Equal Highs/Lows strategyvsMACD trend with ADX strength 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 ADX strength filter strategy: Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
Equal Highs/Lows strategy
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
Indicators
- Equal Highs/Lows (swing 3, threshold 0.1)
- MACD (12 / 26 / 9)
- ADX (period 14)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long only
Market fit
Range-bound
Filtered, selective
Entry rules
- Short on an EQH sweep — the stop-hunt fades and sellers step in.
- Long on an EQL sweep.
- MACD line crosses above signal AND
- ADX(14) is above 20 — there's a real trend, not just chop.
Exit rules
- Opposite-direction sweep closes the trade — that's the next liquidity event.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- MACD line crosses below signal.
- Hard 4% stop; 3% trailing stop locks in winners.
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.
Trades less frequently than vanilla MACD because the ADX gate sits open only in directional regimes. Equity curve is flatter through chop and adds when a sustained trend kicks in.
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 ADX strength filter strategy
- You expect filtered, selective — the thesis is "Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (MACD (12 / 26 / 9), ADX (period 14)).
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
Equal Highs/Lows strategy
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
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