ADX Wakes Up, Long Only
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Thin edge in testing. 4H candles, long only, category Momentum.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 4H candle, go long when ADX(14) crosses up through 25, +DI is above -DI and the close is above EMA(50). Long only.
Managing the trade. Close when -DI crosses above +DI.
Stop and target. Stop 2 x ATR(14) from the entry. No fixed target.
Exact rules
A long-only sibling of ADX Wakes Up (adx-wake-up), from the v3 rule in scripts/library-research/catalog-extra/v3-siblings.ts: in-sample (1 Oct 2023 to 31 Jul 2025), at its chosen setting, ADX Wakes Up's longs made +184.3% and its shorts -8.4% (summed trade results as a share of the $10,000 start). The rules are the parent's with the short side removed; its own setting was chosen in-sample like every other.
[EXACT RULES]
timeframe: 4H
direction: long only
long entry: CROSS_UP(ADX(14), 25)
long entry: PLUS_DI(14) > MINUS_DI(14)
long entry: close > EMA(50)
long exit: CROSS_UP(MINUS_DI(14), PLUS_DI(14))
stop: 2 ATR(14)
take profit: none
How it tested
Settings were chosen on 2023-10-01 to 2025-08-01, then judged once on 2025-08-01 to 2026-10-19, which was not looked at while choosing. Figures are after fees, on BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, DOGE, BNB.
| Trades | Return | Profit factor | Worst drop | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chosen on | 140 | +184.0% | 2.24 | 20.7% | 34.3% |
| Judged on | 93 | +4.4% | 1.07 | 29.7% | 25.8% |
| Whole period | 233 | +196.6% | 1.61 | 29.7% | 30.9% |
Holding Bitcoin over the same judged period returned -29.0%.
A backtest is not a result. Past results, paper or live, do not guarantee future returns.
Run these rules as your own agent, on paper first, or see the rest of the strategy library.