ATR Trend Follow for AUDUSD (AUD/USD)
Volatility-adjusted trend following — trail stops by ATR multiples.
Indicators
EMA 21, ATR 14
Recommended Timeframes
1h, 4h, 1d
Symbol Volatility
medium
Trading Sessions
Sydney, London, New York (24/5)
Why ATR Trend Follow Works on AUDUSD
A simple EMA trend with ATR-based exits. Stop and trailing stop scale with the asset's realised volatility, so the same code works on quiet EUR/USD and wild Bitcoin. ATR multipliers (typically 2-3×) are the only parameter you need to tune per market.
AUD/USD is a risk-on / commodity-correlated pair. Mean-reversion in quiet sessions, breakout in NY — bots that adapt by session see best results.
Forex pairs trade with tight spreads, deep liquidity, and predictable session-based behavior. The strategy below earns its edge during the active sessions for this pair.
Best For
- • Cross-asset deployment
- • Volatile markets
Avoid In
- • Low-ATR ranges
Pine Script Source
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//@version=5
strategy("ATR Trend Follow", overlay=true)
ema_len = input.int(21, "EMA Length")
atr_len = input.int(14, "ATR Length")
atr_mult = input.float(2.5, "ATR Multiplier")
ema = ta.ema(close, ema_len)
atr = ta.atr(atr_len)
long_stop = close - atr * atr_mult
if close > ema and close[1] <= ema[1]
strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long)
if strategy.position_size > 0
strategy.exit("Trail", from_entry="Long", stop=long_stop)Backtest ATR Trend Follow on AUDUSD in 30 seconds
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