Combining SMA Crossovers, RSI Extremes, and Engulfing Patterns

Summary

This strategy combines a fast and slow simple moving average crossover with RSI thresholds and bullish or bearish engulfing patterns. Its stated defaults are 9- and 21-period averages, a 14-period RSI, and overbought and oversold levels of 70 and 30. A long signal comes from a bullish engulfing pattern or an upward crossover accompanied by an oversold RSI; a short signal comes from a bearish engulfing pattern or a downward crossover accompanied by an overbought RSI. The source specifies orders sized at 10% of account equity.

The published backtest settings identify BTC/USDT futures on Binance, using daily bars over a stated date range, but provide no performance results. The document flags whipsaws in sideways markets, lag from moving averages, parameter sensitivity, and possible inaccuracies in coded pattern recognition. It suggests ATR filters or stops, trend strength measures, variable sizing, and time filters as possible refinements. The descriptions of confirmation and risk control are claims rather than demonstrated results; the rules also allow an engulfing pattern to trigger a signal on its own.

Key ideas

• The strategy uses 9- and 21-period simple moving averages to identify crossovers.
• A 14-period RSI uses 70 and 30 as its overbought and oversold thresholds.
• Bullish or bearish engulfing patterns can independently trigger long or short entries.
• The source sets position size to 10% of account equity per trade.
• The document identifies sideways-market whipsaws and lagging signals as key limitations.

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