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Forex Trend Trading Strategy With Legacy Trader MT4 Indicator And MACD

    The forex trend trading strategy with Legacy indicator and MACD is a low risk power trend strategy looking to take advantage of pullbacks in both uptrends and downtrends.

    Let’s take a look how this simple strategy works.

    Chart Setup

    Indicators: The Legacy Trader MT4 Indicator, MACD (default settings)
    Preferred time frame(s): Any
    Trading sessions: Any – London and US for the lower time frames (M1, M5, M15)
    Preferred Currency pairs: Any

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    Example: GBP/USD Daily Chart

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    This trading example shows 6 profitable buy entries in an uptrend in the GBP/USD pair. Click the picture to enlarge the view.

    Trading Rules

    Long Setup:

    • MACD above 0.00 level (bullish setup)
    • The Legacy Trader MT4 Indicator turns from magenta (short-term bearish) dot to aqua dot (short-term bullish).

    ==> Initiate Buy trade.
    Stop-Loss: Place stop-loss 3 pips below the most recent swing low point (support).
    Targets: Risk-to-reward (2:1, i.e. risking 30 to make 60) or let the buy trade run until the next magenta dot appears on the chart.

    Short Setup:

    • MACD below 0.00 level (bearish setup)
    • The Legacy Trader MT4 Indicator turns from aqua (short-term bullish) dot to magenta dot (short-term bearish).

    ==> Initiate Sell trade.
    Stop-Loss: Place stop-loss 3 pips above the most recent swing high point (resistance).
    Targets: Risk-to-reward (2:1, i.e. risking 40 to make 80) or let the sell trade run until the next aqua dot appears on the chart.