Heikin-Ashi Reversal Entries with Channel Confirmation and Swing Stops
Summary
This expert advisor combines Heikin-Ashi color changes with a Keltner-style channel to time reversal entries. A color flip arms a signal, but entry waits for price to close back into or through the channel in the new direction. Signals expire after a configurable number of bars. Time-of-day, tick-volume, and ATR filters can block trades before an order is placed.
Position size is based on the distance to a stop beyond a recent swing point, with a buffer, so the intended cash or percentage risk is tied to stop width. The system sets a risk-multiple profit target, can move the stop toward break-even, and may close on an opposite arrow. The document gives configurable defaults and broker setup guidance, but reports no performance evidence or optimized settings. It warns that results depend on broker data and conditions, and that countertrend reversals can struggle during sustained trends; testing is recommended before live use.
Key ideas
- A Heikin-Ashi color flip arms a directional signal but does not trigger an immediate trade.
- A channel re-entry in the signal direction confirms an entry, and pending signals can expire.
- Time, tick-volume, and ATR filters screen conditions before order placement.
- Position size scales with swing-stop distance, while the target is set as a multiple of risk.
- Break-even management and exits on stops, targets, or opposite arrows govern open trades.
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