RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
Trend pullback
Research whether shallow retracements inside an objective trend resume in its direction.
Only the measurements the rule needs
50 EMASwing structureATR
Conditions before an entry exists
- Higher highs and higher lows for longs; reverse for shorts
- Price on the trend side of the 50 EMA
- No scheduled high-impact release inside the holding rule
ENTRY
After a pullback, enter only when a candle closes beyond the prior minor swing in the trend direction.
STOP
Beyond the pullback swing plus the tested ATR buffer.
EXIT
Test fixed R, prior extreme and trailing-structure variants separately.
DO NOT TRADE
Late-stage extended moves, unclear structure and transaction costs that consume the planned reward.
What has to happen before capital is at risk
1Freeze swing rules
2Test at least 100 eligible pullbacks
3Stratify by pullback depth
4Forward-test on demo
Report gross and net results, the full eligible sample, maximum drawdown, trade distribution and any rule changes. Then repeat on data that did not influence the design.
Use the same protocol every time.
The CSV test plan records eligibility, costs, execution, outcome and rule adherence without turning an example into a promise.
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