# Donchian Breakout, 8H, Long Only

A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. **Thin edge in testing.** 8H candles, long only, category Trend Following.

## Rules

**Entry.** On a closed 8H candle, go long when the close is above the highest high of the previous 15 candles (5 days) and above EMA(150) (about 50 days). Long only.

**Managing the trade.** Close when an 8H candle closes below the lowest low of the previous 30 candles. One position per coin, never added to.

**Stop and target.** Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the 8H chart from the entry, never moved. No fixed target: the exit channel takes the profit.

## 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: close > PRIOR_HIGH(15)
long entry: close > EMA(150)
long exit: close < PRIOR_LOW(30)
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 | 63 | +83.3% | 2.48 | 18.2% | 38.1% |
| Judged on | 34 | +1.1% | 1.06 | 22.6% | 26.5% |
| Whole period | 97 | +85.4% | 1.93 | 25.1% | 34.0% |

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).