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Scalping captures small moves (5-10 pips) on the 1-minute chart using exponential moving average ribbons and momentum confirmation. The edge is small per trade but compounds with frequency. Requires fast execution, tight spreads, and iron discipline.
EMA ribbon (8, 13, 21, 34) must be aligned and fanned in trade direction.
Confirms short-term momentum is coherent, not choppy.
Price pulls back to the 13 EMA (not the 34 — that's a regime change).
Shallow pullbacks keep the momentum intact.
Enter on the next candle's open after a bullish/bearish close at the 13 EMA.
Avoids chasing wicks; confirms the pullback is over.
Spread must be ≤ 1 pip on the traded pair.
Scalping edge is 3-5 pips — a 2-pip spread destroys it.
Target: 5-10 pips based on recent ATR(14) on the 1-minute chart.
Aims for the typical momentum burst, not the full move.
Stop loss: 3-5 pips beyond the entry candle's extreme.
Tight stop — but matched to the tight target.
Time stop: exit after 5 minutes if neither target nor stop is hit.
Dead trades tie up capital and attention.
Short-term trend and pullback zones.
Dynamic target setting based on current volatility.
Confirms momentum shift at the 13 EMA.
Trailing stop
Not used — fixed target and time stop only.
Pros
Cons
Fade the extremes; trust the average.
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