Short Bitcoin Scalping with EMA Crossovers and an RSI Threshold

Summary

This strategy describes a short-only approach using two fast exponential moving averages and a pair of slower averages. It opens a short position when the faster average crosses below the other fast average and the short-period RSI is above a threshold. It closes the position when the slower averages cross upward. The listed defaults use short lookback periods for the entry averages and RSI, with longer periods for the exit pair.

The supplied configuration identifies BTC/USDT futures and a four-hour chart over approximately one year, but gives no performance statistics or comparison with a benchmark. Although several parameter inputs are exposed, the code separately hard-codes the EMA periods used for plotted lines; actual signal calculations use the configurable inputs. There is no explicit stop loss, take profit, position sizing, or long entry in the described implementation, leaving risk controls and trading costs unaddressed.

Key ideas

• A short position opens when the faster EMA crosses below its companion EMA and RSI exceeds the entry threshold.
• The strategy exits shorts when the slower EMA pair crosses upward.
• The listed defaults use a short RSI lookback and four EMA periods of different lengths.
• The published setup specifies BTC/USDT futures on a four-hour chart but reports no backtest outcomes.
• No explicit stop loss, take profit, or position-sizing rule is provided.

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