Equal Highs/Lows strategyvsPremium/Discount Zones strategy
Equal Highs/Lows strategy: Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event. · Premium/Discount Zones strategy: Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
Equal Highs/Lows strategy
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
Premium/Discount Zones strategy
Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
Indicators
- Equal Highs/Lows (swing 3, threshold 0.1)
- Premium/Discount Zones (lookback 200)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Range-bound
Range-bound
Entry rules
- Short on an EQH sweep — the stop-hunt fades and sellers step in.
- Long on an EQL sweep.
- Long when price is inside the discount zone (current_zone = +1).
- Short when price is inside the premium zone (current_zone = -1).
Exit rules
- Opposite-direction sweep closes the trade — that's the next liquidity event.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- Position closes when price returns to equilibrium.
- 4% trailing stop, 5-bar cooldown.
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.
Range trader — fits balanced markets where extremes get bought / faded back to mid. Stacks losses in strong trends that camp at one extreme for many bars.
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 Premium/Discount Zones strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium."
- You want a long & short bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Premium/Discount Zones (lookback 200)).
Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
Equal Highs/Lows strategy
Fade the stop-hunt — short EQH sweeps, long EQL sweeps, exit on the next liquidity event.
Premium/Discount Zones strategy
Buy the discount extreme, fade the premium extreme, exit at equilibrium.
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