Momentum Edge
Intraday momentum on index CFDs, flat before the close.
Trades the first and last ninety minutes of the US session on index CFDs, taking continuation entries after a volatility expansion. Closes everything before the cash close, so nothing is held overnight and no swap is paid.
Headline figures
- 18-month return
- +37.77%
- Max drawdown
- −2.6%
- Profitable months
- 14 of 18
- Suggested minimum
- €2,000.00
- Sessionopening and closing 90 min
- US cash
- Overnight exposureflat before the close
- None
- Concurrent positionsplus a daily loss limit
- Max 2
Track record
Month by month, unsmoothed
Monthly return
| Month | Return | Drawdown | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | +1.65% | −1.1% | 63 |
| Sep 2026 | +2.50% | −1.5% | 56 |
| Aug 2026 | +3.95% | −2.2% | 49 |
| Jul 2026 | -1.75% | −2.4% | 42 |
| Jun 2026 | +3.40% | −1.9% | 35 |
| May 2026 | +2.15% | −1.4% | 28 |
| Apr 2026 | +2.90% | −1.7% | 61 |
| Mar 2026 | -0.88% | −1.5% | 54 |
| Feb 2026 | +1.20% | −0.9% | 47 |
| Jan 2026 | +4.80% | −2.6% | 40 |
| Dec 2025 | +3.55% | −2.0% | 33 |
| Nov 2025 | -2.05% | −2.6% | 26 |
| Oct 2025 | +0.90% | −0.8% | 59 |
| Sep 2025 | +2.65% | −1.6% | 52 |
| Aug 2025 | +4.20% | −2.3% | 45 |
| Jul 2025 | -1.42% | −2.0% | 38 |
| Jun 2025 | +1.85% | −1.2% | 31 |
| May 2025 | +3.10% | −1.8% | 24 |
These figures are illustrative sample data used to demonstrate the platform. They are not trading results and no money was at risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
The strategy
How Momentum Edge trades
What it does
Momentum Edge looks for a volatility expansion in the opening and closing ninety minutes of the US cash session, then takes continuation entries in the direction of the expansion. It trades US30, NAS100 and SPX500 as CFDs, plus EURUSD as a correlated hedge leg when index spreads widen beyond a configurable threshold.
Positions are always closed before the cash close. Nothing is held overnight, no swap is paid, and there is no exposure to an overnight gap.
How it manages risk
- Fixed fractional sizing, defaulting to 0.75% of equity at risk per position, configurable from 0.25% to 2%.
- A hard stop is placed with the order, not managed in software — if your terminal dies, the stop survives at the broker.
- Maximum two concurrent positions, and a daily loss limit that disables trading for the rest of the session once hit.
- Trading is suspended for a configurable window around scheduled high-impact releases, because spreads around them make the entry logic unreliable rather than profitable.
What it does not do
- It does not martingale, grid or average down. A losing trade is closed at its stop.
- It does not trade the Asian or European session. On a quiet US session it may place no trades at all for days, which is intended behaviour and not a fault.
- It performs badly in low-volatility, mean-reverting conditions. The drawdowns in the published record are mostly compressed-range months, not single bad trades.
Requirements
- MetaTrader 5, build 4000 or later
- Suggested minimum balance of €2,000 so position sizing is not rounded to the minimum lot
- A broker with raw or low-spread index CFDs; wide fixed spreads make this strategy unprofitable
- A machine or VPS that stays awake through the whole session
Licence tiers
Pick the scope you need
Tiers differ in how many live trading accounts the licence covers and which features are unlocked. The strategy itself is identical across tiers — a higher price does not buy a different edge.
Starter
One live account, full strategy.
€199.00
- 1 live account covered
- Licence does not expire
- Email support
- Free updates for 12 months
- Default risk presets
Pro
Three live accounts and the risk preset editor.
€399.00
- 3 live accounts covered
- Licence does not expire
- Priority email support
- Lifetime updates
- Risk preset editor
- Session and news filter configuration
Elite
Ten live accounts, for multi-account and prop setups.
- 10 live accounts covered
- Licence does not expire
- Direct support channel
- Lifetime updates
- Risk preset editor
- Prop-firm drawdown guard
- Portfolio-level daily loss limit