Parabolic SAR Trend
A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. Held up on its coins, not on others. 4H candles, long and short, category Trend Following.
Rules
Entry. On a closed 4H candle, go long when the close crosses above the Parabolic SAR (start and step 0.01, max 0.2) while above EMA(200); short when it crosses below the SAR while below EMA(200).
Managing the trade. Close when a 4H candle closes on the other side of the SAR.
Stop and target. Stop 3 x ATR(14) from the entry as the hard stop; the SAR exit usually comes first. No fixed target.
Exact rules
timeframe: 4H
long entry: CROSS_UP(close, PSAR(0.01, 0.01, 0.2))
long entry: close > EMA(200)
short entry: CROSS_DOWN(close, PSAR(0.01, 0.01, 0.2))
short entry: close < EMA(200)
long exit: close < PSAR(0.01, 0.01, 0.2)
short 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 | 384 | +61.2% | 1.32 | 17.3% | 38.8% |
| Judged on | 236 | +50.9% | 1.50 | 15.4% | 40.7% |
| Whole period | 620 | +143.2% | 1.40 | 17.3% | 39.5% |
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, on paper first, or see the rest of the strategy library.