# SignalMAAboveBelow 3

Opens positions based on the relationship between the close price and the indicator on the current and previous bars.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/7079-signalmaabovebelow-3
Record ID: 7079
Catalog rank: 1445 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/code/20164
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

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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: any
- timeframes: any
- sessions: any
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- Moving Average: {"applied_to": "close", "method": "SMA", "period": 12, "shift": 0}; applied to: Not specified
- VSI - Volatility Switch Indicator: Not specified; applied to: Not specified

## Recorded long-entry rules

- m_close.GetData(idx+1)-m_open.GetData(idx+1)<m_previous_bar_size*PriceLevelUnit()
- m_close.GetData(idx)-m_open.GetData(idx)<m_current_bar_size*PriceLevelUnit()

## Recorded short-entry rules

- m_open.GetData(idx+1)-m_close.GetData(idx+1)<m_previous_bar_size*PriceLevelUnit()
- m_open.GetData(idx)-m_close.GetData(idx)<m_current_bar_size*PriceLevelUnit()

## Recorded exit rules

- not specified in the source

## Recorded filters

- Reverse flag
- max spread not specified

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Not specified
- Take profit: Not specified
- Position sizing: Not specified
