SMA Filter
Concept
The SMA Filter is a simple trend-alignment filter. It compares the current price against a Simple Moving Average.
Long / Short Conditions
- BUY (Long): price must be above the SMA
- SELL (Short): price must be below the SMA
Genetic Algorithm Parameters
- SMA period
- Price type used for the SMA
Best suited for
- trend-following entry logics
- simple directional gating
- strategies that should avoid trading against the prevailing moving-average bias