Filter of EMA

Hello, i use 2 Exponential moving average (4 and 18 period), i have also quite good money managment. But my biggest problem is: I cant discern trend and chop, i probably need some filter

what do you suggest? which is collaborated with EMA?

Thank in advance

Hi,

it is your 13th post, a fib number

If you can not even get the difference between chop and trend with your EMA's, forget them !

You have to know that EMA's crossover is the simpliest method and still very effective in the long term, even if I do not use them...


Which time frame are you using ?

Billy

Hi, i dont want to forget them, becasue result of backtesting are possitive, i only want to alter and improve my strategy...

I trade on 1H TF. I tried indicators based on overbuy and oversell principles like RSI, CCI, stochastic oscilator etc., but they misleaded me, thats way i find something good on EMA, and i want to know what majority traded with EMA use...

Anyway sorry for my english, i hope that you understood... ;-)

Try only entering those trades where the ma's have crossed but the next bar open has moved away from the 18. This rarely happens in consolidation. Put a market order at the peak of the bar. Put your stop loss at the 18ema line. Only take the trade if the next bar picks it up.