Natural Gas Intraday Trend Strategy with Partial Targets and Trailing Stops

Summary

This intraday natural gas strategy uses moving-average alignment, MACD, and RSI to filter for directional trades. Long entries require price and the fast EMA above the slow EMA, MACD above its signal with a positive histogram, and RSI above a threshold; short entries reverse those conditions. The code specifies a two-unit position and places a limit target and ATR-based stop for one unit, while a trailing stop combines the fast EMA with an ATR offset for the position. RSI moving through a midpoint or price crossing the fast EMA can also close a trade.

The listing describes the approach as intended for a fifteen-minute chart and presents entry, partial-profit, and exit alerts. However, its prose mentions an ATR activity filter and recent-swing stops, while the provided code does not implement either: ATR sets stop and target distances, and the signal rules do not check a minimum ATR. No backtest statistics or market-specific execution evidence are supplied. The rules are a configurable template, so behavior, alert logic, and sizing should be evaluated in the intended contract and trading environment.

Key ideas

• Long and short signals require aligned fast and slow EMAs, MACD direction, histogram sign, and RSI thresholds.
• The code opens a fixed two-unit position and assigns a limit target and ATR stop to one unit.
• The remaining exposure is managed with a stop based on the fast EMA and an ATR offset.
• RSI crossing a midpoint or price moving across the fast EMA can trigger an exit.
• The description claims an ATR activity filter and swing-based stop, but neither appears in the supplied entry and exit logic.

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