All-Day Futures Scalper (EMA Trend + Cross + ATR Brackets) — Strategy by bradenstrock
By bradenstrock
Performance Metrics
- Author: bradenstrock
- Symbol: COMEX:GC1!
- Timeframe: 5 minutes
- Net P&L: +51,790.00 USD (+517.48%)
- Win Rate: 40.9%
- Profit Factor: 1.636
- Max Drawdown: 8,220.00 USD (39.07%)
- Total Trades: 215
Description
All-Day Futures Scalper (EMA Trend + Cross + ATR Brackets) is a trend-following scalping strategy designed for intraday futures trading. It uses a fast and slow EMA crossover for entries while filtering trades with a higher-timeframe trend EMA to align with market direction.Risk management is handled automatically using ATR-based stop loss and take profit levels. The strategy also includes optional breakeven protection, a volatility filter to avoid low-movement markets, and a cooldown period after trades to reduce overtrading.Key features:• EMA crossover entries with trend confirmation• ATR-based stop loss and profit targets• Optional breakeven stop adjustment• Volatility (ATR%) filter to avoid choppy markets• Cooldown period between tradesThis strategy is designed for continuous intraday trading and works well on fast timeframes such as 1–5 minute charts.