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Does 200 WMA Filter help Smoothed Heiken Ashi?

Stocks · 90 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
9.0%
no filter
Filtered CAGR
7.3%
200 WMA Filter
Δ CAGR
-1.65%
Sample
90
runs
Baseline Net CAGR
8.8%
after costs
Filtered Net CAGR
7.2%
after costs

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Baseline Sharpe
0.270
median
Filtered Sharpe
0.333
Δ Sharpe
+0.06
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 = 0.5333 (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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