Parabolic SAR, 8H, Long Only
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Held up in testing. 8H candles, long only, category Trend Following.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 8H candle, go long when the close crosses above the Parabolic SAR (start and step 0.01, max 0.2) with the close above EMA(150). Long only.
Managing the trade. Close when an 8H candle closes below the SAR.
Stop and target. Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the 8H chart from the entry as the hard stop; the SAR exit usually comes first. No fixed target.
Exact rules
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: CROSS_UP(close, PSAR(0.01, 0.01, 0.2))
long entry: close > EMA(150)
long exit: close < PSAR(0.01, 0.01, 0.2)
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 | 125 | +62.0% | 2.19 | 8.4% | 48.8% |
| Judged on | 54 | +16.3% | 1.76 | 7.8% | 37.0% |
| Whole period | 179 | +88.3% | 2.01 | 8.4% | 45.3% |
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, on paper first, or see the rest of the strategy library.