Skip to content

30 Min Forex Trend Following Strategy

    A trend following strategy for beginners with only 2 indicators. It works best on the longer time frames starting from the 30 minute charts and above.

    Chart Setup

    Indicators: MACD_OsMA (12,26,9), Robby DSS Forex (8,8)
    Preferred time frame(s): 30 min and above
    Trading sessions: Any
    Preferred Currency pairs: All

    Download

    Download the 30 Min Forex Trend Following Strategy for Metatrader 4.

    EUR/USD 30 Min Chart

    osma-forex-strategy

    In the picture above, we had 3 entry signals: 2 sells and 1 buy (still open) for a total profit of 80 pips. Click the chart to enlarge.

    Trading Rules

    Buy Rules:

    • Wait for the MACD_Osma to cross back up ( gray line above the red line)
    • Robby DSS Forex blue dot

    Open buy trade. Place your stop-loss below the previous swing low.
    Price objective method 1: take profit at 40 pips (30 min chart)
    Price objective method 2: take profit at round numbers (i.e. 1.3020, 1.3030,…) for at least risk-to reward 1:1

    Sell Rules:

    • Wait for the MACD_Osma to cross back down ( gray line below the red line)
    • Robby DSS Forex red dot

    Sell the pair! Place stop above the previous swing low.
    Price objective method 1: take profit at 40 pips (30 min chart)
    Price objective method 2: take profit at round numbers (i.e. 1.3020, 1.3030,…) for at least risk-to reward 1:1

    Important: Please use larger targets on the longer time frames, for example, at least 80 pips on the 4H time frame.