Equal Highs/Lows strategyvsMACD trend with histogram filter strategy
Equal Highs/Lows strategy: Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event. · MACD trend with histogram filter strategy: Confirm an EMA-style cross with a widening histogram before committing capital.
Equal Highs/Lows strategy
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
MACD trend with histogram filter strategy
Confirm an EMA-style cross with a widening histogram before committing capital.
Indicators
- Equal Highs/Lows (swing 3, threshold 0.1)
- MACD (12 / 26 / 9)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long only
Market fit
Range-bound
Accelerating moves
Entry rules
- Short on an EQH sweep — the stop-hunt fades and sellers step in.
- Long on an EQL sweep.
- MACD line crosses above its signal line AND
- Histogram is positive — momentum is widening, not contracting.
Exit rules
- Opposite-direction sweep closes the trade — that's the next liquidity event.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- MACD line crosses back below the signal line.
- Hard 4% stop; 3% trailing stop on the runner.
Expected behavior
Range-friendly. Frequent small trades when price oscillates between equal-highs and equal-lows pools; can stack losses in strong trends that take out structure cleanly without reversing.
Slower than a pure EMA cross — fewer false starts, later entries. Equity curve shows fewer trades, smoother PnL, occasional missed early-trend acceleration.
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 Equal Highs/Lows strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Equal Highs/Lows (swing 3, threshold 0.1)).
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
When to pick MACD trend with histogram filter strategy
- You expect accelerating moves — the thesis is "Confirm an EMA-style cross with a widening histogram before committing capital."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (MACD (12 / 26 / 9)).
Confirm an EMA-style cross with a widening histogram before committing capital.
Equal Highs/Lows strategy
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
MACD trend with histogram filter strategy
Confirm an EMA-style cross with a widening histogram before committing capital.
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