EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategyvsOrder Block strategy
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy: Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands. · Order Block strategy: Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
Order Block strategy
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
Indicators
- EMA (period 20)
- ATR (period 14)
- Order Block (swing length 10)
Timeframes
Bias
Long only
Long & short
Market fit
Volatility shifts
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Enter long when close crosses above EMA(20).
- Cooldown of 4 bars after exit.
- Long on a bullish OB retest (bull_retest > 0).
- Short on a bearish OB retest.
Exit rules
- Cross back below EMA(20) closes the trade.
- Hard 5% stop; trailing 4% stop locks in winners as ATR shifts.
- Position closes when the OB is mitigated (price closes through the opposite edge).
- An opposite-side OB retest also invalidates the trade.
- 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.
Selective — OBs are sparse and retests are rarer still. The strategy spends most of the time flat and produces concentrated trades around real structure flips.
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 Order Block strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Order Block (swing length 10)).
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
Order Block strategy
Retest of the last opposite candle before a Break of Structure — long bullish OBs, short bearish.
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