# Moving-Average Crossover Strategy

Long-only strategy entering a position when the 20-day SMA is above the 50-day SMA.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11388-moving-average-crossover-strategy
Record ID: 11388
Catalog rank: 1350 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://github.com/HalWatson/trading-backtester
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

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## Extraction warnings

Build warnings: DAILY_LOW_COUNT: daily-or-slower timeframe on a single instrument. Expect well under 100 trades in five years, so a backtest will rarely reach statistical significance on its own.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: QQQ
- timeframes: D1
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: trending|ranging|volatile|breakout|any

## Indicators

- SMA: {"period": 20}; applied to: close
- SMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- fast SMA is above slow SMA

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: null
- Take profit: null
- Position sizing: null