Relative cost
Round-trip cost divided by initial risk and favourable excursion shows whether a seemingly stable setup leaves enough movement after execution.
Editorially reviewed 24 August 2026
Small ranges magnify definitions
DESK 33EURGBP H1 can spend long periods in compressed ranges, making small differences in spread, entry timing, and bar alignment material. Report costs as a fraction of stop and expected movement, not only as a fixed pip deduction.
UK and euro-area releases, overlapping business hours, and different holiday calendars can alter liquidity. Define event and session groups before replay, preserve no-signal periods, and use the same rule in every group so that a quiet sample is not curated into a clean result.
Round-trip cost divided by initial risk and favourable excursion shows whether a seemingly stable setup leaves enough movement after execution.
Tag selected Bank of England, ECB, UK, and euro-area releases from dated sources. Keep overlapping events visible.
Define compression from pre-entry rolling data. Never call a period “range-bound” because the eventual target failed.
When price moves less, small modelling choices occupy more of the result.
EURGBP can display narrower ordinary ranges than some pairs, making each unit of spread a larger share of the intended target. Report net expectancy and cost ratio by decision time rather than relying on raw pip outcomes.
UK and euro-area information can produce abrupt repricing even when recent volatility was low. Use a fixed event calendar and direct EURGBP bid/ask data; a low-volatility label is not a risk control.
| Measurement | How to define it | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-to-range | Spread, commission and slippage divided by stop, target and prior range | Shows whether small gross movement is economically tradable |
| Direct cross quote | Bid/ask source, precision, timezone and missing bars | Avoids synthetic or mid-price fill errors |
| Dual policy calendar | ECB, BOE and selected macro windows fixed in advance | Separates ordinary behaviour from event tails |
| Range-state result | Outcomes by prior volatility and compression bucket | Tests whether a range rule survives expansion |
Lower historical range does not guarantee lower tail risk or better risk-adjusted results. Use account risk, net R, drawdown, and event excursions alongside pips.
Minimum evidence label: publish the rule version, instrument and feed, timezone, dates, opportunity count, quote and cost model, unresolved-trade policy, holdout status, and uncertainty with the result.
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