EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategyvsOB retest with structure filter strategy
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy: Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands. · OB retest with structure filter strategy: Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
OB retest with structure filter strategy
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
Indicators
- EMA (period 20)
- ATR (period 14)
- Order Block (swing 10)
- Market Structure (swing 30)
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 while market-structure state is +1.
- Short on a bearish OB retest while state is -1.
Exit rules
- Cross back below EMA(20) closes the trade.
- Hard 5% stop; trailing 4% stop locks in winners as ATR shifts.
- OB mitigation closes the trade — the SMC thesis is invalidated.
- 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.
Stricter than the bare Order Block strategy — the regime filter throws out counter-trend OBs. Fewer trades but cleaner ones; long flat stretches when fine and coarse SMC disagree.
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 OB retest with structure filter strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Order Block (swing 10), Market Structure (swing 30)).
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
EMA breakout with ATR sizing strategy
Cross above a 20-bar EMA, trail the position with ATR-aware stop bands.
OB retest with structure filter strategy
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
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