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Multi-Timeframe EMA Crossover Strategy with RSI and ATR Exits

Article Strategy library · Author: ChaoZhang
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Summary

This strategy combines short and long EMAs for entry direction with a higher-timeframe EMA as a trend filter. Long entries follow an upward crossover when price is above the higher-timeframe EMA; short entries follow a downward crossover when price is below it. RSI thresholds filter entries during overbought or oversold conditions.

ATR sets a trailing stop and a profit target, with the stop intended to follow favorable price movement. The published defaults use a 9-period short EMA, 21-period long EMA, 14-period RSI and ATR, and a daily higher-timeframe confirmation. The document gives BTC/USDT futures backtest settings covering late 2019 through late 2024, but reports no performance statistics, so it does not establish profitability. It flags whipsaws in sideways markets, slippage, false breakouts, and parameter sensitivity. The accompanying source also recalculates the profit target from the current close, so its behavior may differ from a fixed target based on entry price.

Key ideas

  • EMA crossovers define the initial long or short direction.
  • A higher-timeframe EMA filters trades against the broader trend.
  • RSI thresholds screen entries during extreme momentum conditions.
  • ATR-based stops and targets adapt exit levels to recent volatility.
  • The document identifies sideways-market whipsaws, slippage, and parameter sensitivity as risks.

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CryptoFuturesTrend followingTechnical indicatorsRisk management

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