# Directional Movement Cross, 8H, Long Only

A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. **Held up in testing.** 8H candles, long only, category Momentum.

## Rules

**Entry.** On a closed 8H candle, go long when +DI(14) crosses above -DI(14), ADX(14) is above 15 and the close is above EMA(150). Long only.

**Managing the trade.** Close when -DI(14) crosses back above +DI(14).

**Stop and target.** Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the 8H chart from the entry. No fixed target.

## Exact rules

```text

8H candles close at 00:00, 08:00 and 16:00 UTC, so a signal is checked three times a day.

[EXACT RULES]
timeframe: 8H
direction: long only
long entry: CROSS_UP(PLUS_DI(14), MINUS_DI(14))
long entry: ADX(14) > 15
long entry: close > EMA(150)
long exit: CROSS_UP(MINUS_DI(14), PLUS_DI(14))
stop: 3 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 | 180 | +76.2% | 2.23 | 11.4% | 28.3% |
| Judged on | 59 | +4.2% | 1.28 | 10.7% | 28.8% |
| Whole period | 239 | +83.7% | 1.94 | 12.7% | 28.4% |

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](/agents/new), on paper first, or see the rest of the [strategy library](/strategies/library).