Dual EMA Spread Breakout for Trend Entries and Exits

Summary

This trend-following method compares a faster EMA with a slower EMA and requires their relative spread to exceed a threshold before entering. It opens long positions when the faster EMA is above the slower one and price is above the fast EMA; it opens short positions under the opposite conditions. Positions close when price crosses back through the fast EMA. The published example uses 13- and 26-period EMAs and a spread threshold of 0.95, with a BTC/USDT futures backtest configured for a short 2023 interval.

The document argues that the spread condition can filter some signals in ranging markets, while acknowledging that EMA lag, choppy conditions, and parameter choices can cause missed turns or false entries. It provides no performance statistics or evidence establishing profitability. The source code also expresses the entry checks as relative percentage differences between the EMAs, so the threshold's interpretation depends on that calculation. Further evaluation would need broader testing, realistic execution assumptions, and risk controls.

Key ideas

• The strategy uses a fast and a slow EMA to define trend direction.
• A minimum relative EMA spread is required before a long or short entry.
• Price crossing back through the fast EMA closes the corresponding position.
• EMA lag and sideways markets can produce late or false signals.
• The document describes a backtest setup but reports no performance results.

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