# 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

```text

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](/agents/new), on paper first, or see the rest of the [strategy library](/strategies/library).