I’ve rounded up FOUR mechanical forex strategies right here to see how they performed recently. Take a look!

I’ve got a neat systems snapshot table for their latest performance down below, but keep in mind that the time periods and some trading assumptions vary among my fellow FX-men.

HLHB Trend-Catcher System

The Huck Loves Her Bucks mechanical system uses a simple EMA cross method, combined with the RSI and ADX indicators, to catch short-term trends on the 1-hour charts of EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and USD/JPY.

In this week’s update, Huck is celebrating a 317-pip gain (+1.06%) after closing two open trades. Unfortunately, one of her two open trades may be headed for a loss Read more.

SMA Crossover Pullback

Robopip’s newbie-friendly SMA Crossover Pullback trading system is as simple as its name suggests. This strategy features an SMA crossover method to gauge the trend and a stochastic pullback entry signal on the 1-hour charts of EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and EUR/JPY.

This mech system had a relatively better run in the past week as trends lasted a bit longer than usual.

Cable snagged an early exit but still caught a win while EUR/JPY was able to make it to its full profit target, locking in a total of 314 pips or 2.09% for the week. Read more.

Short-Term Bollinger Reversion Strategy 2.0

This Short-Term Bollinger Reversion Strategy 2.0 is one of Robopip’s newest creations and is currently being tested on range-bound pairs like CAD/CHF and USD/CAD.

Both pairs were off to a slow start and stuck in tight ranges before volatility picked up as the week rolled along. There were no signals on USD/CAD while CAD/CHF had a couple of long plays that ended up in a 17.5-pip or 0.35% loss. Read more.

Inside Bar Momentum Strategy 2.0

Another tried-and-tested system is Robopip’s Inside Bar Momentum Strategy 2.0 which monitors purely candlestick price action, free of any technical indicators, on the 4-hour charts of GBP/JPY and USD/JPY.

The strategy caught more wins than losses for the past week, with USD/JPY scoring four consecutive gains on all its positions. All in all, the system was able to catch 321 pips for the week. Read more.

Forex Systems Summary

Mechanical Trading System Time Period P/L in pips P/L in %
HLHB Trend-Catcher System Mar. 9 – 13 +317 +1.06
SMA Crossover Pullback System Mar. 3 – 10 +314 +2.09
Short-Term Bollinger Reversion Strategy 2.0 Mar. 5 – 12 -17.5 -0.35
Inside Bar Momentum Strategy Mar. 6 – 13 +321 –

Check out how these trading systems fared in the previous Forex Mechanical Systems Showcase!