# Golden Cross and Dead Cross

Enters long on Golden Cross and short on Dead Cross using moving averages.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/2840-golden-cross-and-dead-cross
Record ID: 2840
Catalog rank: 1286 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/code/46426
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

Build warnings: MT4_ONLY: the captured source is MQL4 / written for MetaTrader 4. It needs porting (order functions, indicator handles) before it runs on MT5.

## Recorded profile

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

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- The value of the previous moving average is higher than the shorter-term moving average.
- The value of the moving average two periods ago is lower than the shorter-term moving average.
- The value of the moving average two periods ago is lower than the value of the previous short-term moving average.

## Recorded short-entry rules

- The value of the previous moving average is lower than the shorter-term moving average.
- The value of the moving average two periods ago is higher than the shorter-term moving average.
- The value of the moving average two periods ago is higher than the value of the previous short-term moving average.

## Recorded exit rules

- Entry orders are managed only with stop loss orders and take profit limit orders.

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Stoploss value from the mid-term MA
- Take profit: same distance as stop orders but on the positive side
- Position sizing: null