STRATEGY · TREND FOLLOWING
50 MA bounce (MA50-BOUNCE)
DISABLED
How the setup is identified
Treats the 50-period moving average as dynamic support or resistance and enters on the touch.
Status and evidence
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Engine ID | MA50-BOUNCE |
| Family | Trend following |
| Status | Disabled — did not survive testing |
Zero fires. Redundant with EMA-PULLBACK.
What we learned
Zero fires, and redundant with EMA-PULLBACK — which is to say redundant with the most expensive strategy in the set. Cutting it removed a duplicate of something that was already being removed.
The 50-period average is popular because it is popular. There is no property of markets that privileges the number, and its apparent significance is self-fulfilling to a degree that has diminished as participation has changed.
Other trend following strategies
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