# Moving Average Crossover

Buys when a short-term moving average crosses above a long-term moving average.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11952-moving-average-crossover
Record ID: 11952
Catalog rank: 2005 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://github.com/weremunky/quant-alg
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

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: SPY
- timeframes: any
- sessions: any
- market_regime: trending|ranging|volatile|breakout|any

## Indicators

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

## Recorded long-entry rules

- 20-day SMA crosses above 50-day SMA

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: none
- Take profit: none
- Position sizing: none