scalpBalancedcustommulti-factorBest TF: 1m (3m zone)Failed out-of-sampleTV: Not yet ported to Pine

Zone-Pullback (Amer's System)

Identify supply/demand bases on a higher TF, then enter on a pullback with chandelier trail. Amer's flagship intraday system.

Profitability metrics

This strategy has not been validated against TradingView multi-year history yet — RM/day, trades/day, and monthly projection are only computed from authoritative TV stats. The 1-month sweep below is in-sample only and should not be used as a profit forecast.

Philosophy

“Zones mark institutional footprints. Wait for price to return, let the market prove itself with a grade, then trail aggressively. Patience over frequency.”

Walk-forward status: Failed out-of-sample

Every variant we walk-forward-tested collapsed out-of-sample (OOS SQN < 1.0 or negative). The in-sample numbers shown below are the RAW backtest — they did NOT transfer to unseen data. Reject for live trading.

This strategy: Mode A walk-forward: 0 of 10 top-IS configs survived OOS — 6 had zero OOS trades (strict grade/session gating on a short test window), 4 had only 2 trades (too small to judge). Not an OOS-losing strategy, an OOS-unmeasurable one.

Best backtest config (1-month sweep)

SQN
2.20
Profit Factor
1.05
Win rate
46.3%
Trades
41
Net profit
MYR +75
Max drawdown
MYR +1,377
Dataset
legacy_1m
Timeframe
1m (3m zone)

TV Strategy Tester evidence

Captured from TradingView

Entries on chart (3 screenshots)

Chart screenshot zone-pullback-15m.png
zone-pullback-15m.png
Chart screenshot zone-pullback-60m.png
zone-pullback-60m.png
Chart screenshot zone-pullback-recent.png
zone-pullback-recent.png

Strategy properties

Style
scalp
Profile
Balanced
Trades / day
1.90
Avg bars held
1.6
TV compile status
Not yet ported to Pine
Walk-forward
Failed out-of-sample
Moderate WR with PF ~1.5–2. Workhorse — no extreme runs either way.

Parameters

zoneType
demand_base
zoneTf
3
pullback
pct_retrace
trail
chandelier_atr
slTicks
7
rr
2
avgBarsHeld
1.6

Applies to

  • Market: FCPO (Crude Palm Oil Futures, Bursa Malaysia)
  • Timeframe: 1m (3m zone)
  • Style: Scalping (seconds to minutes)
  • Complexity: 4+ rules, confluence-based

When it works

Did not show a stable edge in the sample — treat with caution.

Pine Script coming soon

Related strategies (custom)

Zone-Pullback — Seasonal (Amer's System + filters)
SQN -1.06 · PF 0.28
Zone-Pullback (Bounce Confirmed)
SQN 1.87 · PF 13.45
FCPO Ichi PB (v15 Fixed)
SQN -0.42 · PF 0.83
Full raw backtest result
{
  "dataset": "legacy_1m",
  "tf": "1m (3m zone)",
  "params": {
    "zoneType": "demand_base",
    "zoneTf": "3",
    "pullback": "pct_retrace",
    "trail": "chandelier_atr",
    "slTicks": 7,
    "rr": 2
  },
  "trades": 41,
  "winRate": 46.34,
  "netProfitMYR": 75.36,
  "profitFactor": 1.05,
  "sqn": 2.2,
  "maxDrawdownMYR": 1377.14,
  "avgBarsHeld": 1.6
}