# Pivot retest EA

Automates reversal trading around daily support and resistance zones using pivot points and candlestick formations.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/10350-pivot-retest-ea
Record ID: 10350
Catalog rank: 1538 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Price Action & Market Structure (E)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/201204
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: M15
- sessions: broker's daily session
- market_regime: trending|ranging|volatile

## Indicators

- ATR: {"period": 14}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- hammer, shooting star, engulfing formation, or three-candle morning star
- latest closed candle closes in the lower 35% of its range
- latest closed candle closes in the lower 35% of its range
- latest closed candle closes in the lower 35% of its range

## Recorded short-entry rules

- hammer, shooting star, engulfing formation, or three-candle evening star
- latest closed candle closes in the upper 35% of its range
- latest closed candle closes in the upper 35% of its range
- latest closed candle closes in the upper 35% of its range

## Recorded exit rules

- trailing stop begins at 4R profit and keeps the stop approximately 1R behind the current exit price
- break-even stop at 1R profit, offset by 0.1R
- partial close at 2R profit, closing 50% of the position
- time exit after 0 days (disabled)

## Recorded filters

- news filter
- max spread 0.60 ATR
- max spread 0 points
- max trades per day 0
- max open positions 1
- one trade per zone per broker day
- max entry delay 60 seconds
- magic number 26101120
- deviation 20 points

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: candle formation, outer zone boundary, or whichever produces the wider stop
- Take profit: 5 times the initial stop distance
- Position sizing: fixed lots or percentage of account equity at risk