240 Min Bar Trading

Ok, I am ironing out the details of this strategy based on a pattern I observe, so tweaking may occur from time to time.

[B]Time Frame:240min & Daily charts only.
Pairs:EURJPY, EURAUD, GBPJPY, GBPAUD, EURUSD
Bar Patterns:BEARISH ENGULFING, BULLISH ENGULFING, DARK CLOUD COVER, PIERCING CANDLE
R:R: Minimum 1:2. Hope to start out with 45:90 pips.[/B]

[B]METHODOLOGY[/B]

[B]Sell When…[/B]
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[li]The bar after a Bearish Enfulfing Bar (BEEB), closes below the BEEB. (Enter at BEEB Low) - Entry type #2 OR at the low of the inside bar after price breaks BEEB low - Entry type #1 OR the BEEB closes below the bar it engulfs, enter at the low of the inside bar- Entry type #3.
[/li][li]The bar after the Inside Bar in a Dark Cloud Cover (DCC) pattern, closes below the inside bar. (Enter at DCC Low)
[/li][li]The bar after the Inside Bar in a Piercing Candle (PC) pattern, closes below the inside bar. (Enter at PC Low)
[/li][li]A Bullish Engulfing Bar (BUEB) forms, and the following bar fails to break its high and forms a bullish bar. (Enter at the the close of the bullish bar)
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[B]Buy When…[/B]
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[li]The bar after a Bullish Enfulfing Bar (BUEB), closes above the BUEB. (Enter at BUEB High) - Entry type #2 OR at the high of the inside bar after price breaks the BUEB high - Entry type #1 the BUEB closes above the bar it engulfs, enter at the high of the inside bar- Entry type #3.
[/li][li]The bar after the Inside Bar in a Piercing Candle (PC) pattern, closes above the inside bar. (Enter at PC High)
[/li][li]The bar after the Inside Bar in a Dark Cloud Cover (DCC) pattern, closes above the inside bar. (Enter at DCC High)
[/li][li]A Bearish Engulfing Bar (BEEB) forms, and the following bar fails to break its low and forms a bearish bar. (Enter at the close of the bearish bar)
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[B]STRATEGY BEING TESTED, TRADE AT YOUR OWN RISK

CURRENT P/L: +129pips[/B]

Bought GBPJPY. BEEB followed by bullish bar.


The BEEB together with the bullish bar have formed a piercing candle pattern, so if we get a close above the bullish inside bar, this will qualify a long entry at the high of the bullish inside bar.

Watching Piercing Candle Pattern on EURJPY. Kindly ignore current open position as this was previously entered on different strategy. Waiting to see whether we will get a close above or below the inside bar.


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Long taken at high of inside bar…


Another long taken on GBPJPY with close above inside bar of PC…


GBPJPY trades stopped -70pips
EURJPY trade stopped -35pips

So far -105pips.

Trades went to low of BEEB and continued to the TP. Will see if I need to adjust my stop or entry or whether this is a rare occurrence.

Next trade.

GBPAUD Buy Order


Stop moved down to -45. Limit extended to +135pips

EURJPY long trade. Entry type 3


Second entry and corrected stop for first entry.


EURAUD long trade. Entry Type 3


closed this trade for +16pips. Awaiting current bar close for better/other entry.

Why o why did i close my EA buy? Venturing off where I was not sent…:frowning:

FOCUS!!!

EURJPY Trades still looking good. PC pattern awaiting close above inside bar to confirm other entry. Pretty sure this one will miss me as I will be snoozing.


EURUSD Daily Chart - Long trade


TP moved down to +90pips

EURJPY and EURUSD trades closed +263pips.

EURJPY Long on BUEB, taken at support as price just blew through 3 levels of resistance now standing as strong support, hence my early entry.


GBPJPY Long at support holding failed BEEB. May dip to support just below at 172.50, so stop below.