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MACD One-Minute Scalping Rules and Risk Controls

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Summary

This document outlines a one-minute scalping expert advisor that combines two moving averages with a MACD indicator. It says the approach is intended for major forex pairs and NASDAQ stocks, and that trades are made using the current candle's opening price. The listed controls cover fast and slow moving-average settings, stop-loss and take-profit levels, trailing exits, break-even behavior, and a maximum number of trades. It also describes optional money- or percentage-based profit targets and money-based trailing controls for multiple positions.

The position-sizing settings include a base lot size and an option to increase size after losses; the document says this increase can be disabled. Equity-risk controls and a loss index are also listed, along with the possibility of using the system as a single-trade strategy or a hedging grid. The text advises periodic parameter optimization and trying a demo first, but gives no performance data, test methodology, transaction-cost assumptions, or evidence that optimization will generalize. The detailed parameter ranges are settings, not validated recommendations.

Key ideas

  • The described scalper uses MACD and two moving averages on a one-minute timeframe.
  • Its exit controls include fixed stop and profit targets, trailing stops, and break-even settings.
  • The advisor offers adjustable trade limits, equity controls, and optional increases in lot size after losses.
  • The text provides configuration ranges but no backtest results or evidence of out-of-sample performance.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.