02ILLUSTRATIVE

Trend following (EMA 100)

Only trades in the direction of EMA100, filtering out sideways noise.

MetaTrader 5

H4 timeframe

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How to use the strategy

Only BUY when price is above EMA100, and the opposite for SELL. Combine with ATR to set a dynamic SL and hold trades with the main trend.

Full parameters

EMA=100ATR_SL=1.5RR=2

How it works

One long moving average acts as the dividing line: above it, the system only looks for buys; below it, only for sells. The stop-loss is not fixed but calculated from ATR, meaning from the market's actual range of movement at the time.

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Price above EMA 100 to favor BUYClose moves above the EMA → favor BUY · 100PriceEMA

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Price crosses below EMA 100 — look only for SELLClose crosses below the EMA → favor SELLPriceEMA

What each parameter means

EMA 100: The direction filter. Its long period makes it less affected by short-term swings.
ATR_SL 1.5: The stop-loss sits 1.5 times the average range away from the entry price. When the market moves strongly, the stop distance widens on its own.
RR 2: The profit target is twice the risk distance.

When it fits, when it struggles

Fits when: The main trend is clear and lasts several weeks, matching the H4 timeframe this strategy runs on.

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Favorable conditions: The main trend is clear and lasts several weeks, matching the H4 timeframe this strategy runs on.ADX above 25 → the trend is strong enoughADX25 threshold

Struggles when: Periods when price wobbles around the EMA. The system keeps switching the allowed direction, and every switch is a wrong entry.

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Difficult conditions: Periods when price wobbles around the EMA. The system keeps switching the allowed direction, and every switch is a wrong entry.Price pulls back to the MA within a trendPriceMA

Common mistakes

Removing the EMA filter to get more trades. That filter is the only thing stopping the strategy from trading against the main trend.

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