MACD and VWMA Momentum Strategy for Leveraged Futures

Summary

This strategy combines MACD momentum with a pair of volume-weighted moving averages for directional entries. It uses the standard 12, 26, and 9 MACD settings and compares 20-period and 50-period VWMAs. A positive MACD histogram alongside the faster VWMA above the slower one signals a long; negative histogram and the reverse VWMA ordering signal a short. Positions close on a MACD line crossover against the position. Contract quantity is calculated from equity, price, and a leverage input, with a precision setting controlling rounding.

The document describes the approach as intended for leveraged derivatives and lists choppy-market false signals, leverage-amplified losses, delayed exits, and parameter sensitivity as risks. Published backtest settings use daily BTC/USDT futures data from December 2019 through September 2024, but no return, drawdown, or other performance evidence is provided. The narrative says exits use MACD crossovers, while the source implements crossovers for closing positions; histogram sign is separately assigned as an unused exit signal. The described commission input is calculated in the source but is not visibly passed into the strategy settings, so transaction-cost treatment is unclear.

Key ideas

• Long and short entries require agreement between MACD histogram sign and the ordering of two VWMAs.
• Position exits occur when the MACD line crosses its signal line against the open position.
• Contract quantity scales with equity, leverage, and price, then applies a precision setting.
• The document warns that ranging conditions and leverage can increase losses and trading costs.
• The published daily futures test window has no reported performance statistics.

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