances that it will move to, like the 200EMA going from above to below
for a short position and the 200EMA going from below to above in a long position.
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Let’s take a look at an example.
From October 4th, 2017 to January 15th, 2018 the RSI stayed above 40 the entire time. This indicated
a strong trending bull market, and we can use the RSI over that time period to spot when that trend
shifts.
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In a bear market, we typically see the opposite.
We can see the same thing that we said above, but with a bearish correction on Bitcoin from Decem-
ber 20th, 2017 to April 19th, 2018.
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Many times, RSI will also form support and resistance for a cryptocurrency as well. For a long trade,
you want to see previous resistance break to the upside.
Let’s take a look at an example of this.
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The same is true for a break to the downside. You can take a short position when the RSI support is
broken.
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Like I said, using the RSI is by far my favorite trading tool, and it’s worked wonderfully for me over
the years. It takes some practice to use effectively, but can be invaluable in determining when to
enter trades, exit trades, determine trends and spot reversals. I hope these techniques are as useful
for you as they have been for me.
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DIVERGENCES CHEAT SHEET
Regular Divergences = Reversals
Hidden and Exaggerated = Continuations
PRICE RSI PRICE RSI
REGULAR BEARISH REGULAR BULLISH
PRICE RSI
PRICE RSI
HIDDEN BEARISH HIDDEN BULLISH
PRICE RSI PRICE RSI
EXAGGERATED BEARISH EXAGGERATED BULLISH
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