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Strategy

RSI vs. Golden Cross vs. OBV-MACD: Which Strategy Actually Wins?

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Golden Cross, RSI/SMA, and OBV-MACD compared head-to-head on Bitcoin weekly candles. Which strategy wins? The honest answer is surprising — and it says more about the market than about the strategies themselves.

Strategie-VergleichOBVMACD+4
May 20, 20261 min
Strategy

RSI: The Most Popular Indicator in Crypto. Does It Work?

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RSI is the most popular indicator in crypto trading. But does the classic "oversold = buy" logic actually work? We ran the numbers — and the results show: without a trend filter, RSI is a trap. With the right setup, it becomes a real strategy.

RSIMomentumTrend-Filter+4
May 18, 20261 min
Strategy

Supertrend is live — the ratcheting trend follower now with a real backtest engine

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A new strategy is live: Supertrend, one of the most popular indicators on TradingView. ATR-based bands that ratchet with the trend — the stop only moves in trend direction, never back. Default 10/3.0 with Wilder smoothing. Pro+.

BacktestingCryptoSupertrend+3
May 18, 20261 min
Strategy

Smoothed Heikin Ashi — Heikin-Ashi With Two Smoothing Layers

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Heiken-Ashi candles have been a popular noise filter from Japan for decades. Smoothed Heiken Ashi takes it one step further and smooths the OHLC data twice — before and after the HA calculation. Live today as the latest strategy in the Backtesting Arena.

BacktestingCryptoHeikin Ashi+3
May 13, 20261 min
Strategy

Static DCA is the beginner answer. Ladder Stacking is the next level.

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Everyone knows DCA: buy the same amount each month, done. It works. But if you already have the Cycle Score — the score that tells you whether BTC is accumulating or overheating — why ignore that information when buying? We've built a calculator that pits DCA, HODL, and Ladder Stacking against each other. With real BTC data and Z-Score anchor.

lifestyle-calculator · cycle-score · dca · feature-launch
May 11, 20261 min
Strategy

7,000 Backtests In — What the Arena Has Learned So Far

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7,299 runs across 601 assets and every strategy. The most surprising pattern: it's not which strategy you pick that decides the outcome — it's the timeframe you run it on. Plus: two newcomers push to the top — and a side glance at paid indicator communities.

BacktestingStrategy InsightsTimeframe+4
May 10, 20261 min
Strategy

Buying Altcoins Without a Strategy? Just Buy Bitcoin Instead.

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**What 269 Binance USDT pairs over 8 years reveal about the honest reality of crypto investing — and why most altcoin holders are playing a game they statistically cannot win.**

RSIAltcoinsBitcoin+1
May 10, 20261 min
Strategy

Keltner Channel Breakout — Bollinger's Older Brother

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Everyone knows Bollinger Bands. Keltner Channels have been around longer and use ATR instead of standard deviation — which often makes them better suited for trend following. Live today as strategy 10 in the Backtesting Arena.

BacktestingCryptoATR+3
May 8, 20261 min
Strategy

Volatility Isn't a Threat, It's Your Tool — How ATR Makes Every Backtest Better

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Average True Range sounds like dry theory. In practice, it's the indicator that lets you adapt your stops, filters, and strategies to the actual reality of the market. We've now fully integrated it into Backtesting Arena — here's what it does and how to use it starting today.

indicator · volatility · risk-management · feature-launch
May 7, 20261 min
Strategy

When a Crypto Strategy fails completely on US Stocks

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An honest story from our bulk backtests.

RSISMABacktesting+5
May 6, 20261 min
Strategy

Buy Now or Wait for the Dip? The Math Behind the Decision

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Buy now or wait for the dip? Both camps believe in rising prices — yet pursue opposite strategies. An expected-value calculation reveals which one actually wins, and under which conditions the math flips.

StrategieErwartungswertRisikomanagement+4
May 4, 20261 min
Strategy

Why 80% Win Rate Doesn't Mean You're Making Money

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Open any signal-service landing page. The first number you see is almost always a win rate. 76%. 82%. 91%.

in RateTrading MetricsRisk-Adjusted Returns+5
Apr 24, 20261 min
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