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Turtle breakout (55/20)

Enter on a 55-channel breakout, exit on the 20 channel — the classic Turtle system.

MetaTrader 5

D1 timeframe

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How to use the strategy

Low win rate but a large RR — stay disciplined and do not skip signals. Enter when price breaks the 55-period high/low, exit when it breaks the opposite 20-period level.

Full parameters

ENTRY=55EXIT=20RISK_PCT=1

How it works

Enter when price breaks the high or low of the last 55 periods, exit when price breaks the 20-period level in the opposite direction. The entry channel is longer than the exit channel, so the system enters slowly and exits quickly — on purpose.

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Break the 55-period channel high to enterCandle closes above the channel high → BUY · 55Channel highPrice

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Exit when the opposite 20-period channel breaksCandle closes below the channel low → SELLChannel lowPrice

What each parameter means

ENTRY 55: The number of periods used to set the entry high and low. Longer means fewer signals, but more meaningful ones.
EXIT 20: The number of periods used to exit. Shorter than the entry channel, so trades close before the trend fully reverses.
RISK_PCT 1: Each trade risks only 1% of capital.

When it fits, when it struggles

Fits when: The market has long one-way runs. This system lives on a few big trades a year.

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Favorable conditions: The market has long one-way runs. This system lives on a few big trades a year.Candle closes above the channel high → BUYChannel highPrice

Struggles when: The market has no trend. This mechanism's win rate is already low, and in sideways periods it gets even lower.

CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION · Difficult conditions: The market has no trend. This mechanism's win rate is already low, and in sideways periods it gets even lower.Price returns to the balance zoneRange edgePrice

Common mistakes

Skipping a signal because the previous trade just lost. With this kind of system, any profit tends to come from a few large winning trades, so skipping signals can mean missing exactly those trades.

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