# H4 EMA Pullback

Trend-following pullback strategy on H4 chart, entering when the market pulls back to the EMA50 zone and confirms the trend direction.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/10972-h4-ema-pullback
Record ID: 10972
Catalog rank: 1005 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://github.com/Mohamed-Kathree/H4-EMA-Pullback-Next-Level-Expert-Advisor
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

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## Extraction warnings

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: H4
- sessions: always on
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- ATR: {"period": 14}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 200}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 21}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- EMA50 > EMA200
- Candle low ≤ EMA50 + (ZoneAtrMult × ATR)
- Candle closes bullish (close > open)
- Close > EMA21

## Recorded short-entry rules

- EMA50 < EMA200
- Candle high ≥ EMA50 − (ZoneAtrMult × ATR)
- Candle closes bearish (close < open)
- Close < EMA21

## Recorded exit rules

- Take-profit: nearest historical swing high (fractal) above entry, or fallback to risk:reward ratio if no valid level found
- Stop loss: placed below the signal candle's low (long) or above its high (short), with an ATR buffer and a broker-enforced minimum distance

## Recorded filters

- Body ratio
- EMA50 slope
- Break of previous candle
- Reclaim buffer
- ADX

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: below the signal candle's low (long) or above its high (short), with an ATR buffer and a broker-enforced minimum distance
- Take profit: nearest historical swing high (fractal) above entry, or fallback to risk:reward ratio if no valid level found
- Position sizing: Risk money = Account balance × (RiskPercent / 100); Money/lot = (SL distance / tick size) × tick value; Raw lots = Risk money / money per lot; Final lots = clamp(raw lots, MinLot, MaxLot) → normalised to broker step