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Does 200 WMA Filter help Smoothed Heiken Ashi?

Forex · 30 backtest runs · As of 29 Jun 2026 · Methodology

NeutralDSR ✗ not confirmed

No material CAGR effect (±1pp vs. baseline). Filter may still reduce drawdown.

CAGR Comparison

Baseline CAGR
0.3%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
-0.3%
200 WMA Filter
Δ CAGR
-0.55%
Sample
30
runs
Baseline Net CAGR
0.1%
after costs
Filtered Net CAGR
-0.4%
after costs

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Baseline Sharpe
-0.065
median
Filtered Sharpe
-0.066
Δ Sharpe
-0.00
DSR
0.3%
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 = 0.4836 (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: 0.3%.

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