Bullish Engulfing Entries with Pip-Based Profit and Stop Thresholds

Summary

This strategy models a bullish engulfing candle as a possible long-entry signal. It looks for a bearish prior candle and a bullish current candle whose real body covers the previous body and is larger, while the previous candle's body must meet a configurable minimum size. When the condition is met, the current close is stored as the reference price and a long position is entered. The script also colors bars to distinguish the detected pattern and position state.

A configurable profit threshold below the reference price and stop threshold above it reset the stored signal price; when the signal is inactive, the strategy closes positions. The document provides the pattern definition and parameter controls, but no backtest results or discussion of asset, timeframe, costs, or market regime. Its implementation should be checked carefully before use: the stated profit and stop comparisons are oriented opposite to the usual long-position exits, and the thresholds are called pips without defining instrument-specific conversion.

Key ideas

• A bearish candle followed by a larger bullish body that covers the prior real body forms the entry pattern.
• A minimum prior-body size filters out smaller setups, and the current close becomes the reference price.
• The strategy opens long when the pattern is detected and closes when its stored signal is cleared.
• Profit and stop thresholds are configurable in pip units, but their long-trade comparison directions merit implementation review.
• No performance results, transaction costs, or market-specific validation are supplied.

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