# 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

```text

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