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Faber Strategy: The Long-Term MA "Watchman"

Nickname: Long-Term MA Follower
Career: Long-Term Trend Following
Timeframe: 1 Hour / 4 Hours

1. What's This Strategy?​

Faber is a "long-term" strategy:

  • Watch the 200-day MA's direction
  • Wait for price to pull back near the 50-day MA to buy
  • Sell when price breaks below the 200-day MA

It's "see long-term, trade medium-term"! 🔭

2. Core Settings​

Take-Profit Rules​

Holding > 0 minutes:  earn 15% and run
Holding > 2 hours:    earn 10% and run
Holding > 8 hours:   earn 5% and run

Stop-Loss Rules​

-8% stop-loss (relatively wide)

3. Core Indicators​

MA Combination​

MAFunction
SMA50Medium-term trend, find pullback points
SMA200Long-term trend, confirm direction

4. Buy Conditions​

Core Condition​

(Price > SMA200) & (Price < SMA50) & (Volume surges)

Plain English:

"Price above long-term MA + pulled back to medium-term MA + someone bought → Buy!"

Translation:

  • Price > SMA200 = "Long-term trend is up"
  • Price < SMA50 = "Pulled back — it's a buying opportunity"
  • Volume surges = "This breakout is real"

5. Sell Conditions​

5.1 Sell​

Price breaks below SMA200

Plain English:

"Even the long-term MA broke — run!"

6. Strategy Characteristics​

Pros​

  1. Simple: Just two MAs
  2. Long-term thinking: Won't be affected by short-term fluctuations
  3. Great for long-term: Best on daily/4-hour charts

Cons​

  1. Signal lag: By the time MAs confirm, everything's already over
  2. Needs capital: 200-day MA needs lots of data
  3. Doesn't work in oscillation: Gets slapped from both sides

7. Summary​

Faber is the "long-term MA watchman":

  • Simple, long-term, doesn't fuss
  • Signal lag, needs patience

One-liner: Watch the 200-day MA, be the rose that blooms over time! 🌹

Document generated: 2026-03-23

8. Technical Indicators​

IndicatorPurpose
EMATrend
RSIMomentum

9. Risk Management​

Protection Layers​

Protection LayerFunction
Hard stop-loss-5%
Trailing stopProtect profits

10. Summary​

One-Line Rating​

"Classic MA strategy!"

11. What Markets Does This Strategy Make Money In?​

Market Performance​

Market TypePerformance Rating
TrendingExcellent
OscillatingPoor

12. Want to Run This Strategy?​

Configuration​

minimal_roi:
  "0": 0.08
stoploss: -0.05

13. Final Warning ⚠️​

Risks​

MA lag!

My Suggestions​

1. Test with small money
2. Use when the trend is clear

Remember: Classic ≠ Outdated! 🙏

Final Reminder: Test with small positions! 🙏