Does 200 WMA Filter help EMA Cross?
Crypto · 149 backtest runs · As of 9 Jun 2026 · Methodology
HelpsDSR ✓ confirmed
This filter increases median CAGR by more than 1 percentage point vs. the baseline.
CAGR Comparison
Baseline CAGR
27.9%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
33.7%
200 WMA Filter
Δ CAGR
+5.85%
Sample
149
runs
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Baseline Sharpe
0.628
median
Filtered Sharpe
0.301
Δ Sharpe
-0.33
DSR
98.6%
confirmed ≥90%
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 = 0.5102 (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: 98.6%.
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