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.
Tested on EURUSD M1, 2024-10 to 2026-10
- Profit factor, year 1 / year 2
- 1.65 / 1.94
- Trades
- 25
- Max drawdown
- 6%
- Timeframe
- H4
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Inputs you can tune
| Input | Default | |
|---|---|---|
MagicNumber | 930004 | Identifies this EA's trades |
DivergenceLookback | 20 | Bars searched for the divergence |
StopLossPips | 60 | Stop loss, pips |
TakeProfitPips | 120 | Take profit, pips |
RiskPercent | 1 | Risk per trade, % of equity |
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