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$TU TELUS (T.TSX) — When Low ATR Pretends It’s a Deep‑Trend Instrument
The upper right edge of the chart shows TELUS clocks in at ATR 2.72%, which normally screams “slow, boring, utility‑like chop.”
Except… it doesn’t. TELUS has the personality of a sleepy stock that suddenly decides to run marathons.
Across the full test window since 2002, the engine that actually behaved like it knew what TELUS was doing:
2×V1 + 4×V2
PnL: 739%
DD: 29%
Win rate: 40%
And yes, I triple‑checked the quantifiable math.
TELUS doesn’t reward hero entries. It rewards patience — the “sit down, drink your coffee, and wait for the turn like an adult” approach.
The correct trigger: Close above the upper 2ATR above 20EMA band, while price is above the lower 4ATR below 100EMA band.
Translation: TELUS wants you to wait for the actual turn, not the “maybe, possibly, could be, looks promising” noise. Once it flips, it tends to continue — slowly, but deeply — and 4×V2 is the only exit that doesn’t bail out halfway through the move.
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