Combo 2/20 EMA & Bull Power

Script from: TradingViewSwingTrend followingMomentum

The "Combo 2/20 EMA & Bull Power" strategy employs a dual approach: tracking the crossover of the 2/20 exponential moving average to signal trends, and using the Bull Power Indicator to assess buying pressure. An increasing Bull Power value suggests bullish momentum, while the EMA crossover identifies entry and exit points. Together, they provide robust trade signals when the alert criteria are fulfilled, painting bars to reflect changes.

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.

2,418backtests3 markets

31robust scoreranked median 52

0.13p-valueranked median 0.24

6/127pass 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 2.87 (p = 0.13), above the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

6 of 127 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

31/100, 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.

2.87

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 2,418 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
General Motors Company NYSE:GM	2H	+1,723%	1.06	1,532	81%
XDC / Dollar BITFINEX:XDCUSD	4H	+1,331%	1.01	1,909	93%
Datadog, Inc. NASDAQ:DDOG	4H	+1,109%	1.49	374	42%
LVMH EURONEXT:MC	1D	+827%	1.22	607	50%
BITCOIN FUTURES (CONTINUOUS: CURRENT CONTRACT IN FRONT) CME:BTC1!	4H	+789%	1.10	1,476	64%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 2,418 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Combo 2/20 EMA & Bull Power profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 2,418 backtests, 6 of 127 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +1,723% on General Motors Company (2H, 1532 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.13).

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