Does 200 WMA Filter help BB + RSI?
Stocks · 30 backtest runs · As of 15 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
5.6%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
1.9%
200 WMA Filter
Δ CAGR
-3.70%
Sample
30
runs
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Baseline Sharpe
0.388
median
Filtered Sharpe
0.189
Δ Sharpe
-0.20
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 = 0.2788 (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%.
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