ema strategy

Script from: TradingViewSwingScalpingMomentum

Utilize the EMA strategy for scalping by initiating staggered purchases and methodically taking profits once desired price points are reached, enhancing the potential for profitability in swift market movements.

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.

1,289backtests3 markets

45robust scoreranked median 52

0.36p-valueranked median 0.24

1/283pass 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 3.37 (p = 0.36), above the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

1 of 283 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

45/100, 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.

3.37

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 1,289 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
E-MINI S&P 500 FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) CME_MINI:ES1!	1D	+1,285,750%	92.03	111	625%
CRUDE OIL FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) NYMEX:CL1!	1D	+752,800%	58.91	124	9700%
CRUDE OIL FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) NYMEX:CL1!	4H	+145,300%	727.50	22	62800%
NIFTY 50 NSE:NIFTY	4H	+103,597%	14.93	192	318%
BITCOIN FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) CME:BTC1!	4H	+37,982%	105.78	156	126%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 1,289 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is ema strategy profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 1,289 backtests, 1 of 283 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +1,285,750% on E-MINI S&P 500 FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) (1D, 111 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.36).

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