Easy to Use MACD+RSI Strategy

Script from: TradingViewLongTermMomentumTrend following

This MACD+RSI trading strategy is perfect for beginners seeking a customizable approach. Adjust investment amounts, backtesting dates, MACD sensitivity, and RSI threshold with simple code changes. An added option to focus only on long positions makes it beginner-friendly. Pair it with trend/exit strategies to enhance profitability.

Audit verdict

Not rankedUpdated Jul 28, 2026

No reliable edge found

Its average result can't be told apart from chance, so it stays out of our rankings. The script itself passed our repainting audit.

541backtests3 markets

14robust scoreranked median 52

0.57p-valueranked median 0.24

0/69pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

How we decide whether a strategy enters our rankings. Read the methodology →

✓

Repainting audit

8 of 8 checks passed.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 0.65 (p = 0.57), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 69 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

14/100, below the median of 52 for ranked strategies.

How its evidence compares

The t-statistic measures how far the average result sits from zero relative to its noise. Below about 2, it is within what random entries produce.

0.65

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 541 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Sunrun Inc. NASDAQ:RUN	1D	+437%	1.87	17	55%
Sunrun Inc. NASDAQ:RUN	1H	+385%	1.35	140	66%
DraftKings Inc. NASDAQ:DKNG	1H	+352%	1.37	82	52%
SoFi Technologies, Inc. NASDAQ:SOFI	1H	+351%	1.51	76	55%
Energy Transfer LP NYSE:ET	1H	+324%	1.92	141	57%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 541 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Easy to Use MACD+RSI Strategy profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 541 backtests, 0 of 69 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +437% on Sunrun Inc. (1D, 17 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.57).

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