Dual MACD Trend Confirmation with Price Momentum and Stoch RSI
Summary
This trend strategy combines two MACD calculations with a simple price-momentum ratio and Stochastic RSI. The faster MACD’s difference from its signal line and the second MACD’s corresponding value must agree in direction; the price ratio provides another trend check. The supplied code enters long when both MACD differences are positive and the ratio of current close plus high to the previous bar’s corresponding sum is above one. It enters short under the opposite MACD and price conditions, with an additional Stochastic RSI threshold for short entries.
The document describes the method as broadly applicable and claims strong historical returns across indices and cryptocurrencies, but supplies no supporting performance figures or detailed tests for those claims. Its published backtest settings cover only a short BTC/USDT futures period. The strategy has no explicit stop loss in the code, and moving-average signals can whipsaw or lag sharp reversals. The write-up suggests testing stop rules, volume filters, and parameter variants, but does not report evidence that these changes help.
Key ideas
- Two MACD signal differences must align before the strategy takes a directional position.
- A ratio of recent price values adds a momentum check to entries.
- Stochastic RSI supplies an additional condition for the short-entry rule.
- The supplied code includes both long and short entries but no explicit stop loss.
- Historical return claims are not supported by detailed results, and the configured test period is brief.
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