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Equal Highs/Lows strategy on Coinbase Advanced Trade
Fade the stop-hunt β short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
Is the Equal Highs/Lows strategy the best on Coinbase Advanced Trade?
There's no universal answer. Whether the Equal Highs/Lows strategy is the 'best' on Coinbase Advanced Trade depends on the pair you trade, the timeframe, the period, and β critically β Coinbase Advanced Trade's trading fees. A strategy that looks great on a fee-free chart can bleed out once Coinbase Advanced Trade's real costs are applied.
So instead of a number we can't honestly promise, this page gives you the strategy's exact mechanics, what Coinbase Advanced Trade's fees and data mean for it, and how to run the backtest yourself on real BTC/USDT history β then read the robustness score to see whether the edge survives out-of-sample, not just in a curve-fit.
How the Equal Highs/Lows strategy works
Entry
- Short on an EQH sweep β the stop-hunt fades and sellers step in.
- Long on an EQL sweep.
Exit
- Opposite-direction sweep closes the trade β that's the next liquidity event.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Indicators it uses
Want the full rules, runnable YAML and expected behaviour? See the Equal Highs/Lows strategy page β
Running the Equal Highs/Lows strategy on Coinbase Advanced Trade
Here's what matters when you take this strategy to Coinbase Advanced Trade specifically β the markets it supports, its trading fees, and how good its historical data is for an honest backtest.
- Spot trading
- Supported
- Futures / perps
- Not available
- Maker fee (spot)
- 0.40%
- Historical data
- Supported
What Coinbase Advanced Trade's fees do to this strategy
Coinbase Advanced Trade's spot maker fee is 0.40%, so a full round-trip costs roughly 0.80% before slippage. For the Equal Highs/Lows strategy that's a high-impact factor β it trades often, so every basis point of fee compounds. Fee drag is the difference between an edge that survives live and one that only existed on a zero-fee chart β so always backtest with Coinbase Advanced Trade's real costs switched on.
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How to backtest the Equal Highs/Lows strategy on Coinbase Advanced Trade
- 1Open the strategy in the visual builder β no code β or start from the Equal Highs/Lows template and adjust the thresholds to your taste.
- 2Set the symbol to a Coinbase Advanced Trade-listed pair like BTC/USDT, pick your timeframe, and enable realistic fees so the test reflects Coinbase Advanced Trade's actual 0.40% maker cost.
- 3Run the backtest over years of history, then read the robustness score β walk-forward and out-of-sample β to see whether the edge holds up beyond the period you happened to pick.
Frequently asked
- Does the Equal Highs/Lows strategy work on Coinbase Advanced Trade?
- Mechanically, yes β the indicators it uses are computed from Coinbase Advanced Trade's OHLCV candles like on any other venue. Whether it's profitable on Coinbase Advanced Trade is exactly what a backtest with the right fees is for; don't assume, measure.
- What's the best timeframe for this on Coinbase Advanced Trade?
- There isn't a single answer β it's a parameter to test, not guess. Run the strategy across several timeframes on BTC/USDT and compare the robustness scores rather than the raw returns, which flatter whichever timeframe you over-fit.
- Can I run this live on Coinbase Advanced Trade?
- Noon Barbari is a backtesting and validation platform; live real-money execution is testnet-only by design today. You can connect Coinbase Advanced Trade API keys for data and paper trading, validate the strategy thoroughly, then deploy it with your preferred live-execution tool.
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Prove it on Coinbase Advanced Trade β don't take our word for it
Build the Equal Highs/Lows strategy in minutes, backtest it on real Coinbase Advanced Trade data with fees on, and read the robustness score for yourself.
Backtest results are historical and not a promise of future performance. Nothing here is financial advice.