Golden Cross Strategy with 50-, 100-, and 200-Day Moving Averages

Summary

This document describes a long-only trend-following strategy built around 50-, 100-, and 200-day simple moving averages. It enters when the 50-day average crosses above the 100-day average. It exits on the reverse crossover, a close below the 100-day average, or a 100-day average crossing below the 200-day average. A trailing take-profit and fixed stop-loss are also described.

The rationale is that moving averages smooth price fluctuations and can help identify larger trends. The document discusses ease of implementation and adjustable periods, while warning that lagging signals can produce false crossovers in sideways markets, miss small moves, and react slowly to sudden news. It proposes filters and other indicators as possible refinements. Published settings show a BTC/USDT futures backtest over a short interval, but no performance results are provided, so they do not establish profitability or robustness.

Key ideas

• The strategy enters long when the 50-day SMA crosses above the 100-day SMA.
• It exits on a bearish crossover, a close below the 100-day SMA, or a bearish 100-day and 200-day crossover.
• The described risk controls include a trailing take-profit and a fixed stop-loss.
• Moving-average signals can lag and whipsaw when prices move sideways.
• The published BTC/USDT futures settings include no reported performance evidence.

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