A GBP/CHF Rebound Strategy Using Moving Average Channels and MACD

Summary

This post presents a rules-based foreign exchange strategy intended to trade rebounds within a trend. It uses a short moving average channel derived from prior highs and lows, together with MACD sign as a directional filter. Long entries are placed as limit orders near the lower channel after a prior opening price falls below it; short entries use the upper channel with a corresponding condition. Exit limits are placed around the opposite channel. Position size can scale with accumulated strategy profit, and the example uses leverage.

The author describes historical GBP/CHF results across hourly and four-hour charts, but reports that adding a five-point spread sharply reduces performance, especially on the hourly timeframe. The post also mentions drawdown and compares the approach unfavorably with the author’s daily strategies. These are self-reported backtest claims, not independently validated evidence. The example explicitly has no stop loss, requires timeframe-specific adjustment, and provides no broader robustness analysis across market regimes or execution conditions.

Key ideas

• The method combines a moving average channel with MACD direction to seek trend rebounds.
• Entries and exits are specified as limit orders around the channel boundaries.
• The author says transaction spread materially changes the reported historical results.
• Position sizing can compound profits, and the example applies leverage.
• The example has no stop loss and does not establish robustness beyond the reported tests.

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