EURUSD Scalping Strategy — Entry, Exit and Risk Rules

EURUSD is the most liquid forex pair in the world and the best for scalping. This is the exact setup used daily.

EURUSD is the most traded forex pair in the world for good reason — tight spreads, deep liquidity and predictable intraday patterns. For scalping, it is consistently one of the best instruments available.

Why EURUSD for Scalping?

On a raw ECN account with a broker like Vantage, EURUSD spreads can be as low as 0.0 pips during the London session. For a scalper taking multiple trades per day, lower spreads mean directly more profit on every winning trade.

The pair also has strong directional momentum during the London open and New York open — which is when the strategy is designed to trade.

Session Timing

The strategy trades EURUSD exclusively during two windows: 7am-10am GMT (London open) and 1pm-4pm GMT (New York open). These are the periods of highest volume, tightest spreads and strongest momentum.

Trading EURUSD at 11pm when London is closed is a different market entirely — wider spreads, slower movement and higher noise. Avoid it.

Entry Criteria

A valid entry requires alignment across timeframes. The M15 chart sets the directional bias — higher highs and higher lows for long, lower highs and lower lows for short. The M1 chart provides the trigger — a specific candlestick pattern at a key level.

Without both conditions, there is no trade. One of the most common mistakes is taking M1 signals that go against the M15 trend.

Stop Loss Placement

Stop losses are placed beyond the most recent swing point on the M1 chart plus a small buffer for spread. Exact placement depends on market structure at the time of entry — not a fixed number of pips.

Fixed pip stop losses are a significant edge killer. Market structure-based stops let the trade breathe naturally while limiting downside to a defined level.

Take Profit Targets

The strategy targets a minimum 1:1.5 risk-reward ratio per trade. On EURUSD scalps this typically means a 5-8 pip stop with a 7-12 pip target depending on market conditions.

Partial profits are taken at 1:1 with the remainder run to the full target. This guarantees the trade is profitable even if price reverses before hitting the full take profit.

The Full Strategy

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