Long-Term Moving-Average Signals for Long-Short Allocation

Summary

This strategy uses a selected asset’s price relative to a simple moving average calculated at a chosen resolution. A cross above the average triggers a long position, while a cross below triggers a short position. The user can select long-short, long-only, or short-only operation. The stated intent is to follow longer-term direction while managing exposure through positions in opposite directions.

The document describes the approach as a way to hedge shorter-term fluctuations, but does not specify how to size or select a separate hedge leg; the source instead trades the selected base asset based on its moving-average cross. It lists lagging signals, long-term holding costs, and managing multiple positions as risks. Parameters include a five-period average at monthly resolution, and a brief BTC_USDT futures test window is provided, though the configured base symbol is an equity index. No performance results are reported, so the claimed stability or hedging benefit is not established.

Key ideas

• Price crossing above or below a simple moving average triggers long or short exposure.
• The strategy offers long-short, long-only, and short-only modes.
• The document frames the approach as hedging shorter-term fluctuations but does not define a separate hedge leg.
• Moving-average lag, holding costs, and managing multiple positions are identified as risks.
• The published test settings include a brief period but provide no performance results.

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