4H Reclaim of the 20 EMA in a Daily Uptrend
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Thin edge in testing. 4H candles, long and short, category Multi-Timeframe.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 4H candle, when the last daily close is above the daily EMA(50) and that EMA is higher than 5 days earlier: go long when the 4H close crosses back above the 4H EMA(20) after a low touched the 4H EMA(50) in the last 6 candles. Shorts mirror it in a falling daily trend.
Managing the trade. Close after 30 candles at most; wait 3 candles before the next trade on the same coin.
Stop and target. Stop a quarter ATR beyond the lowest low (long) or highest high (short) of the last 6 candles. Take profit at 3R.
Exact rules
timeframe: 4H
long entry: close@1D > EMA(50)@1D
long entry: EMA(50)@1D > EMA(50)[5]@1D
long entry: ANY(low <= EMA(50), 6)
long entry: CROSS_UP(close, EMA(20))
short entry: close@1D < EMA(50)@1D
short entry: EMA(50)@1D < EMA(50)[5]@1D
short entry: ANY(high >= EMA(50), 6)
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(close, EMA(20))
long stop: LOWEST(6) - 0.25 * ATR(14)
short stop: HIGHEST(6) + 0.25 * ATR(14)
take profit: 3R
max bars: 30
cooldown: 3
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 | 365 | +19.0% | 1.08 | 21.1% | 38.4% |
| Judged on | 241 | +1.0% | 1.01 | 24.8% | 40.3% |
| Whole period | 606 | +20.3% | 1.05 | 24.8% | 39.1% |
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.
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