Intraday 9/21 EMA Crossover Strategy with Candle and Time Filters
Summary
This intraday strategy uses crossovers between a fast and a slow exponential moving average to generate long and short entries. A bullish crossover is accepted only on a green candle, and a bearish crossover only on a red candle. Signals are limited to a specified daytime window and backtest date range. An opposite-side entry reverses the current position, and open positions are closed at the first qualifying bar at or after the stated end-of-day time.
The script plots EMA alignment, crossover markers, and end-of-day exits, and includes alert conditions. Its description identifies scalping as the intended use, but provides no backtest results or evidence that candle confirmation reduces false signals. The rules depend on the chart's bar interval and exchange-time interpretation, and the script does not define a stop-loss, profit target, or volatility-based risk control. The configured date window is specific to the provided version, so users evaluating the method would need to set suitable dates and account for trading costs and intraday execution assumptions.
Key ideas
- The strategy enters long or short when the fast EMA crosses the slow EMA and the candle direction agrees.
- Crossover entries are accepted only during the configured intraday signal window and date range.
- An opposite crossover can reverse an open position, while a scheduled end-of-day rule closes positions.
- The document gives no test results and does not specify stop-loss or profit-target rules.
- Chart timeframe, exchange timezone, and trading costs affect how the intraday rules behave.
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