Last updated: May 9, 2025

Bollinger Band Stop Forex Scalping Strategy

This is a scalping strategy that works on a 5 to 15 minute timeframe. It is applicable to all currency pairs. You can use this system during London and New York session.

Trade Setup Indicators:

• Use EMA 50 and EMA 100. The EMA serves as a trend identifier.

      Buy Signal:

• EMA 50 must be above EMA 100

      Sell Signal:

• EMA 50 must be below EMA 100

Trade Trigger Indicators:

• BBands Stop (8,2,0,.2,1,1,1000, true) – This indicator is represented by blue and red color.

        Sell trigger:

• BB stop has turned red and is below tha EMA 50 and 100.
• The price must cross below the candle where the bb stop appears represented by a large red dot. This is the start of the downtrend.

Buy trigger:

• Consider the opposite of the sell signal as buying requirements.

Trade Confirmation Indicators:

• Trendlord and 4TF-HAS are confirmation indicators. This will confirm the trades when the setup and trigger indicators forms.
• These two confirmation indicator must be red for a SELL and green for a BUY.
• Just refresh the chart by switching to different timeframe.

Exit position:

• Put STOP LOSS at the last swing high or low or the big dots.
• Target Profit is 1:1 on 1/2 of the position and 1:2 on 2nd 1/2 of the position and using a jumping stop on this 2nd 1/2 position.

Extra Indicator:

• AFST is a pivot point calculator that places the daily pivot points. You can use this indicator for target profit or stop losses.