Everything pointed to a Buy:
And yet โ the EA did NOT open the trade.
The Currency Strength Score (CSS) at the time of recording:
Despite all other conditions being met, the currency strength alignment wasn't in place. The EA logged it clearly in the expert tab: Trade Blocked โ CSS Filter Failed.
That's 40 minutes. That's the difference between a protected account and an unnecessary loss.
That's not luck. That's intelligent design.
The CSS Filter exists for exactly this reason: to protect your capital when the market tells one story on the chart, but the underlying strength tells another. This is the edge that keeps accounts alive during forward testing and beyond.