Bollinger Bands Mean Reversion for Crypto Bots: When It Works (and When It Gets You Wrecked)
Bollinger mean reversion can work in ranges and fail catastrophically in expansions. Learn regime filters, risk limits, and the backtesting traps specific to mean reversion.
Vantixs Team
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Bollinger Bands Mean Reversion for Crypto Bots: When It Works (and When It Gets You Wrecked)
Mean reversion works when markets range.
It fails when volatility expands and trends start.
Make it safer
- volatility filter (ATR rising = reduce/disable)
- strict max loss + max exposure
- conservative fills (spread + slippage)
Next reads
- Templates hub: /blog/crypto-trading-bot-strategy-templates-library-2026
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