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Pulse Scalper

“the surfer of the busy tide” · tested on real Pepperstone data across 7 pairs · NEEDS WORK

Verdict

Loses after costs as configured. Candidate for re-tuning or benching.

Best run · EURUSD M5

-2.8%
return
41%
win rate
0.71
profit factor
3.2%
max drawdown
379
trades
-2.27
sharpe
2026-07-15 → 2026-07-16 · 221 bars · ▲▼ entry · ● exit · dashes join entry→exit (1 trades shown)
The strategy's actual trades on real EURUSD M5 candles (most recent traded window).
equity per closed trade · start $10,000 → end $9,715
Equity curve — every closed trade of the full test period.

Worst run · USDCAD M15 -18.9%

equity per closed trade · start $10,000 → end $8,105
Worst pairing — knowing where a strategy fails is half the tuning brief.

All 14 runs

pair / tfreturnwin%PFmax DDsharpetrades
EURUSD M5-2.8%41%0.713.2%-2.27379
NZDUSD M5-3.0%36%0.493.2%-4.85199
USDCHF M5-3.4%35%0.543.4%-4.07264
AUDUSD M5-3.6%36%0.563.7%-3.83288
USDJPY M5-4.5%29%0.434.5%-5.29488
USDCAD M5-4.7%37%0.574.9%-3.82375
GBPUSD M5-9.3%33%0.469.5%-5.38537
USDJPY M15-10.8%35%0.6511.4%-2.75999
AUDUSD M15-13.4%37%0.5713.7%-3.75992
EURUSD M15-13.9%37%0.6114.1%-3.251076
NZDUSD M15-14.1%34%0.5014.2%-4.68875
USDCHF M15-14.8%35%0.5415.4%-4.101021
GBPUSD M15-17.9%34%0.5218.0%-4.291094
USDCAD M15-18.9%33%0.4718.9%-4.911061