Pin Bar Pullbacks with Moving Average Trend Filters and Trailing Stops

Summary

This strategy combines pin bar patterns with a three moving average trend filter. A bullish pin bar must pierce an average from above and close above it while the fast, medium, and slow averages are aligned upward; bearish entries use the inverse conditions. The source defines the pin bar shapes, places stop entries beyond the prior bar, sizes positions from a stated equity risk fraction and an ATR based stop distance, and uses trailing exits. It also cancels stale entries and closes positions on a fast and medium average recross or at a specified Friday time.

The document reports large simulated returns for several currency pairs, including a very high single trade return, but gives limited evidence: the stated test window is only two years, and the published backtest settings specify a one month BTC futures run. Treat the performance claims cautiously. The source’s entry and exit details, including stop behavior, do not fully match the prose description, and trailing stops may be sensitive to execution and sudden market moves. The strategy may also be overfit; longer and broader tests are needed.

Key ideas

• The system requires an aligned fast, medium, and slow moving average stack before taking a directional pin bar setup.
• A pin bar must cross an average intrabar and finish on the trend side to qualify as a piercing signal.
• Entries use stop orders beyond the preceding bar, with position size based on equity risk and an ATR based stop distance.
• Trailing exits, stale order cancellation, average recrosses, and a Friday close rule govern position management.
• The reported performance claims are limited by a short test horizon and possible overfitting or live execution differences.

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