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High-Probability Mean Reversion Indicator (ETFs Heading into the Week of May 23, 2022)

Learn how to use options strategies based on the short-term overbought and oversold extremes of highly-liquid ETFs and stocks.

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High-Probability Mean Reversion Indicator (ETFs Heading into the Week of May 23, 2022)

Below is my list of ETFs with the most liquid options for the week of May 16.

Here are the various levels I use to determine if an ETF is in an oversold or overbought state.

Very Overbought – a reading greater than or equal to 90.0

Overbought – greater than or equal to 75.0

Neutral – between 20.0 and 75.0

Oversold – less than or equal to 20.0

Very Oversold – less than or equal to 10.0

I will provide this information for the following ETFs on a weekly basis going forward. Stay tuned!

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Some may average together various RSI readings, like the 2-day, 3-day and 5-day, but that makes absolutely no sense. We look at various levels of overbought and oversold over different timeframes and use these readings, again, as a way to help decide when to enter and exit a trade.

I like to use three different RSI readings: the 2-day, 5-day and the standard 14-day. Each timeframe gives me a different idea as to how a security has performed over the short, intermediate and long term.

Once I have this information and see that an extreme is hit, I can then apply a high-probability options strategy around the extreme reading. I like to use various credit spreads like bear call spreads, bull put spreads, iron condors and several others. The reason I like to use these strategies is because they give me even more room for error just in case the security I’m trading continues to trend in one direction.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me or post a question in the comments section below. And don’t forget to sign up for my Free Weekly Newsletter for weekly education, research and trade ideas.