Trend-Filtered Swing Entries with Engulfing Patterns and Volume

Summary

The strategy description combines trend direction, swing counting, candle patterns, volume, and session timing to seek continuation trades. It uses a moving average and its slope to define directional conditions, then looks for a third higher low for longs or third lower high for shorts. A matching engulfing candle and volume above its moving average provide further confirmation. Stops are based on the signal candle's range, with a special adjustment for large candles, and position size is calculated from a stated risk amount and stop distance. The description also specifies a fixed risk-to-reward target.

The document gives rules and parameter settings rather than evidence of trading performance. It warns that fixed lookback and candle-size thresholds, single-timeframe use, and session restrictions may not transfer well across markets. There is also a mismatch: the prose describes operation on a five-minute chart, while the published backtest settings and source specify an hourly period. This makes the intended operating timeframe unclear and calls for careful verification before evaluation.

Key ideas

• The described method filters trades by moving-average direction and slope before considering swing patterns.
• Long and short setups require a third higher low or lower high, respectively, plus a matching engulfing candle.
• Volume above its moving average and a session condition further restrict entries.
• Stops use signal-candle size, and position size is based on risk amount and stop distance.
• The prose and published hourly backtest settings disagree about the intended chart timeframe, and no performance results are given.

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