Does ATR High Volatility help Smoothed Heiken Ashi?
Stocks · 86 backtest runs · As of 29 Jun 2026 · Methodology
HurtsDSR ✓ confirmed
This filter reduces median CAGR by more than 1 percentage point — either more false signals or too many blocked trades.
CAGR Comparison
Baseline CAGR
9.0%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
3.7%
ATR High Volatility
Δ CAGR
-5.35%
Sample
86
runs
Baseline Net CAGR
8.8%
after costs
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Baseline Sharpe
0.270
median
Filtered Sharpe
0.275
Δ Sharpe
+0.00
DSR
99.9%
confirmed ≥90%
How does this filter work?
Signals only in high ATR regime
DSR Methodology
DSR = PSR(SR̂₀) per Bailey & López de Prado (2014). SR̂₀ = 0.5275 (expected best Sharpe from 7 random filter trials).
Testing multiple filters on the same data increases the chance of finding a good result by luck. DSR measures whether this result clears the multiple-testing threshold. Pass threshold: DSR ≥ 90%. Current: 99.9%.
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