[NM] Reversal Candles v01

8 jul 2016

Reversal candles are a very easy way to identify a turn in trend, this indicator has some specific additional conditions for the reversal candle.

BUY Signal reversal candle

• Low of current candle exceeds low of previous candle
  
• Low of current candle is lowest for last 7 candles
  
• High of current candle exceeds high of previous candle
  
• Close of current candle is in the upper 50% of the range of this candle
  

SELL Signal reversal candle

• High of current candle exceeds high of previous candle
  
• High of current candle is Highest for last 7 candles
  
• Low of current candle exceeds low of previous candle
  
• Close of current candle is in the lower 50% of the range of this candle
  

How do I trade it ? (example buy signal)

• Wait for close of the candle and the BUY signal
  
• Put a buy stop entry 5 pips above the high of the candle
  
• Put a stop loss 5 pips below the low of the candle
  
• Calculate difference between entry and stop loss and set your target that number of pips above the entry for a 1:1 RR trade*
  
• Wait for your your target or stop loss to be triggered
  * Alternatively, you can take 50% of the profit at the 1st (1:1 RR) profit target, move your stop to break even and let the rest of the position run for a higher potential profit.
  

Further advice on use
Personally I always look for some additional confirmation like a support or resistance level, a bounce of the EMA or a fibonacci level, but please feel free to add additional filters to make the strategy even more effective. I would strongly advise to backtest your strategy first so you can fine tune it and have confidence in trading it. Forward testing on a demo account before going live, although it takes longer, can be a worthy alternative. Works better on higher time frames.

How do you use it ?
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