Dual SMA Momentum Signals with Prior-Day Stop Levels

Summary

This strategy uses a fast and a slow simple moving average to trade short- to medium-term price direction. It enters long when the close crosses above both averages and short when it crosses below both. The stated settings use lengths of 9 and 45 periods. Stops are described at the prior day’s low for longs and prior day’s high for shorts.

The document explains that the approach is straightforward and intended to capture emerging trends, while warning that sideways or choppy markets can produce false signals and trading costs. It suggests RSI confirmation, volatility-sensitive stops, careful parameter selection, and position sizing as possible refinements. The published backtest configuration concerns BTC/USDT futures over roughly a year, but no performance results are provided. The source also contains implementation details that make the described stop behavior difficult to verify, so the strategy’s effectiveness is not established by the material.

Key ideas

• The strategy enters long when price crosses above both the fast and slow SMAs.
• It enters short when price crosses below both SMAs.
• The stated SMA lengths are 9 and 45 periods.
• Prior-day lows and highs are proposed as long and short stop references.
• Sideways markets can create false signals, and no backtest performance results are reported.

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