EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategyvsFair Value Gap strategy
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy: Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands. · Fair Value Gap strategy: Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
Indicators
- EMA (period 20)
- ATR (period 14)
- Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)
Timeframes
Bias
Long only
Long & short
Market fit
Volatility shifts
Range-bound
Entry rules
- Enter long when close crosses above EMA(20).
- Cooldown of 4 bars after exit.
- Long on the bar a bullish FVG opens (bull_signal > 0).
- Short on a bearish FVG.
Exit rules
- Cross back below EMA(20) closes the trade.
- Hard 5% stop; trailing 4% stop locks in winners as ATR shifts.
- Position closes the bar the gap is filled (rebalanced).
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Long stretches of flat or modest growth followed by occasional sharp jumps when a sustained trend follows the EMA-cross signal. Quiet markets generate few setups by design.
Momentum-into-imbalance — fires on explosive bars, exits when the imbalance reverts. Equity curve is choppy with frequent small trades; works best when price respects imbalances and gives the bot a chance to ride the displacement.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
- You expect volatility shifts — the thesis is "Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (EMA (period 20), ATR (period 14)).
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
When to pick Fair Value Gap strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills."
- You want a long & short bot on 5m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)).
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
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