Engulfing with Trend

Script from: TradingViewSwingPrice actionTrend followingCandlestickPattern

This strategy exploits the Engulfing candlestick pattern, guided by the prevailing market trend confirmed by ATR and Supertrend indicators. By recognizing Bullish patterns in uptrends and Bearish patterns in downtrends, and applying calculated SL and TP levels, it offers structured entries and exits. Signals are visually presented on the chart, providing clear action points.

Audit verdict

Not rankedUpdated Jul 28, 2026

No reliable edge found

Its average result can't be told apart from chance, so it stays out of our rankings. The script itself passed our repainting audit.

2,120backtests3 markets

33robust scoreranked median 52

0.23p-valueranked median 0.24

2/166pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

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✓

Repainting audit

8 of 8 checks passed.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 1.71 (p = 0.23), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

2 of 166 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

33/100, below the median of 52 for ranked strategies.

How its evidence compares

The t-statistic measures how far the average result sits from zero relative to its noise. Below about 2, it is within what random entries produce.

1.71

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 2,120 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ:MARA	1H	+37,427%	1.15	785	77%
Citigroup, Inc. NYSE:C	4H	+969%	1.33	545	45%
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. NYSE:FCX	2H	+957%	1.18	725	53%
C3.ai, Inc. NYSE:AI	4H	+601%	1.51	99	46%
Shiba Inu / United States Dollar COINBASE:SHIBUSD	4H	+563%	1.14	298	51%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 2,120 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Engulfing with Trend profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 2,120 backtests, 2 of 166 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +37,427% on Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (1H, 785 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.23).

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