EMA Crossover With ADX
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Held up on its coins, not on others. 4H candles, long and short, category Trend Following.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 4H candle, go long when EMA(20) crosses above EMA(50) and ADX(14) is above 25. Go short when EMA(20) crosses below EMA(50) and ADX(14) is above 25.
Managing the trade. Close a long when EMA(20) crosses back below EMA(50); close a short when it crosses back above.
Stop and target. Stop 2.5 x ATR(14) from the entry, never moved. No fixed target: the opposite cross exits.
Exact rules
timeframe: 4H
long entry: CROSS_UP(EMA(20), EMA(50))
long entry: ADX(14) > 25
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(EMA(20), EMA(50))
short entry: ADX(14) > 25
long exit: CROSS_DOWN(EMA(20), EMA(50))
short exit: CROSS_UP(EMA(20), EMA(50))
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 | 101 | +108.8% | 2.34 | 19.3% | 31.7% |
| Judged on | 56 | +20.4% | 1.65 | 11.7% | 30.4% |
| Whole period | 157 | +151.7% | 2.03 | 22.4% | 31.2% |
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.