# Rising Average, Long Only

A built-in strategy on Central Command, tested on BloFin history. **Thin edge in testing.** 1D candles, long only, category Trend Following.

## Rules

**Entry.** On a closed daily candle, go long when SMA(50) is higher than it was 5 days ago and the close is above it. Long only.

**Managing the trade.** Close when SMA(50) is lower than it was 5 days ago.

**Stop and target.** Stop 3 x ATR(14) on the daily chart from the entry, never moved. No fixed target.

## Exact rules

```text

After a stop, it buys back the next day if the average is still rising and price is above it.

[EXACT RULES]
timeframe: 1D
direction: long only
long entry: SMA(50) > SMA(50)[5]
long entry: close > SMA(50)
long exit: SMA(50) < SMA(50)[5]
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 | 39 | +44.9% | 2.93 | 15.1% | 38.5% |
| Judged on | 18 | +0.1% | 1.02 | 15.5% | 16.7% |
| Whole period | 57 | +45.1% | 2.26 | 15.5% | 31.6% |

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).