Blackflag FTS strategyvsEMA fast/slow crossover strategy
Blackflag FTS strategy: SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored. · EMA fast/slow crossover strategy: Catch sustained moves by going long when the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA.
Blackflag FTS strategy
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
EMA fast/slow crossover strategy
Catch sustained moves by going long when the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA.
Indicators
- Blackflag FTS (ATR 28, factor 5)
- SMA(1) close wrapper
- EMA (period 12)
- EMA (period 26)
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long only
Market fit
Strong directional trends
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long-side ladder: close crosses down through any of the three Fib levels while Blackflag state = +1 (uptrend).
- Short-side ladder mirrors above the Fib levels while state = -1.
- First trigger wins; the trailing stop handles re-entry cadence.
- Enter long the bar after EMA(12) crosses above EMA(26).
- Cooldown of 2 bars after an exit prevents instant whipsaw re-entries.
Exit rules
- SuperTrend regime flips through zero in either direction — the framework routes the matching exit to the active position.
- 4% trailing stop locks in the run; 2-bar cooldown after exit.
- Close on the down-cross: EMA(12) back below EMA(26).
- Trailing stop of 4% locks in profits if the cross reverses without a clean down-cross.
Expected behavior
Calm during chop because no regime is established; bursts of activity when a clean trend prints and price wicks into the Fib zone. Pullback re-entries cluster around the trail line, so the equity curve looks like staircase steps inside each trend leg.
Long flat periods broken by sharp upward jumps when a sustained trend lines up — and visible drawdowns during ranging markets when the cross fires both ways inside a few bars.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick Blackflag FTS strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (Blackflag FTS (ATR 28, factor 5), SMA(1) close wrapper).
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
When to pick EMA fast/slow crossover strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Catch sustained moves by going long when the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 2 indicators (EMA (period 12), EMA (period 26)).
Catch sustained moves by going long when the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA.
Blackflag FTS strategy
SuperTrend regime gates three layered Fib pullback entries — long, short, mirrored.
EMA fast/slow crossover strategy
Catch sustained moves by going long when the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA.
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