Fast Moving Averages Trading Strategy.

The strategy decription:

  • Use three fast exponential moving averages (EMA) with periods of 10, 25 and 50. The smoothing method is average.
  • Use the average price (high + low/2) without shift.
  • Market: Forex
  • The time frames: H1, M15
  • The currencies cross: EUR/USD, GBP/USD

Analysis of The Fast Moving Averages Trading Strategy

  • 1. This strategy is easy to implementation, and it may give decent results on the trending market, especially when the price has big break-outs and big movements.
  • 2. The strategy is based on fast exponential moving average indicator that known as a lagging indicator. Such indicators are not predict price movements that will happen in future, but rather expresses the current market state.
  • 3. This strategy suitable only for the trended market. When market is crabwise and the price fluctuations are smaal the strategy can generate a lot of false signals. So you neet to avoid to use the strategy during quiet periods of the market.

Trading Signals:

The Signals to the opening position is generated as the following:

  • 1. Look for the situation when 10 EMA crosses the 25 EMA and continues and crosses the 50 EMA, BUY/SELL in the direction of 10 EMA once it clearly makes it through 50 EMA.
  • 2. The BUY signal genetated if the crossing is in the up direction.
  • 3. The SELL signal genetated if the crossing is in the dowm direction.
  • 4. Close ani position when the 10 EMA crosses 25 EMA in the opposite direction.

Risk management:

  • TP = 35 pips, SL = 150 pips,
  • The maximum number of simultaneously open positions = 2,
  • Place orders allowed at any time.