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Trend Rider

“the speedboat/tanker with an ADX bouncer” · tested on real Pepperstone data across 7 pairs · MARGINAL

Verdict

Near break-even after costs — tuning (fewer, better trades; re-entry cooldown) could tip it over.

Best run · USDCAD H4

+1.0%
return
48%
win rate
1.11
profit factor
2.2%
max drawdown
87
trades
0.62
sharpe
2026-02-18 → 2026-04-10 · 221 bars · ▲▼ entry · ● exit · dashes join entry→exit (2 trades shown)
The strategy's actual trades on real USDCAD H4 candles (most recent traded window).
equity per closed trade · start $10,000 → end $10,099
Equity curve — every closed trade of the full test period.

Worst run · GBPUSD H1 -6.9%

equity per closed trade · start $10,000 → end $9,314
Worst pairing — knowing where a strategy fails is half the tuning brief.

All 14 runs

pair / tfreturnwin%PFmax DDsharpetrades
USDCAD H4+1.0%48%1.112.2%0.6287
USDJPY H1+0.8%52%1.102.9%0.44190
AUDUSD H1+0.6%48%1.081.5%0.44191
USDJPY H4+0.4%50%1.052.3%0.26116
USDCHF H1-0.1%47%0.992.3%-0.05209
EURUSD H4-0.7%49%0.933.2%-0.44109
USDCHF H4-1.2%45%0.852.3%-1.09105
AUDUSD H4-1.8%47%0.732.6%-1.9696
NZDUSD H4-1.9%42%0.762.9%-1.6399
EURUSD H1-3.0%40%0.773.7%-1.54222
USDCAD H1-3.2%40%0.703.4%-2.18175
GBPUSD H4-3.7%49%0.754.9%-1.65113
NZDUSD H1-4.1%42%0.594.2%-3.12214
GBPUSD H1-6.9%43%0.617.7%-3.00235