in simplest terms for trend reversal confirmation I am waiting (in case of a long entry against a short trend) for a close price above the trend line and previous bar high

in conjunction with other factors of course.....

I am not familiar with Donchian Channels, but will explore and provide feedback on all of the above

(Good to be back, thanks again)

Dave

In principal, yes, it is possible. For it to happen you need trendline drawing indicator, of course. Year ago I was working on a trendline indi, with invaluable help from Krog it worked (to an extent I saw fit back then). I went through my indis quickly, I think I found it, but it might need a few touches.

That's the most important thing about it, really. Make 10 people draw a trendline by hand, and at the end of it you'll have more or less 10 different lines... What I did was basing the trendline on Recent Swing High/low indi, that means on recent swing highs (last 2 of them, if I recall it correctly) it draws a higher trendline, on recent lows it draws lower trendline.

How is your strat working, on a trendline break or a confirmation of sorts (for instance, opens above higher trendline etc)? If it's a breakout, is it all systems go at a trendline touch or does it have to close above for it to be considered a breakout?

I have alternatives too
http://forexsb.com/forum/topic/2771/gan … indicator/
And lastly - maybe a novel use of Donchian channel?

Thanks!

I've had some time away from the forum and started to have a little more success with a manual trading strategy that incorporates the use of trend lines as a trade entry filter.

That is, as well as the relevant opening logic indicator conditions, I require a price close above or below a drawn trend line, to confirm trade entry.

Unfortunately I have no idea how to simulate this using FSB.

Can the requirement to cross a trend line (opening logic condition) be simulated in FSB and if yes, how?

Thinking about this as I type, I am not sure how trend lines are drawn in an automated fashion either.

I hope someone might suggest a way forward or suggest an alternative.

Obviously I have tried moving average entry filters, but the trend line approach seems more effective.

thanks in advance
dave88