Awesome Oscillator Zero Cross
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Thin edge in testing. 4H candles, long and short, category Momentum.
Rules
Entry. The oscillator is SMA(5) of the candle midpoint (high + low) / 2 minus SMA(34) of it. On a closed 4H candle, go long when it crosses above zero with the close above EMA(200); go short when it crosses below zero with the close below EMA(200).
Managing the trade. Close when the oscillator crosses back through zero.
Stop and target. Stop 2 x ATR(14) from the entry, never moved. No fixed target.
Exact rules
timeframe: 4H
long entry: CROSS_UP(SMA(5, hl2) - SMA(34, hl2), 0)
long entry: close > EMA(200)
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(SMA(5, hl2) - SMA(34, hl2), 0)
short entry: close < EMA(200)
long exit: SMA(5, hl2) - SMA(34, hl2) < 0
short exit: SMA(5, hl2) - SMA(34, hl2) > 0
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 | 366 | +267.1% | 1.60 | 22.4% | 34.4% |
| Judged on | 237 | +8.1% | 1.07 | 34.7% | 28.7% |
| Whole period | 603 | +296.9% | 1.34 | 34.7% | 32.2% |
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.