# MACD Zero-Line Cross, 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 Trend Following.

## Rules

**Entry.** On a closed 8H candle, go long when MACD(19, 39, 9) crosses above zero with the close above EMA(150). Long only.

**Managing the trade.** Close on an 8H close with MACD(19, 39, 9) below zero.

**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(MACD(19, 39, 9), 0)
long entry: close > EMA(150)
long exit: MACD(19, 39, 9) < 0
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 | 66 | +71.7% | 2.46 | 16.8% | 30.3% |
| Judged on | 26 | +16.5% | 2.33 | 13.6% | 34.6% |
| Whole period | 92 | +100.7% | 2.42 | 16.8% | 31.5% |

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).