A pretty interesting forex trading week for the HLHB System, as it gained pips from both EUR/USD and GBP/USD.
Read all about my HLHB Trend Catcher System if this is your first time hearing about it!
EUR/USD
EUR/USD was on a somewhat steady uptrend for most of the week, which should have been good for this trend-catcher system. Unfortunately for the HLHB, the gains of the first signal was cut short by its 50-pip trailing stop.
In fact, I was forced to close the trade before the uptrend really found its momentum! it’s still all good though, as the system was able to gain a net of 49 pips by the end of the week.
| # | Signal | Open | Close | Pips | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buy | 1.1162 | 1.1229 | 67 | Adjusted stop loss hit |
| 2 | Sell | 1.1216 | 1.1216 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 3 | Buy | 1.1236 | 1.1236 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 4 | Sell | 1.1224 | 1.1224 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 5 | Buy | 1.1307 | 1.1352 | 45 | Adjusted stop loss hit |
| 6 | Sell | 1.1368 | 1.1409 | -41 | New crossover |
| 7 | Buy | 1.1409 | 1.1409 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 8 | Sell | 1.1383 | 1.1415 | -32 | New crossover |
| 9 | Buy | 1.1415 | 1.1415 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 10 | Sell | 1.1385 | 1.1385 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 11 | Buy | 1.1438 | 1.1448 | 10 | End-of-week trade |
| TOTAL | 49 |
GBP/USD
The HLHB System had a little bit more luck with GBP/USD than with EUR/USD this week. The biggest win came from signal #2, which was validated just before the pair took off and made its biggest intraweek trend.
Signal #6 also contributed to the wins and helped counter the losses from signal #14. By the end of the week the system had a net total of 132 pips from Cable. Woot!
| # | Signal | Open | Close | Pips | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sell | 1.5437 | 1.5437 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 2 | Buy | 1.5447 | 1.5558 | 111 | New crossover |
| 3 | Sell | 1.5558 | 1.5558 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 4 | Buy | 1.5634 | 1.5634 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 5 | Sell | 1.5653 | 1.5653 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 6 | Buy | 1.5698 | 1.5765 | 67 | Adjusted stop loss hit |
| 7 | Sell | 1.5758 | 1.5758 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 8 | Buy | 1.5775 | 1.5775 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 9 | Sell | 1.5767 | 1.5767 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 10 | Buy | 1.5772 | 1.5772 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 11 | Sell | 1.5766 | 1.5766 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 12 | Buy | 1.5778 | 1.5778 | 0 | There was no crossover |
| 13 | Sell | 1.5759 | 1.5752 | 7 | Adjusted stop loss hit |
| 14 | Buy | 1.5789 | 1.5736 | -53 | New crossover |
| 15 | Sell | 1.5736 | 1.5736 | 0 | End-of-week trade |
| TOTAL | 132 |
What do you think? Is a 50-pip initial and trailing stop loss too tight for a trend-catching system on the 1-hour time frame? Your thoughts would be most welcome!
XOXO,
Huck
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