# CHoCH EA

Detects and trades on swing high/low breaks to signal trend reversals.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/186-choch-ea
Record ID: 186
Catalog rank: 1065 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Price Action & Market Structure (E)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/20355
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: any
- timeframes: any
- sessions: any
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- price closes above recent swing high in a downtrend

## Recorded short-entry rules

- price closes below recent swing low in an uptrend

## Recorded exit rules

- not explicitly stated in the text

## Recorded filters

- none explicitly stated

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: stop-loss below the break level for buys, above the break level for sells
- Take profit: take-profit downward for buys, upward for sells
- Position sizing: lotsize input parameter