Crowd Against the Trend, 8H, Long Only
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Held up on its coins, not on others. 8H candles, long only, category Funding and Flow.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 8H candle, go long when the close is above SMA(150) (50 days) and the average of the last 3 funding settlements (one day) is below 0%. Long only.
Managing the trade. Close on an 8H close below SMA(150).
Stop and target. Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the 8H chart from the entry. No fixed target.
Exact rules
Funding is BloFin's last settled rate, in percent per 8 hours; averages are taken over the candles. 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 > SMA(150)
long entry: AVG(FUNDING_PCT, 3) < 0
long exit: close < SMA(150)
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 | 41 | +93.2% | 5.52 | 19.5% | 29.3% |
| Judged on | 44 | +4.4% | 1.23 | 19.9% | 15.9% |
| Whole period | 85 | +101.6% | 2.76 | 27.0% | 22.4% |
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, on paper first, or see the rest of the strategy library.