# Golden Cross and Death Cross

A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. **Thin edge in testing.** 1D candles, long and short, category Trend Following.

## Rules

**Entry.** On a closed daily candle, go long when SMA(20) crosses above SMA(100) (the golden cross); go short when it crosses below (the death cross).

**Managing the trade.** Close on the opposite cross.

**Stop and target.** Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the daily chart from the entry, never moved. No fixed target.

## Exact rules

```text

timeframe: 1D
long entry: CROSS_UP(SMA(20), SMA(100))
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(SMA(20), SMA(100))
long exit: CROSS_DOWN(SMA(20), SMA(100))
short exit: CROSS_UP(SMA(20), SMA(100))
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 | 33 | +31.3% | 2.14 | 24.9% | 30.3% |
| Judged on | 14 | +3.6% | 1.53 | 5.5% | 42.9% |
| Whole period | 47 | +36.1% | 1.99 | 24.9% | 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).