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Combo 2/20 EMA & (H-L)/C Histogram

Script from: TradingViewSwing

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.

892backtests3 markets
35robust scoreranked median 52
0.06p-valueranked median 0.24
4/29pass 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 4.68 (p = 0.06), above the median of 1.98 (p = 0.24) for ranked strategies.
✓
Quality gate
4 of 29 backtests with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate.
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Robust score
35/100, 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.

4.68
avg. t-statistic
1.98
median, ranked strategies

Best 5 of 892 backtests

Shown for transparency.

SymbolTimeframeNet profitProfit factorTradesMax drawdown
Stellantis NV
EURONEXT:STLAP
4H+1,080%1.143,14032%
GE Aerospace
NYSE:GE
1D+972%1.191,40240%
Boeing Company (The)
NYSE:BA
1D+719%1.151,47951%
Morgan Stanley
NYSE:MS
1D+507%1.171,33063%
HENRY HUB NATURAL GAS FUTURES
NYMEX:NG1!
1D+393%1.051,40971%
⚠Selected after the fact: these are the best 5 of 892 runs, not what to expect from this strategy.

Is Combo 2/20 EMA & (H-L)/C Histogram profitable?

Not reliably, based on our tests. Across 892 backtests, 4 of 29 with more than 15 trades pass our quality gate. The best result is +1,080% on Stellantis NV (4H, 3140 trades). On average, its results are statistically indistinguishable from chance (p = 0.06).

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