This guide gives you two ways to master the Trend Hunter Strategy and 4CastMachine AI Weekly Forecasts. If you are learning the strategy for the first time, read the seven lessons below in order. If you already trade the strategy and want to check a specific rule, use the quick-reference table below.
Follow the seven lessons in order?
Why daily trend strategies beat intraday strategies and high-leverage scalping. See why low-timeframe scalping with heavy leverage wipes out most accounts, and how the daily (
D) timeframe absorbs market noise and economic news.The beginning of a trend: Buy zones and Sell zones. See why classic trend followers enter hundreds of pips too late, and how Weekly Forecasts map the Buy zone and Sell zone before a new trend begins.
Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules. Learn the four daily reversal triggers (Hammer, Valley, Shooting Star, and Peak), their DTO strength scores, the Monday rule, and the
ATR(264) / 2rule.Profit-taking methods: stepped targets and the Free Trade. Learn how combining fixed stepped targets (
Hard TP) with one untargeted order (Free Trade) prevents early exits and captures the full wave.The end of a trend and breaking the daily pivot line. Know when to close your Free Trade and remaining orders manually when an opposite forecast comes out or price breaks the daily pivot line.
No-loss guarantee (Break-Even) and Soft Stop Loss. Move stops to the entry price after initial targets or
WEMA-21crosses, and learn when a daily candle close outside the zone triggers a Soft Stop Loss.Audited performance and weekly image archive since 2015. Inspect the audited track record across Forex, Commodities, and Cryptocurrencies since 2015 and six ways to verify every setup yourself.
Find the rule and lesson for your question
| Question or situation on the chart | Rule in brief | Lesson to open |
|---|---|---|
Why shouldn't I scalp 10 to 15 pips on 5m or 15m charts with high leverage? |
Intraday noise, news spikes, and broker spreads wipe out over-leveraged small accounts. Daily trends filter out noise and run for hundreds of pips. | Why daily trend strategies beat intraday strategies and high-leverage scalping |
| How do I know where a new daily uptrend or downtrend is likely to begin? | Check Saturday's Weekly Forecast for Beginning of Up Trend (Buy zone) or Beginning of Down Trend (Sell zone). |
The beginning of a trend: Buy zones and Sell zones |
| Price just touched the Buy zone or Sell zone. Do I enter right away? | No. Wait for a daily Hammer or Valley in a Buy zone, or a Shooting Star or Peak in a Sell zone, confirmed by DTO. | Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules |
| A daily entry pattern formed on Friday. When do I open the trade? | Wait and enter on Monday morning if the market opens without a weekend gap, after checking Saturday's updated forecast. | Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules |
| A reversal pattern formed just before touching the zone. Is it valid? | Yes, if the distance between the pattern and the edge of the zone is less than ATR(264) / 2. |
Entry methods: daily patterns, Monday and near-zone rules |
| How do I set take-profit levels so I neither exit too early nor give back gains? | Split the setup into equal orders with stepped fixed targets (TP1, TP2, ...) plus one untargeted Free Trade. |
Profit-taking methods: stepped targets and the Free Trade |
| When do I move my stop loss to Break-Even? | After price hits TP1, TP2, or TP3, or using the daily WEMA-21 rule (touch on weak DTO pattern, or cross by 1 × ATR(264) on strong DTO pattern). |
No-loss guarantee (Break-Even) and Soft Stop Loss |
| When is a break of the entry zone (stop loss) or the daily pivot line valid? | Only when a full healthy daily candle closes beyond the zone or daily pivot line with at least 80% of its body outside. |
The end of a trend and breaking the daily pivot line |