Does 200 WMA Filter help Smoothed Heiken Ashi?
Etf · 30 backtest runs · As of 29 Jun 2026 · Methodology
HurtsDSR ✓ confirmed
This filter reduces median CAGR by more than 1 percentage point — either more false signals or too many blocked trades.
CAGR Comparison
Baseline CAGR
9.7%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
7.6%
200 WMA Filter
Δ CAGR
-2.10%
Sample
30
runs
Baseline Net CAGR
9.6%
after costs
Filtered Net CAGR
7.5%
after costs
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Baseline Sharpe
0.372
median
Filtered Sharpe
0.459
Δ Sharpe
+0.09
DSR
100.0%
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 = 0.4229 (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: 100.0%.
Full analysis in Edge Library
Per-asset breakdown, trade-level data, Sharpe comparison — available after sign-in.
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