MACD Zero-Line Cross, Daily
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Held up in testing. 1D candles, long and short, category Trend Following.
Rules
Entry. On a closed daily candle, go long when the MACD line (19, 39) crosses above zero; go short when it crosses below zero.
Managing the trade. Close when the MACD line crosses back through zero.
Stop and target. Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the daily chart from the entry, never moved. No fixed target.
Exact rules
timeframe: 1D
long entry: CROSS_UP(MACD(19, 39, 9), 0)
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(MACD(19, 39, 9), 0)
long exit: MACD(19, 39, 9) < 0
short 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 | 43 | +60.8% | 3.99 | 20.2% | 39.5% |
| Judged on | 29 | +7.6% | 1.76 | 7.6% | 37.9% |
| Whole period | 72 | +73.0% | 3.01 | 20.2% | 38.9% |
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.