EMA Trend Filter and RSI Thresholds for 15-Minute Scalping

Summary

This strategy combines an exponential moving average trend filter with a shorter-term price crossover and RSI thresholds to define long and short entries. It is presented for 15-minute scalping in NQ, ES, and gold. A long setup requires price above the 200-period EMA, a move above the 20-period EMA, and RSI above 55. A short setup reverses those conditions: price below the 200-period EMA, a move below the 20-period EMA, and RSI below 45. The 50-period EMA is plotted but does not appear in the entry rules.

Each position is assigned a take-profit distance of 30 and a stop-loss distance of 15 in the platform's strategy units; the document does not explain how these map to ticks or currency across instruments. It supplies no backtest results, execution details, or evidence supporting the claim of reliable signals. The accompanying description cautions against taking every move, but gives no formal selection rule beyond the indicators.

Key ideas

• Long entries require price above the 200-period EMA, a crossover above the 20-period EMA, and RSI above 55.
• Short entries require price below the 200-period EMA, a crossunder below the 20-period EMA, and RSI below 45.
• A 50-period EMA is displayed but is not part of the stated entry conditions.
• The strategy sets take-profit and stop-loss distances of 30 and 15, without specifying their instrument-specific units.
• No performance evidence or detailed execution assumptions are provided.

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