EMA Crossover and RSI Confirmation with Fixed Risk Targets

Summary

This strategy combines a 50-period and 200-period EMA crossover with a 14-period RSI filter. A bullish crossover is considered only when RSI is above 50, and a bearish crossover only when RSI is below 50. It is intended for 15-minute, hourly, four-hour, and daily charts, with a user-set stop distance and a take-profit target defaulting to twice that distance. The document also describes chart markers and suggests additions such as volatility filters, higher-timeframe confirmation, and pullback entries.

The material explains the rules and parameter choices but provides no performance results or evidence that the signals are profitable. It warns that moving averages lag, crossovers can whipsaw in ranging markets, and fixed stops may not contain losses across price gaps. There is also a mismatch between the stated risk controls and the supplied code: stop and target prices are calculated in the same direction for both long and short entries. The RSI 70/30 levels are listed, but the entry rules use the 50 threshold instead.

Key ideas

• The strategy uses a short and long EMA crossover to define trade direction.
• RSI above or below 50 filters bullish or bearish crossover entries.
• The described take-profit target is a multiple of the user-defined stop distance.
• Lag, ranging markets, parameter sensitivity, and price gaps are identified as risks.
• The supplied code’s stop and target calculations do not reverse direction for short trades.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.