# MA Trend 2

Trades based on the comparison of current price with a moving average value.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/643-ma-trend-2
Record ID: 643
Catalog rank: 638 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/code/23632
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## 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: Not specified
- timeframes: any
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: trending|null

## Indicators

- iMA: {"period": 1, "shift": 1}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Current ASK price is higher than the indicator value on bar #1

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Current BID price is less than the indicator value on bar #1

## Recorded exit rules

- Close opposite - forced closing of opposite positions when a trading signal is received

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

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