# Near the High, 8H, Long Only

A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. **Thin edge in testing.** 8H candles, long only, category Momentum.

## Rules

**Entry.** On a closed 8H candle, go long when the close is within 10% of the highest high of the last 270 candles (90 days) and higher than 60 candles (20 days) ago. Long only.

**Managing the trade.** Close on an 8H close below SMA(150) (about the 50-day average).

**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: close >= 0.90 * HIGHEST(270)
long entry: ROC(60) > 0
long exit: close < SMA(150)
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 | 54 | +123.6% | 4.42 | 21.5% | 31.5% |
| Judged on | 22 | +3.3% | 1.37 | 16.1% | 27.3% |
| Whole period | 76 | +130.2% | 3.42 | 21.5% | 30.3% |

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).