# Crossing Moving Average

Enters trades when moving averages cross, with a momentum filter.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/457-crossing-moving-average
Record ID: 457
Catalog rank: 1067 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/code/21515
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

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## Extraction warnings

Opacity warnings: UNDEFINED ENTRY TERM: the entry conditions are prose naming a concept with no numeric definition, so two readers would implement them differently. Advisory only -- this does not affect the score.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: EURUSD
- timeframes: M15
- sessions: any
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- MA: {"period": null}; applied to: close
- MA: {"period": null}; applied to: close
- Momentum: {}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- MA_First[1] > MA_Second[1] + ExtMA_MinimumDistance && MA_First[2] < MA_Second[2] - ExtMA_MinimumDistance

## Recorded short-entry rules

- MA_First[1] < MA_Second[1] - ExtMA_MinimumDistance && MA_First[2] > MA_Second[2] + ExtMA_MinimumDistance

## Recorded exit rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded filters

- Momentum filter

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Stop Loss can be disabled - set to '0.0'
- Take profit: Take Profit can be disabled - set to '0.0'
- Position sizing: Fixed and set in the Lots parameter