Advanced EMA Cross with Normalized ATR Filter, Controlling ADX

Script from: TradingViewSwingTrend followingMomentumVolumeVolatility

This trading strategy leverages the EMA crossover complemented by a normalized ATR for noise reduction and ADX for trend strength, creating robust entry signals. Short-term and long-term EMAs pinpoint trend reversals, while the ATR filter assesses market volatility, ensuring active trade conditions. The strategy harnesses the Super Trend indicator for market direction, using volume filters for additional confirmation. Buy signals occur when nuanced criteria are met, aligning EMA crosses with favorable market conditions.

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.

2,507backtests3 markets

34robust scoreranked median 52

0.41p-valueranked median 0.24

0/214pass quality gatebacktests >15 trades

Audit details

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✓

Repainting audit

8 of 8 checks passed.

✓

Script availability

Open-source, still published on TradingView.

Statistical edge

Average t-statistic 0.98 (p = 0.41), below the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

Quality gate

None of the 214 backtests with more than 15 trades passes our quality gate.

Robust score

34/100, 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.

0.98

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 2,507 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
Cronos/Tether OKX:CROUSDT	4H	+5,920%	1.53	116	36%
OM / TetherUS BINANCE:OMUSDT	1D	+4,354%	5.11	17	30%
Regions Financial Corporation NYSE:RF	1D	+1,741%	1.75	134	32%
Bank of America Corporation NYSE:BAC	2H	+1,710%	2.54	210	46%
Stellar / TetherUS BINANCE:XLMUSDT	4H	+1,469%	1.61	137	46%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 2,507 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Advanced EMA Cross with Normalized ATR Filter, Controlling ADX profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 2,507 backtests, 0 of 214 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +5,920% on Cronos/Tether (4H, 116 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.41).

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