Friday afternoon mean reversion on EURUSD is seductive and often expensive. Liquidity thins, spreads wake up, and “fade the move into the weekend” becomes a hobby with a stop loss. I have paid that tuition more than once.
My rules if I even allow the idea:
- Only if London already left a clear, extended move and I have a pre-written magnet — not a vibe.
- Half size versus midweek London baselines.
- Hard time-stop — Fridays do not get overnight hope dressed as patience.
- If spread exceeds filter, the idea is cancelled, not widened.
Do you trade EURUSD mean reversion into Friday afternoon, or is it a forced flat for your desk?
If Monday’s review shows Friday mean reversion as a repeated cost sink, the playbook answer is removal for a month, not a smarter fade. Some edges are seasonal hobbies pretending to be systems.
