Does 200 WMA Filter help EMA Trend Bias?
Commodities · 38 backtest runs · As of 22 Jun 2026 · Methodology
NeutralDSR ✗ not confirmed
No material CAGR effect (±1pp vs. baseline). Filter may still reduce drawdown.
CAGR Comparison
Baseline CAGR
5.1%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
4.2%
200 WMA Filter
Δ CAGR
-0.95%
Sample
38
runs
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Baseline Sharpe
0.237
median
Filtered Sharpe
0.210
Δ Sharpe
-0.03
DSR
29.7%
not confirmed
How does this filter work?
BUY signals only when price > 200-week MA
DSR Methodology
DSR = PSR(SR̂₀) per Bailey & López de Prado (2014). SR̂₀ = 0.4824 (expected best Sharpe from 7 random filter trials).
Testing multiple filters on the same data increases the chance of finding a good result by luck. DSR measures whether this result clears the multiple-testing threshold. Pass threshold: DSR ≥ 90%. Current: 29.7%.
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