Two-Candle Momentum Signals with Fixed Profit and Loss Exits

Summary

This strategy uses two consecutive large daily price changes to choose a direction. When both moves exceed a user-set threshold, it treats the sequence as a strong directional signal and enters on the next candle. The description says it can trade either long or short, then manage the position with a profit target and a stop whose distance is set as a multiple of the entry price. Time-of-day rules and a maximum loss limit are also discussed as possible controls.

The source excerpt materially narrows that description: its active signal requires two consecutive positive changes and submits a short order, while the corresponding long logic is commented out. It also defines profit and loss exits, but its time filters are not connected to the active entry condition. The document proposes volume or volatility filters, dynamic stops, and risk limits, but provides no measured results. The strategy therefore should not be assumed to implement the described two-sided system or to have established stability; its threshold, sizing, and execution behavior require independent evaluation.

Key ideas

• The described entry signal requires two consecutive price changes beyond a configurable threshold.
• The prose presents both long and short entries, but the active code excerpt only submits short entries after positive moves.
• Profit and loss exits are configured, while the stated time controls are not applied to the active entry.
• Sideways markets, rare signal sequences, and sudden price gaps are identified as risks.
• The document provides backtest settings but no performance figures or evidence of profitability.

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