Multi-Timeframe EMA Crossovers with Staged Profit Taking

Summary

This strategy combines a fast and slow EMA crossover with a higher-timeframe EMA filter. It describes long entries when the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA while above the reference EMA, or crosses above the reference EMA itself; short signals use the corresponding downward conditions. The stated configuration uses 9- and 50-period EMAs and a 100-period EMA on a 15-minute timeframe, although the listed parameter defaults do not fully match that description.

Trade management uses fixed stop and target levels. At the first target, it is intended to close part of the position and move the stop toward breakeven, with the remainder held to a second target or stop. Trading hours and weekdays can also be restricted. The document provides a BTC/USDT futures backtest setup, but reports no performance results. It warns that lagging averages can whipsaw in ranging markets, fixed distances may not fit changing volatility, and results may not generalize across markets or future conditions.

Key ideas

• EMA crossovers are filtered by the fast EMA’s position relative to a higher-timeframe reference.
• The described EMA settings are 9 periods, 50 periods, and 100 periods on a 15-minute timeframe.
• The trade plan uses an initial stop, partial profit taking, a breakeven adjustment, and a second target.
• Time and weekday filters are available to constrain trading.
• The document supplies backtest configuration but no evidence of realized strategy performance.

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