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October 31, 2026 Alan Ross

Pivot Points Tested: Price Bounced Off the Lines 49% to 53% of the Time, and Random Lines Did the Same Within 2 Points on All 4 Charts

Daily pivot points measured on EURUSD and gold, M5 and M15, over 1,139 first touches. The lines held about as often as random lines drawn nearby, and 0 of 26 EURUSD pivot rules made money after the spread.

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October 30, 2026 Alan Ross

Donchian Channel Settings for MT4: 0 of 48 Made Money on EURUSD After the Spread, and the First-Half Winner Ranked 23rd of 24 Later on 2 Charts

How to add the Donchian Channel to MT4, the shift setting that can make breakouts impossible, and what 24 settings did on EURUSD and gold. 96 runs: no EURUSD setting survived a 1-pip spread, and the best early setting did not keep winning.

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October 30, 2026 Alan Ross

Donchian Breakout vs Turtle Trading Rules: The Turtle Exit Lost Less on Both 5-Minute Charts, More on Both 15-Minute Charts, and 10% of Trades Made 64% to 89% of the Profit

The same Donchian breakouts traded twice, with the Turtle channel exit and with a fixed stop and target, on EURUSD and gold. The Turtle exit won 4 of 8 comparisons, none outside the noise, and all four EURUSD runs lost after the spread.

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October 30, 2026 Alan Ross

Donchian Channel Tested: After a 20-Bar Breakout, EURUSD Went the Wrong Way First 57% of the Time, and 1 in 3 Breakouts Was Back Inside Within 3 Candles

Donchian Channel 20 measured on EURUSD and gold, M5 and M15. On EURUSD the breakout hit 1 ATR against you first more often than a random entry, the squeeze breakout was the worst rule, and only 15-minute gold made money, no more than random entries.

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October 29, 2026 Alan Ross

Stochastic RSI Settings for MT4: 28 of 36 Made Money on the EURUSD 5-Minute Chart Before the Spread and 0 After It

How to add Stochastic RSI to MT4 and what 36 settings did on EURUSD and gold. 144 runs: on EURUSD M5 most settings had a small edge before cost and none survived a 1-pip spread, and the best first-half setting did not keep winning.

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October 29, 2026 Alan Ross

Stochastic RSI vs RSI: When StochRSI Said Overbought, RSI Agreed Only 12% to 14% of the Time, and the Same Trade Lost More on 3 of 4 Charts

Same bars, same overbought and oversold exit, EURUSD and gold, M5 and M15. Stochastic RSI gave 3 to 4 times as many signals, correlated with RSI at only about 0.5, and lost more per trade than RSI on three of four charts.

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October 29, 2026 Alan Ross

Stochastic RSI Tested: It Was Overbought or Oversold on Half of All Bars, About 5 Times More Often Than RSI, and 0 of 16 Rules Made Money After the Spread

Stochastic RSI 14/14/3/3 measured on EURUSD and gold, M5 and M15. It sat beyond 80 or 20 on 48% to 51% of bars, its signals were no better than random, and on EURUSD M5 a small edge before cost turned into a loss after the spread.

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October 28, 2026 Alan Ross

Aroon Indicator Settings for MT4: 0 of 24 Made Money on the EURUSD 5-Minute Chart After the Spread, and the Best Early Setting Ranked 5th to 16th Later

How to add the Aroon indicator to MT4 and what period 10 to 50 did on EURUSD and gold. 96 runs: none in profit on EURUSD M5 after cost, and the setting that won the first half did not keep winning on any chart.

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October 28, 2026 Alan Ross

Aroon vs ADX: They Agreed the Market Was Trending on Only 56% to 63% of Bars, and as a Filter ADX Lost Less on All 4 Charts

Same bars, same EMA cross, EURUSD and gold, M5 and M15. Aroon and ADX called different bars trending four times in ten, agreed on direction about 80% of the time, and the Aroon filter did worse than no filter on three charts.