# following-the-trend

Enters long positions when the 50 EMA crosses above the 100 EMA and the close crosses above the Donchian upper band, exits on a stop loss.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/1068-following-the-trend
Record ID: 1068
Catalog rank: 2932 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.prorealcode.com/prorealtime-trading-strategies/following-the-trend/
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: Not specified
- timeframes: Not specified
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 100}; applied to: close
- Donchian: {"period": 50}; applied to: close[1]
- Donchian: {"period": 50}; applied to: low[1]
- Supertrend: {"mult": 10, "period": 3}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- ema50 > ema100
- close CROSSES OVER donchianUpperBand

## Recorded short-entry rules

- ema50 < ema100
- close CROSSES UNDER donchianLowerBand

## Recorded exit rules

- close < initialstopExitPoint
- close > initialstopExitPoint

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: initialstopExitPoint
- Take profit: null
- Position sizing: BUY 1 SHARES AT high stop