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USDCAD (4H) backtest : 58% Win rate (11.25 R), 92% non-losers!Detailed backtest results prnt.sc Win/Loss ratio : 700% Non losers : 92% Net R : 11.25 R across 12 trades Avg R / winner = 1.61 Avg R / trade = 0.94 Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to one or more trade qualifiers Bug : I could not understand how to trade, do avoided trading Trade qualifiers $ icon : DXY was either supporting the trade direction (and we took the trade as win/loss/BE), or DXY was not supporting the trade direction (and trade was not taken) Dollar bill icon : Liquidity was present behind the stop loss Strategy Wait for market structure to break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders AND Liquidity in form of equal highs/lows should not be present behind the stop loss AND Since the pair is highly correlated to DXY , the formation of HH/LL in DXY should support the trade's direction at the time of zone's formation Risk management Reduce 50% at 1R => Trade becomes risk free Reduce further 25% at 2R AND move SL to break-even Close trade at 3R Winner = 1.75R Variables Avg winner = 1.75R PS : Please excuse the busy chart!
by makuchaku
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EURUSD (4H) backtest : 69% Win rate (12.75 R)Detailed backtest results prnt.sc Win/Loss ratio : 300% Net R : 12.75 R across 13 trades Avg R / trade = 0.98 Avg R / winner = 1.42 Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to one or more trade qualifiers Bug : I could not understand how to trade, do avoided trading Trade qualifiers $ icon : DXY was either supporting the trade direction (and we took the trade as win/loss/BE), or DXY was not supporting the trade direction (and trade was not taken) Dollar bill icon : Liquidity was present behind the stop loss Strategy Wait for market structure to break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders AND Liquidity in form of equal highs/lows should not be present behind the stop loss AND Since the pair is highly correlated to DXY, the formation of HH/LL in DXY should support the trade's direction at the time of zone's formation Risk management Reduce 50% at 1R => Trade becomes risk free Reduce further 25% at 2R AND move SL to break-even Close trade at 3R Winner = 1.75R Variables Avg winner = 1.75R PS : Please excuse the busy chart!
by makuchaku
GICHSGFIN (4H) Backtest : 69% win rate across 13 trades => 11.4 Detailed backtest result : prnt.sc Non-looser = 77% Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders.
NSE:GICHSGFIN
by makuchaku
USDCHF (4H) Backtest : 60% win rate across 20 trades => 14.2 RDetailed backtest result : prnt.sc Non-looser = 75% Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders.
by makuchaku
RUSSEL (4H) Backtest : 68% win rate across 19 trades => 17.8 RDetailed backtest result : prnt.sc Non-looser = 84% Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders.
CME_MINI:RTY1!
by makuchaku
USDCAD (4H) Backtest : 55% win rate across 22 trades => 12.2 RDetailed backtest result : prnt.sc Non-looser = 68% Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders.
by makuchaku
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GOLD (4H) Backtest : 78% win rate across 18 trades => 21.4 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Non-looser = 94% Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to begin trapping the traders.
OANDA:XAUUSD
by makuchaku
EURGBP (4H) Backtest : 48% win rate across 21 trades => 10 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Non-looser = 71% Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to trap the traders.
by makuchaku
USDMXN (4H) Backtest : 61% win rate across 23 trades => 15.4 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to trap the traders.
by makuchaku
USDJPY (4H) Backtest : 67% win rate across 24 trades => 19.6 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to trap the traders.
by makuchaku
EURUSD (4H) Backtest : 52% win rate across 25 trades => 13.8 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to trap the traders.
by makuchaku
EURCHF (4H) Backtest : 63% win rate across 16 trades => 14 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs/lows) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to trap the traders.
by makuchaku
NZDUSD (4H) Backtest : 46% win rate across 26 trades => 10.2 RBacktest results : prnt.sc Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity (equal highs) behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone. Zone is drawn using the first candle which crossed the pivot high/low to trap the traders.
by makuchaku
NZDUSD (4H) Backtest : Break of market structureWinners = 6 Losers = 5 Breakevens = 2 Total Trades = 13 % Non Losers = 62% % Winners = 46% % Breakevens = 15% % Losers = 38% Win/Loss = 120% Net R = 4.6 Avg R/Winner = 0.77 Avg R/trade = 0.35 Bad trades prevented due to presence of liquidity near SL= 20 Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone (against the trapped traders).
by makuchaku
RTY (Russell) (4H) Backtest : Break of market structureWinners = 8 Losers = 3 Breakevens = 2 Total Trades = 13 % Non Losers = 77% % Winners = 62% % Breakevens = 15% % Losers = 23% Win/Loss = 267% Net R = 9.8 Avg R/Winner = 1.23 Avg R/trade = 0.75 Bad trades prevented due to presence of liquidity near SL= 26 Icons on the chart Thumbs up : Trade was a win Thumbs down : Trade was a loss Circle with a cross : Trade was breakeven Cross : Did not take the trade due to presence of liquidity behind the stop loss Variables Avg winner = 1.6R Strategy : wait for market structure break, then trade the retest of that zone (against the trapped traders).
CME_MINI:RTY1!
by makuchaku