COMMUNITY STRATEGIES · TESTED

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Strategies people share online, run through the StratOS optimizer with costs charged and recent months held back as unseen data. Most don't hold up. We show which do, and why.

STRATEGYMARKETVERDICTTESTED
VWAP 'holy grail': long above VWAP, short below (Nasdaq 100, 5-minute)USATECHIDXUSD 5minmixed2026-10-27
Swing high/low break and retest, 1:2 RR (15-minute)USATECHIDXUSD 15minmixed2026-10-27
Gold 15-minute: fade unusually strong intraday moves (US hours)XAUUSD 15minno edge2026-10-27
Break and retest on 5-minute EUR/USD: why the stop keeps getting hitEURUSD 5minno edge2026-10-27
EMA 9/21 cross with a 60-minute SMA 20 filterUSATECHIDXUSD 15minmixed2026-10-27
15-Min ORB with Noise Band and VWAP Filter (Nasdaq)USATECHIDXUSD 15minheld up2026-10-26
4H FVG/Order Block Zones with 15m Two-Candle ConfirmationXAUUSD 15min2026-10-26
XAUUSD M15 S/R Liquidity Sweep and Reclaim, M5 EntryXAUUSD 5mindidn't hold up2026-10-26
NQ 15-Minute Opening Range BreakoutUSATECHIDXUSD 5minmixed2026-10-26
GBPUSD PDH/PDL Sweep Reversal with EURUSD SMT, 1-Min FVG EntryGBPUSD 1min2026-10-26
Gold Asian-Session 15m Inverse FVG, 1:1 TargetXAUUSD 15mindidn't hold up2026-10-26
Session Opening Range Breakout on Gold (15m Range, 1m Entry)XAUUSD 1minmixed2026-10-15

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