Forex strategy · Advanced
Forex Scalping
Take many short-duration trades that target relatively small price movements.
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Typical timeframe1M, 5M, 15M
Market focusHighly liquid pairs during active sessions
When the strategy tends to make sense
Tight execution, low all-in costs and a repeatable microstructure edge.
When it tends to fail
Wide spreads, slow execution, slippage, overtrading and strategy drift.
Testing checklist
- Measure spread plus commission before choosing a setup.
- Trade only during defined liquid sessions.
- Use a fixed execution checklist.
- Track slippage separately from strategy expectancy.
- Stop after a predetermined daily loss or execution-quality threshold.
Key risk
When targets are small, spread, commission and slippage can consume a large part of gross expectancy. Broker execution quality matters more than in slower strategies.