Keltner Median Reversal Strategy
- Experts
- Version: 1.0
- Activations: 5
Keltner Median Reversal Strategy - Median Line Cross With a Trend Filter
Keltner Median Reversal Strategy trades the moment a candle crosses back through a Keltner median line, but only in the direction of a 62-period moving average. Each trade has a stop loss and a take profit. It does not use martingale, grid strategies or position scaling.
Core Features
Keltner Median Lines
The Keltner channel uses an EMA basis (20) and ATR bands (10 x 2.0). The lower median sits half way between the basis and the lower band. The upper median sits half way between the basis and the upper band. The position of the median is an input.
Buy Rule
The 62-period moving average is rising, and the last closed candle opened at or below the lower median and closed above it.
Sell Rule
The 62-period moving average is falling, and the last closed candle opened at or above the upper median and closed below it. Longs and shorts can be enabled separately.
Trade Management
ATR-based stop, reward-to-risk target 2.0 by default, breakeven after 1R, ATR trailing stop after 1.5R. An opposite signal can close the open trade.
Built-In Safety Checks
Lot size is risk-based (1% of equity by default, hard cap 5%) and follows the symbol step, minimum, maximum and volume limit. It is pre-checked with the server and compared with free margin before every order. Stops respect the broker's stops level, freeze level and spread. No orders are sent while the market is closed. On netting accounts the EA does not touch positions it did not open.
Structural Architecture
Signal Layer: Keltner median cross on the last closed candle.
Filter Layer: moving average direction.
Risk Layer: risk percent, hard 5% cap, margin cap.
Protection Layer: breakeven, trailing stop, broker-safe stop distances.
Operating Parameters
Instruments: XAUUSD, major forex pairs and indices
Suggested timeframe: M3 to M15
Recommended deposit: $300+
Minimum leverage: 1:500
Hedging or netting account both work
ECN / low-spread broker recommended
The system does not use martingale, grid strategies or position scaling
Key Inputs
Keltner basis length, ATR length and multiple, median position, moving average length, method and slope bars, long and short switches, risk percent, margin cap, ATR stop, reward-to-risk, breakeven and trailing settings, spread limit, magic number.
Why Keltner Median Reversal Strategy Stands Apart
One clear entry event and one clear trend filter
Median lines give earlier signals than the outer bands
Defined stop on every trade, risk capped at 5% of equity
Positioning
For traders who want a simple, rule-based pullback-in-trend EA with built-in risk limits.
Notes
- The EA is selective. On short tests or small accounts it may place few trades.
- Allow the terminal to download history for the chart timeframe before testing.
- Test with real ticks and forward-test on demo before going live.
Tags: Keltner channel, moving average, pullback, trend, ATR, breakeven, trailing stop, risk management, gold
Disclaimer
Backtesting results do not guarantee future performance. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss. Users are responsible for choosing risk settings and should test on demo first.
