Bollinger Band Walk
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Held up in testing. 4H candles, long and short, category Momentum.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 4H candle, go long when the last 2 candles all closed above the upper Bollinger Band (20, 2); go short when the last 2 all closed below the lower band.
Managing the trade. Close a long when a candle closes below the middle band; close a short when one closes above it.
Stop and target. Stop 2.5 x ATR(14) from the entry. No fixed target.
Exact rules
timeframe: 4H
long entry: ALL(close > BB_UPPER(20, 2), 2)
short entry: ALL(close < BB_LOWER(20, 2), 2)
long exit: close < BB_MID(20, 2)
short exit: close > BB_MID(20, 2)
stop: 2.5 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 | 417 | +88.9% | 1.44 | 20.0% | 35.0% |
| Judged on | 263 | +38.4% | 1.32 | 22.2% | 36.1% |
| Whole period | 680 | +161.1% | 1.37 | 22.2% | 35.4% |
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.