Yes the customized indicator is so far very effective in entry and exit signals both. But sticking to the exit signal manually is very hard, as when price fluctuates towards my break even, i tend to exit. I am not complaining about it as i am still making profits but i am little displeased as many such trades would have bagged me larger points but due to my emotions i tend to exit early. for those kind of trades i would really benefit from an automated strategy. Also a factor could be i tend to trade in very small time frames...
As you get more time in the market, you will have more data -- more *different* markets -- by which to judge and re-evaluate your signals. That confidence will go a long way towards addressing your concerns.
FWIW, in looking at my own results, I came up with a mantra of "Enter on a shout, exit on a whisper."
If you think you have left money on the table? You have two more choices:
• develop an Exit-triggered pattern, whereby upon an exit of a long position, you go long in an inverse ETF, and hold it for two periods. (A time-based exit, rather than a market-based exit.)
• develop a RE-entry position: a secondary pattern whereby when a trend continues, your entry triggers are appropriately formed not on a *shout*, but on a collection of conditions -- more like a *chorus*. Exits being 'as you will.'
The broader idea here is that your 'rules-based trading' need not be a singular layer, nor do they have to be based only on the market, but maybe other parameters.
"Just throwing it out there..."