• Registered: 2012-02-20
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Topic: Forex Gap Strategy 85% time win

Hi Traders, I have seen in several places that the gaps strategy is successful, even claiming 85% of the time. I tried to introduce it into FSB but I have not achieved, the logic is very simple and does not need just opening conditions. Have you tried to implement it before someone, you know how?

I leave a link where you see the effectiveness and simplicity of the strategy.

http://www.earnforex.com/forex-strategy/forex-gap-strategy

A greeting from Spain.

  • Popov
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Re: Forex Gap Strategy 85% time win

It's better to describe the strategy here, put screenshots and eventually backtest it with FSB instead of posting only links.

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Here is shown how we can check for gap in FSB. The screen shot is from daily EURUSD data.

Gap Strategy

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  • Popov
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Re: Forex Gap Strategy 85% time win

I made a Gap custom indicator here: Gap Indicator. It accepts a Minimum Gap parameter. You can try simulating the strategy with it.

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Re: Forex Gap Strategy 85% time win

This strategy has good results in all currencies and index, is it right or is faulty?

Market: EURUSD 1 Dia
Spread in pips: 30,00
Swap Long in pips: 2,00
Swap Short in pips: -2,00
Commission per lot at opening and closing in pips: 0,00
Slippage in pips: 0

Maximum open lots: 20,00
Entry lots: 0,01

Intrabar scanning: Not accomplished
Interpolation method: Escenario pesimistico
Ambiguous bars: 0
Tested bars: 5704
Balance: 79 pips (179,26 USD)
Minimum account: -3 pips (96,80 USD)
Maximum drawdown: 21 pips (20,82 USD)
Time in position: 2 %

[Strategy Properties]
     A same direction signal - Does nothing
     An opposite direction signal - Does nothing
     Permanent Stop Loss - 50
     Permanent Take Profit - None
     Break Even - None

[Opening Point of the Position]
     Bar Opening
     Enter the market at the beginning of the bar
     Base price  -  Open

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Day of Week
     [ A ]   Enter the market between the specified days
     From (incl.)  -  Monday
     To (excl.)  -  Tuesday

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Gap
     [ A ]   Negative gap
     Minimum Gap  -  400

[Closing Point of the Position]
     Week Closing
     Exit the market at the end of the week
     Base price  -  Close



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