Ichimoku Cross Above the Cloud
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 Tenkan(20) crosses above Kijun(60) and the close is above both cloud edges (Senkou A 20/60 and Senkou B 120, as drawn on that candle). Go short when Tenkan crosses below Kijun and the close is below both edges.
Managing the trade. Close a long when a 4H candle closes below Kijun(60); close a short when one closes above it.
Stop and target. Stop 2.5 x ATR(14) from the entry, never moved. No fixed target: the Kijun exit takes the profit.
Exact rules
The cloud is shifted forward 26 candles, as on the chart.
[EXACT RULES]
timeframe: 4H
long entry: CROSS_UP(TENKAN(20), KIJUN(60))
long entry: close > MAX(SENKOU_A(20, 60), SENKOU_B(120))
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(TENKAN(20), KIJUN(60))
short entry: close < MIN(SENKOU_A(20, 60), SENKOU_B(120))
long exit: close < KIJUN(60)
short exit: close > KIJUN(60)
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 | 215 | +221.3% | 2.35 | 23.7% | 35.8% |
| Judged on | 140 | +25.2% | 1.39 | 22.6% | 30.7% |
| Whole period | 355 | +302.1% | 1.82 | 23.7% | 33.8% |
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.