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  • #21
  • May 18, 2026 7:11am May 18, 2026 7:11am
Quoting jakehh
Thanks, that helps. So I'm reading you right: confirming candle just needs to be the right colour (one green for a long), and I'll take entry on the next candle's open after it — close enough either way for me. Two things still tripping me up from replaying it: 1. Strong vs not-strong, since that's what decides 1 candle vs 2. Is that read straight off the oscilloscope bars getting longer = strong = 1, bars shrinking = weak = wait for 2 — or do you judge it some other way in the moment? Even a rough "if the last few bars are bigger than the ones...
And another thing is "why do we always backtrest a new strategy" even though the backtested data given to us is accurate? Is not because we didn't trust the data source but rather, to develop a psychological maturity in trading and for a particular trading strategy, you have to backtest it yourself. what I trying to say is, stop chasing every new strategy with your real money, go back to price history and back test it to visually how it is, then use a demo account for forward testing, deposit only what you can deposit in real account, or buy propfirm and forward test it with is, feel it psychologically.
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  • #22
  • May 18, 2026 7:18am May 18, 2026 7:18am
Buy signal on gold. You see the signal is here but we are not rushing. Every trader can have FOMO but we should try by what so ever mean to reduce it. this is what i like more about this strategy, it build trader to be more deliberate on his action.
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  • #23
  • May 18, 2026 8:27am May 18, 2026 8:27am
So the idea is to wait for a return to the moving average and only then enter? I'm testing for 1 minute. Of course, I didn't get it exactly right, but is that the idea?
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  • #24
  • May 18, 2026 8:29am May 18, 2026 8:29am
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  • #25
  • May 18, 2026 9:05am May 18, 2026 9:05am
Quoting Polandmaster
So the idea is to wait for a return to the moving average and only then enter? I'm testing for 1 minute. Of course, I didn't get it exactly right, but is that the idea? {image}
Sometime it do return to the moving averages when we are seeing the opposite candle before, the entry candle form, but the idea is not to wait for the return to EMAs.
We are not trying to predict the market here, but rather wait for the market to show us where it is going and then we follow it, no stress.
Look at the below trade, the last yellow dot is the cross over but i did not enter right away, why I am waiting the candle to closes, but when it does closed i still did not enter, why because now the stop is more than the risk i can take so i waited. then net candle became bearish against my direction I also waited, but right when i saw a bull candle, i prepare myself waiting for it to close and i enter right at the close and place my stop lost at the 51 EMA, and target ATR 10 * 6.
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  • #26
  • May 18, 2026 9:56am May 18, 2026 9:56am
This trade win and lost at the same time. TP 1:3rr Win, TP ATR 10 * 6 lost.
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  • #27
  • May 18, 2026 9:59am May 18, 2026 9:59am
What about this situation? Many stop-outs.
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  • #28
  • May 18, 2026 11:01am May 18, 2026 11:01am
Quoting Polandmaster
What about this situation? Many stop-outs. {image}
It is because you are using very very lower timeframe, in higher timeframe like h1 or h4 signal come few days a week, in 15m and 30m it come once or twice a day, this will prevent you from unnecessary losses, and you are right you will take hundreds of pips in profit, but if you trade in lower timeframe trying to catch micro trend, it will not well for your account.
As a day trader 1-3 trade is enough for me for the entire day. I dont know what are you, but if you are a scalper this is not for you. forget about instant gratification and think long-term. Backtest it in past price data, it will help you different scenario from then you can develop clear understanding of what you are spending your time on.
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  • #29
  • May 18, 2026 11:06am May 18, 2026 11:06am
Quoting Polandmaster
What about this situation? Many stop-outs. {image}
You can remove average true range in your chart because we only use it to measure our stop is in a right size. occasionally for tp, but for now, let us stick to 1:3rr for TP and see how the week goes.
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  • #30
  • May 18, 2026 11:31am May 18, 2026 11:31am
Quoting FahdSL
{quote} It is because you are using very very lower timeframe, in higher timeframe like h1 or h4 signal come few days a week, in 15m and 30m it come once or twice a day, this will prevent you from unnecessary losses, and you are right you will take hundreds of pips in profit, but if you trade in lower timeframe trying to catch micro trend, it will not well for your account. As a day trader 1-3 trade is enough for me for the entire day. I dont know what are you, but if you are a scalper this is not for you. forget about instant gratification and...
after all, such a chart image could just as well occur on a 15-minute, 30-minute or even daily chart. Am I to understand that you don't have a system that will prevent bad transactions?
  • #31
  • May 18, 2026 5:18pm May 18, 2026 5:18pm
Quoting Polandmaster
What about this situation? Many stop-outs. {image}
Just my 2 cents...on your chart I have marked the crosses and the red boxes show no trades should be taken exceptions are the candles where the red arrows are
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  • #32
  • May 18, 2026 6:03pm May 18, 2026 6:03pm
Quoting cfudge
{quote} Just my 2 cents...on your chart I have marked the crosses and the red boxes show no trades should be taken exceptions are the candles where the red arrows are{image}
When you said "bad transaction I dint understand what you mean," but I do know is that, I have a working system, and I am trading it for quite sometimes, and this strategy fractals in all timeframe. You have to understand the difference between system and strategy, system comprises all models ranging risk model, pyramiding, rules, strategy etc. while strategy is one single model that help a trader decide when to buy and when to sell. We may be trading same strategy but have other different system components.

when you trade this on lower timeframe 1m, expect a lot of false signals, because you are trying to catch all the microtrends, and trend have to flips before cross over happen as moving averages are lagging indicators. If you can be patient enough, even in 1m chart you can have a great move but the problem is before the move come, you hit your daily max lost. there is nothing bad in two to three trades a day. I lost it on gold but gbpusd returned me back to break even.
Forgo the instant gratification, dont chase money activities of daily living, chase generational wealth, and that come with descipline.

I will go through gold and show it fractals in 1m chaarat.
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  • #33
  • May 18, 2026 6:23pm May 18, 2026 6:23pm
Quoting cfudge
{quote} Just my 2 cents...on your chart I have marked the crosses and the red boxes show no trades should be taken exceptions are the candles where the red arrows are{image}

You see, you will hit losses right before the good set up comes. My strategy is not trying predict where the market is going to be, it just follow market on what it is already doing. How many trades are you going to take par day in 1m timeframe? Many I guest, and how many are going to be profitable? How stress are going to be?
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  • #34
  • May 18, 2026 6:56pm May 18, 2026 6:56pm
Quoting FahdSL
{quote} When you said "bad transaction I dint understand what you mean," but I do know is that, I have a working system, and I am trading it for quite sometimes, and this strategy fractals in all timeframe. You have to understand the difference between system and strategy, system comprises all models ranging risk model, pyramiding, rules, strategy etc. while strategy is one single model that help a trader decide when to buy and when to sell. We may be trading same strategy but have other different system components. when you trade this on lower...
I was using Polandmasters chart and showing him that your system would have had possible positive outcomes. I was not disagreeing with you.
  • #35
  • May 19, 2026 2:24am May 19, 2026 2:24am
Most time frames pointing down, 1-minute could turn, get below weekly open will be great, USD getting stronger, let's see
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  • #36
  • May 19, 2026 3:01am May 19, 2026 3:01am
Sell signal on eurusd and gbpusd
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  • #37
  • May 19, 2026 3:22am May 19, 2026 3:22am
I´m in a sell position as well.
  • #38
  • May 19, 2026 3:29am May 19, 2026 3:29am
Quoting Erebus
Most time frames pointing down, 1-minute could turn, get below weekly open will be great, USD getting stronger, let's see {image}
It played pretty well.
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  • #39
  • May 19, 2026 7:03am May 19, 2026 7:03am
Again, very much appreciate you explaining the strategy and providing real examples.
I just have two quick questions:

  1. The Chop: If the market goes sideways and the EMAs cross back against your position before hitting TP or SL, do you manually abort the trade, or strictly let the 51 EMA stop-loss play out?
  2. Reading Momentum: I know a lot of this comes down to screen time and your "feel" for the market. When you get that feeling of "strength" that tells you to enter on the 1st candle instead of waiting for a 2nd, what specific visual cues are driving that? Is it just the oscilloscope bar being taller, or are you looking at the wicks/speed of the actual candle?

  • #40
  • May 20, 2026 3:06am May 20, 2026 3:06am
First of all, you dont trade this in choppy market condition, you wait for trend. If you are trading in a trending market, it usually dont reverse if we are right very often but can do reverse occasionally (it is forex we are talking about). what I personally do is one I place buy/sell, place TP//SL and forget, because it enable me to me while trading. But a trader you this method of trading is expected to be trailing his stop along side 51 EMA.
It all depends on your risk tolerance, it you risk what you can afford to loose.

The Oscilloscope give me the general visual of average true range, it answer the question "are the bars getting longer or shutter in relation to the past price action?" I look at the most recent 5 bars and visually compare it to the bars before it, to understand what the market is up to, like in the image bellow. This let a trader know if the price is getting volatile in a giving timeframe or not, what really determine our buy/sell are are does 1st/2nd same direction bar close.
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