Trend-Following Entries with Engulfing Candles and Adaptive Stops

Summary

This strategy combines a 200-period EMA for broad direction, a 9-period RSI for momentum, and bullish or bearish engulfing candles for entries. Trades are opened when these signals align, subject to a selectable long-only, short-only, or two-way direction setting. An optional MACD comparison adds another trend filter, using its line relative to the signal line.

Stops are set at twice the engulfing candle body, with a minimum distance of 0.3% from entry; the profit target is a chosen multiple of that risk distance. The document describes adjustable direction and risk-reward settings, but supplies no performance results. It warns that small candle bodies can produce tight exits and that signals can fail or require different parameters across markets and timeframes. Its backtest settings specify BTC-USDT futures over February 2024, but no outcome statistics are given.

Key ideas

• The 200-period EMA sets the broad trend direction, while a 9-period RSI above or below 50 gauges momentum.
• Bullish and bearish engulfing candles provide entry signals when they agree with the trend and momentum filters.
• An optional MACD line and signal-line comparison can filter entries further.
• Stop distance is based on twice the engulfing body, subject to a 0.3% minimum, and the target scales that distance by a selected risk-reward ratio.
• The document gives no backtest results and cautions that choppy conditions and market-specific parameters can impair performance.

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