# EMA Crossover, 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 EMA(20) crosses above EMA(50) with the close above EMA(200). Long only.

**Managing the trade.** Close when EMA(20) crosses back below EMA(50).

**Stop and target.** Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the 8H chart from the entry, never moved. 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(EMA(20), EMA(50))
long entry: close > EMA(200)
long exit: CROSS_DOWN(EMA(20), EMA(50))
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 | 62 | +29.8% | 1.86 | 20.6% | 22.6% |
| Judged on | 16 | +10.1% | 1.97 | 13.5% | 31.3% |
| Whole period | 78 | +41.6% | 1.89 | 20.6% | 24.4% |

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).