Much of a strong year can come from a few long uptrends, and most of the pain from holding through the falls. Trend Long/Flat holds a 2x long on BTCUSDT while BTC's daily 21-candle average is above its 50-candle average and the price is above the faster one. When the trend turns down, or the price falls 5% below the faster average, it closes the long and waits in cash for the next uptrend.
What it costs
This strategy is open on every plan. What it trades is fixed by its design, so every plan runs the same scope; Standard is free.
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How it works
The trend is read from the platform's averages of the market you pick, on daily or 4-hour candles: it is up while the average over 21 candles is above the average over 50. When the trend is up and the price is above the faster average, the strategy opens a long worth your position value at your leverage. It closes it when the trend turns down, or when the price falls below the faster average by your stop distance, with a sell just under the mark price that can only reduce the position. After a stop it buys again only once the trend is up and the price is back above the faster average.
Key Features
Strategy profile
A snapshot of how this strategy behaves and who it suits, not a forecast of returns.
These are our assessments of strategy character, not user-specific performance figures.
Trend following loses in sideways markets: the averages cross back and forth, and each false start costs a small stop and fees. The stop is measured from the 21-candle average, not from the price paid, so the loss it allows depends on how far above the average the long was opened. Leverage makes every loss larger, and funding is paid while longs pay shorts. Closer to liquidation than your distance, the strategy stops changing the long; the trend exit and the stop still close it.
All figures on this page are simulated or historical backtest results, shown for information and education only. They are not real customer results, they do not include your specific fees and slippage, and past performance does not guarantee future returns. Your capital is at risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick glossary
Definitions for the trading terms used on this page.
- Backtest
- A simulation of how a strategy would have performed on historical price data. Past results never guarantee future returns - markets change.
- Slippage
- The difference between the price you expect and the price you actually get when an order fills. Worse on illiquid pairs and during fast markets.
- Spread
- The gap between the best buy price (bid) and the best sell price (ask). Tight spreads = liquid market, wider spreads = more cost per round trip.
- Stop-loss
- An automatic exit order that closes a losing position when price hits a chosen threshold. Caps how much one bad trade can hurt you.
- Take-profit
- An automatic exit order that closes a winning position once price reaches a chosen target. Locks in gains without relying on you to watch the chart.
- Volatility
- How sharply price moves. High volatility = bigger swings in both directions, which means more opportunity but also more drawdown risk.
Want leverage only while the trend is with you?
Every new Futures Trend Long/Flat starts in paper trading: its orders are kept on paper and listed on the strategy page, and a paper run stops by itself after an hour.
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