#19 [Verification Report] "Sniper (Daily)" vs "Machine Gun (4-Hour)"! Which one makes more profit?!
December 3, 2025: Note
Hello, I’m Manji Koide.
In my previous article, I said this.
"There was a miraculous PF 6.46 on the daily chart, so isn’t that enough?"
But I could hear your inner voices.
"The daily chart is too calm!"
"We want more trading frequency!"
"We want to position and trade aggressively!"
...Good grief, what a greedy creature FX traders are (laughs).
As promised, in response to those requests, I thoroughly tested the "4-hour" and "1-hour" timeframes as well.
What happened to my "godly logic" in the sea of noise on the short-term charts?
The result was,in a sense, as expected and in a sense, shocking.
The 1-hour timeframe (H1) goes to the trash
First, let me report this.
I cut the H1 test midway.
The reason is simple: "it’s full of noise and unusable."
My method captures the tips of trends when crowd sentiment runs wild, but H1-level wicks are just random errors (flutters).
Backing money on such things is not investing, it’s gambling.
I don’t gamble, so H1 is rejected.
This time,the truth of the "4-hour timeframe (H4)"will be explored.
The reality of the 4-hour timeframe (H4): "Machine Gun"
Applying the daily chart's "golden ratio" directly to the 4-hour chart resulted in a mess.
However, the 4-hour chart has its own "waves."
After thorough parameter optimization, the following numbers emerged.
Profit Factor (PF): 1.63
...Huh?
After seeing the daily PF 6.46, did you think it was "meager"?
"What, just an ordinary EA?"
Too naive. Way too naive.
Please don’t faint when you see the comparison data below.
[Shock] Daily vs. 4-hour data over 3 years
This is a comparison of results when run with the same capital (starting at $666) for 3 years.
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Can you understand this meaning?
Although the daily version dominates in efficiency (PF), the final cash in hand tends to be higher with the 4-hour version!
The daily version is the "one-shot sniper."
If you fire, you win most of the time, but you wait days for a chance.
By contrast, the 4-hour version is "scattershot machine gun."
The bullets miss and you take hits (stop-outs).
However, with overwhelming trade frequency, profits accumulate, and overall results surpass the sniper.
Conclusion: The strongest portfolio
To satisfy everyone's urge to "make money," it turns out to be not the high-PF daily version, but the dirtier 4-hour version that wins.
However, using only the 4-hour version leads to a broken heart during drawdown periods.
Using only the daily version leads to being bored to death.
My conclusion is this.
"Wouldn’t using both together be the strongest?"
H4 version gradually builds funds like a monthly paycheck.
D1 versioncomes when you’ve forgotten it and suddenly delivers a big bonus.
They complement each other, forming a perfect formation.
This is the complete form of "loss-resistant operation" I’ve been seeking.
Next time:
Now, I have two EAs (source codes) on hand: one for daily, one for 4-hour.
Should I set them up on charts separately and operate?
...That would be a hassle. (lol)
Moreover, running them separately makes money management complex and increases risk.
I want to take it easy and protect my funds rigorously.
these two EAs will be combined—forbidden merge!
I will start developing an "ultimate hybrid EA" that automatically allocates funds.
Stay tuned.
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The EA I am developing automates the manual approach I introduced in Part 2
"A method that wins even with scalping restrictions" into automation.
This is the only paid article in this series (so far).
150 yen!Cheap!... President, cheap! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و
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