Strategy templates tested on real data
Each EDGE template was designed on one year of EURUSD M1 data and kept only if it was still profitable on the next year, with real spread and $7/lot commission. Open one in QuantForge, test it on your own data and export it for MetaTrader.
EDGE #1: H1 Bollinger Extreme + Engulfing Reversal
Fades over-extended H1 moves: the candle before last pierced the 20-period Bollinger Band, then the last candle engulfed it in the opposite direction. Fixed 40-pip stop and target, with break-even after +25 pips.
- PF
- 1.23 / 1.23
- Trades
- 251
- Max drawdown
- 8.6%
EDGE #2: H1 Four-Candle Streak + RSI(2) Snapback
Buys pullbacks in an uptrend (close above SMA 100) after four bearish H1 candles in a row with RSI(2) below 10, and sells the mirror image in a downtrend. 15-pip target, 30-pip stop.
- PF
- 1.19 / 1.33
- Trades
- 202
- Max drawdown
- 7.8%
EDGE #3: H1 RSI Basket Grid + Money Take-Profit
When RSI(14) reaches 30 or 70 on H1, opens a first order plus two limit orders 20 pips apart in the same direction, then closes the whole basket at +25 or -100 in account currency. Each order also has its own 30-pip stop and 60-pip target. Fixed lots: the grid adds exposure as price moves against it.
- PF
- 1.1 / 1.17
- Trades
- 527
- Max drawdown
- 5.6%
EDGE #4: H4 MACD Divergence + Confirmation Candle Swing
Waits for price and MACD to disagree over the last 20 H4 bars (bullish or bearish divergence), enters after a confirming candle and aims for twice the 60-pip stop. Few trades: a handful per quarter.
- PF
- 1.65 / 1.94
- Trades
- 25
- Max drawdown
- 6%
EDGE #5: London Open Stop-Order Breakout (Tue–Thu)
At 07:00 server time, Tuesday to Thursday, places a buy stop 20 pips above and a sell stop 20 pips below the price. When one fills the other is cancelled, and anything still open at 20:00 is closed. Hours assume a GMT broker server.
- PF
- 1.09 / 1.3
- Trades
- 187
- Max drawdown
- 11.3%
EDGE #6: H4 Connors RSI(2) Extreme + SMA(5) Exit
Larry Connors' RSI(2) idea on H4: buys when RSI(2) drops below 5 above the 200-period SMA (sells above 95 below it) and exits when price closes back across the 5-period SMA, or at the 40-pip target or 60-pip stop.
- PF
- 1.41 / 1.92
- Trades
- 75
- Max drawdown
- 2%
EDGE #7: M30 RSI(14) Extreme Basket Grid
The basket grid on M30 with stricter RSI(14) levels (25 / 75): a first order plus three limit orders 15 pips apart, closed together at +20 or -80 in account currency. Each order also has its own 30-pip stop and 60-pip target.
- PF
- 1.21 / 1.08
- Trades
- 476
- Max drawdown
- 4.5%
Past results on one symbol, from one broker’s data. They do not predict future results: test on your own data and on a demo account first.
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