EMA Crossover Entries Confirmed by RSI with Percentage Exits

Summary

This two-sided strategy pairs a short and long exponential moving average crossover with an RSI filter. A bullish crossover opens a long position only when 14-period RSI is above 50; a bearish crossover opens a short position only when RSI is below 50. The stated defaults use 9- and 21-period EMAs, a 1% stop, and a 2% profit target. Opposite EMA crossovers also close the existing position.

The document explains the combination as trend following with momentum confirmation and identifies frequent crossover signals in sideways markets as a source of false trades and costs. It also cautions that fixed percentage exits may not suit changing volatility, gaps can cause slippage, and optimizing parameters can overfit historical data. Suggested refinements include higher-timeframe direction filters, volatility-adjusted stops, volume or trend-strength confirmation, and out-of-sample testing. Backtest settings are given for BNB/USDT futures over a stated date range, but no performance figures are reported, so the described advantages are not supported with results in the document.

Key ideas

• Long and short entries require an EMA crossover confirmed by RSI on the corresponding side of 50.
• The stated defaults use 9- and 21-period EMAs, 14-period RSI, a 1% stop, and a 2% profit target.
• An opposite EMA crossover closes the current position.
• Sideways markets, fixed exit distances, price gaps, and parameter overfitting are identified as risks.
• The backtest settings provide no performance results.

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