MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategyvsOB retest with structure filter strategy
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy: Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists. · OB retest with structure filter strategy: Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
OB retest with structure filter strategy
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
Indicators
- MACD (12 / 26 / 9)
- ADX (period 14)
- Order Block (swing 10)
- Market Structure (swing 30)
Timeframes
Bias
Long only
Long & short
Market fit
Filtered, selective
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- MACD line crosses above signal AND
- ADX(14) is above 20 — there's a real trend, not just chop.
- Long on a bullish OB retest while market-structure state is +1.
- Short on a bearish OB retest while state is -1.
Exit rules
- MACD line crosses below signal.
- Hard 4% stop; 3% trailing stop locks in winners.
- OB mitigation closes the trade — the SMC thesis is invalidated.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
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.
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 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.
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.
MACD trend with ADX strength filter strategy
Take MACD long crossovers only when ADX confirms a trend actually exists.
OB retest with structure filter strategy
Fine-grained order-block retest, gated by a slower market-structure regime.
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