Combo 2/20 EMA & ADXR

Script from: TradingViewSwingTrend followingMomentum

Combine the 2/20 EMA with ADXR to identify cumulative signals efficiently. The 2/20 EMA strategy paints bars to indicate meeting alert criteria. The ADXR evaluates trend strength by averaging the current and previous ADX, offering a stable view of market trends. Together, these strategies enhance clarity in volatile conditions, providing a robust toolset for tracking market momentum 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.

1,143backtests3 markets

33robust scoreranked median 52

0.15p-valueranked median 0.24

3/24pass 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 2.55 (p = 0.15), above the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.

✓

Quality gate

3 of 24 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.

Robust score

33/100, 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.

2.55

avg. t-statistic

1.98

median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 1,143 backtests

Shown for transparency.

Symbol	Timeframe	Net profit	Profit factor	Trades	Max drawdown
General Motors Company NYSE:GM	4H	+4,387%	1.10	746	73%
Amgen Inc. NASDAQ:AMGN	4H	+655%	1.22	1,120	27%
Snowflake Inc. NYSE:SNOW	2H	+342%	1.14	701	68%
Coinbase Global, Inc. NASDAQ:COIN	4H	+305%	1.15	288	62%
Sanofi EURONEXT:SAN	1D	+188%	1.20	584	32%

⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 1,143 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Combo 2/20 EMA & ADXR profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 1,143 backtests, 3 of 24 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +4,387% on General Motors Company (4H, 746 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.15).

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