# QuantEdge Trend Follower

A classic trend following Expert Advisor that buys new highs and sells new lows with a trailing stop.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/10740-quantedge-trend-follower
Record ID: 10740
Catalog rank: 1334 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/202693
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

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## Extraction warnings

Claim warnings: HIGH PROFIT FACTOR: claimed 3.06. Treat as an in-sample or curve-fitted figure until reproduced out of sample.; UNSIZED CLAIM: performance figures are published with no trade count, so the sample behind them cannot be judged.; RECOVERY SIZING: position size increases after losses (martingale/grid/averaging). Equity curves look smooth until the run that does not recover - judge it on worst-case exposure, not win rate.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold
- timeframes: H4
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 200}; applied to: close
- ATR: {}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- H4 candle closes above the highest high of the previous 55 candles

## Recorded short-entry rules

- H4 candle closes below the lowest low of the previous 55 candles

## Recorded exit rules

- Trailing stop on the low/high of the last 27 closed candles, moved at each candle close, only in your favour

## Recorded filters

- news filter
- max spread 3x your setting

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: 1.5 x ATR
- Take profit: Not specified
- Position sizing: Lot from the real profit value reported by MT5 (some brokers publish a wrong tick value - we found a 10x error on gold), commission included, Lot rounded down; trade skipped if even the minimum lot would risk more than 3x your setting, Free margin and broker volume limit checked, One position per symbol: no martingale, no grid, no averaging down