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title: "EURUSD EMA–SMA Reversal Breakout Strategy"
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# EURUSD EMA–SMA Reversal Breakout Strategy

**Required membership**: Free [(Activate the plan here)](https://quantmonitor.net/sign-in-for-free-resources/)

**Type**: Breakout

**TimeFrame**: H1

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**Profit factor** 1.51

**Instrument:** Forex

**Supported platforms**: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, StrategyQuant

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## Strategy description

This EURUSD H1 strategy is a clean, rule-based **reversal breakout** system designed to enter only when price confirms a directional flip after a stretched move.
It uses a simple trend/position filter (EMA slope + price vs. SMA) to detect potential exhaustion, then executes via **pending STOP orders** placed beyond recent structure with a volatility buffer — so it doesn’t “guess” the turn, it waits for the market to prove it.

The strategy was generated in StrategyQuant X and backtested on **EURUSD / H1** over **2004-04-01 to 2024-04-24** using **MetaTrader 4** (data: EURUSD_M1_UTC2).

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## Core logic

The system has two layers:

### 1) Setup filter (exhaustion context)

It looks for “stretched” conditions where a reversal breakout is more likely:

- **Long setup**
- EMA(20) is falling (downward pressure / bearish context)
- and price closes **below** SMA(30)
- **Short setup**
- EMA(20) is rising (upward pressure / bullish context)
- and price closes **above** SMA(30)

### 2) Entry trigger (breakout execution)

Instead of entering at market, the strategy places STOP orders beyond recent structure:

- **LONG (Buy Stop)**
- Above the **Highest Open** of the last **30** bars
- plus a buffer: `0.5 × SmallestRange(25)`
- **SHORT (Sell Stop)**
- Below the **Lowest Open** of the last **30** bars
- minus a buffer: `0.5 × SmallestRange(25)`

Order handling rules:

- Pending orders are **valid for 1 bar**
- **Duplicate trades disabled**
- **Replacing pending orders allowed**

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## Risk management & exits

- **Stop-loss:** 30 pips (fixed)
- **Profit target:** 100 pips (fixed)
- **Trailing stop:** 50 pips (fixed)
- **Time exit:** close after **24 bars** (≈ 24 hours on H1)
- **Friday risk control:** forced exit on **Friday at 20:00**

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## Who this strategy is for

If you want an EURUSD system that:

- identifies potential exhaustion using a minimal EMA/SMA context filter,
- waits for **confirmed reversal breakout** (STOP execution beyond structure),
- and manages risk with straightforward fixed SL/PT plus a trailing stop and time-based exit,

this strategy is a simple, disciplined approach aimed at capturing clean directional moves without chasing noise.

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## Key settings (quick recap)

- **Symbol / TF:** EURUSD / H1
- **Backtest window:** 2004-04-01 to 2024-04-24 (MT4)
- **Filters:** EMA(20) slope + SMA(30) position
- **Entry levels:** Highest/Lowest Open (30) ± `0.5 × SmallestRange(25)`
- **Order type:** STOP (pending), validity **1 bar**
- **SL / PT:** 30 / 100 pips
- **Trailing:** 50 pips
- **Exit after:** 24 bars
- **Friday exit:** 20:00