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Moving Averages model

An MA-touch model that combines fast/slow average logic with fractal validation for stop placement.

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The Moving Averages model opens on a touch of the fast average, but only if the nearest valid fractal to the left confirms the setup. That added structural validation prevents the model from behaving like a naive MA crossover or touch system.

After a valid entry, the used fractal is marked as consumed. A repeat entry under the same logic is considered only if price first returns to the other side of the fast average and then touches it again with a new suitable fractal on the left. That design gives the model memory and keeps it closer to a workflow rule than to a one-line indicator signal.

Core settings include:

  • Model timeframe.
  • Fast and slow MA values.
  • Moving-average method and price source.
  • Fractal mode used for stop placement.
  • The reset logic after price crosses back through the fast MA.

Where the edge often comes from

The edge is usually not in “MA touch” alone, but in the combination of trend context, fractal validation, and better timing of pullback participation.

That makes this model worth testing together with Direction and Start After filters, not only as a standalone trigger.

In practice, the model is usually strongest when its local MA logic does not fight the bias already defined in Direction, especially when Direction is taken from a higher timeframe.

Moving Averages config in Lazy Trader

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START AFTER menu

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MODELS menu

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Base config

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Box-Fractal model

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Classic Structure family

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Classic Structure Trend

Classic Trend participates on a pullback inside the active structure without requiring the structure direction itself to flip.

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Classic Structure via primary liquidity sweep

This variation opens on the first important structural violation and reads it as a sweep rather than as a full structural reversal.

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Classic Structure Reversal

Classic Reversal becomes relevant only when structure itself turns; it is not just a pullback model with a different stop.

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Balanced Price Range (BPR)

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Strategy optimization and tester workflow

Optimization is where the guide stops being descriptive and becomes operational: save several plan configs, iterate them in the tester, and read the journal by model contribution.

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