MACD Above Zero, Daily, Long Only
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Thin edge in testing. 1D candles, long only, category Trend Following.
Rules
Entry. On a closed daily candle, go long when MACD(8, 21, 9) crosses above zero while above its signal line, or crosses above its signal line while above zero. Long only.
Managing the trade. Close on a daily close with MACD(8, 21, 9) below zero.
Stop and target. Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the daily chart from the entry, never moved. No fixed target.
Exact rules
A hand-built variant of macd-zero-line (not from the sibling rule: the parent's longs alone had too few trades in-sample). The re-entry on a signal cross gives the long side more chances.
[EXACT RULES]
timeframe: 1D
direction: long only
long entry: (CROSS_UP(MACD(8, 21, 9), 0) AND MACD(8, 21, 9) > MACD_SIGNAL(8, 21, 9)) OR (CROSS_UP(MACD(8, 21, 9), MACD_SIGNAL(8, 21, 9)) AND MACD(8, 21, 9) > 0)
long exit: MACD(8, 21, 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 | 53 | +51.0% | 3.30 | 13.6% | 28.3% |
| Judged on | 27 | +0.1% | 1.01 | 10.7% | 25.9% |
| Whole period | 80 | +51.2% | 2.43 | 13.6% | 27.5% |
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, on paper first, or see the rest of the strategy library.