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2008issue C081-4

Assign one job per indicator in a three-screens rule set

This construction gives the daily exponential-moving-average the trend call, uses a macd-histogram and an acceleration-deceleration histogram only to grade that trend, and reserves lower-timeframe relative-strength-index for pullback timing. A disagreement among screens changes entry permission, not the job assigned to each tool.

  • Give the daily exponential-moving-average the sole job of naming uptrend or downtrend from price relative to a sloping 21-period close average.
  • Treat buying-area and selling-area as four simultaneous daily conditions, including a rising or falling macd-histogram and a supportive acceleration-deceleration reading.
  • Use conservative-downgrade to limit new entries to the four-hour chart when one histogram turns against the daily trend, and place no new trade when both turn against it.
  • After the daily filter is set, time the pullback with relative-strength-index near 30 or 70, then manage with a closed-candle first checkpoint and a trail through the moving average.
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Split the jobs across screens

A three-screens construction combines a higher-interval trend filter with a lower-interval oscillator entry so conflicting chart scales are not treated as equal votes. In this workflow the daily screen defines the trend and grades its quality. The lower-timeframe relative-strength-index times a pullback only after that filter is set.

Name the trend on the daily screen

The daily exponential-moving-average is a 21-period average of the close. Price above a positively sloping average is treated as an uptrend. Price below a negatively sloping average is treated as a downtrend.

On the same daily screen, a macd-histogram with settings 12/26/1 marks stable trend development by whether the current bar is higher or lower than the previous bar. It is a stable-development check, not a standalone trade trigger.

An acceleration-deceleration histogram is added to flag whether the existing driving force is speeding up or slowing down. It confirms or vetoes the daily trend grade. It does not replace the exponential-moving-average trend call.

Specify a buying-area or selling-area

A long setup, the buying-area, is four simultaneous daily conditions: price above the exponential-moving-average, a positively sloping exponential-moving-average, a rising macd-histogram, and a supportive green acceleration-deceleration histogram.

A short-side close or sell setup, the selling-area, is the inverse four conditions: price below the exponential-moving-average, a negatively sloping exponential-moving-average, a falling macd-histogram, and a red acceleration-deceleration histogram.

Apply conservative-downgrade when histograms split

If the daily exponential-moving-average still shows an uptrend but one of the two histograms turns down, conservative-downgrade limits new entries to the four-hour chart. If both histograms move against the trend, no new trade is placed.

Wait for relative-strength-index on the lower timeframe

After the daily trend filter is set, the lower-timeframe entry waits for relative-strength-index to reach an oversold area near 30 in an uptrend or an overbought area near 70 in a downtrend.

Define the first checkpoint and the trail

A first profit checkpoint is a closed candle with relative-strength-index above 70 after a long, or below 30 after a short. After that close, the position may be reduced or the stop moved to breakeven.

Remaining management is constructed as a trail: book at support or resistance, trail with the moving average, and exit when a candle closes through that average.

Reject exhausted first-look signals

The stacked filters are designed to discard many first-look signals. A candidate hourly relative-strength-index setup is still rejected if the daily trend or the macd-histogram and acceleration-deceleration histograms show the move has already exhausted.

Educational research material, not investment advice. Historical source context does not establish present-day performance.
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