EMA Trend and Engulfing Pattern Entry Rules with Session Filters

Summary

The described method combines an EMA direction filter with engulfing-candle entries, round-number levels, and London or New York trading sessions. Long signals are intended to require a bullish engulfing pattern above the EMA; short signals use a bearish pattern below it. The prose specifies round-number intervals of five dollars and percentage exits of 1% for the stop and 1.5% for the target. It presents the idea as a trend-oriented breakout approach with fixed risk levels.

The document includes hourly BTC/USDT futures backtest settings, but gives no performance statistics or comparative evidence. The code does not fully match its description: it sets the session filter to always true, does not use the calculated round-number levels in its entries, and its engulfing conditions do not check proximity to those levels. The entry conditions use an EMA filter, while the stated session restriction is therefore not enforced. These differences, alongside fixed exits and possible ranging-market false signals, limit what can be inferred from the stated rules.

Key ideas

• The prose combines EMA direction, engulfing candles, round-number levels, and active-session filters.
• Long and short signals are defined by candle patterns relative to the EMA.
• The stated exits use a 1% stop and a 1.5% target.
• The code calculates round-number levels but does not use them to trigger entries.
• The code also sets the session condition to always true, and no test results are reported.

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