Momentum strategies

Momentum leans into what's already moving — it buys while indicators like RSI, ROC, MACD or ADX confirm an up-move and exits as they fade. It reacts faster than a slow trend filter, so it catches moves earlier but also gets chopped up more often when momentum stalls. It is a chase by construction: you are buying strength that has already happened, betting it continues a while longer.

Each one below is a mechanism to test, not a recommendation. Open it to see exactly how it works in plain English, then backtest it yourself — costs on, no look-ahead, measured against buy & hold — or open it in the builder to tweak.The sparkline on each card is the strategy's performance relative to buy & hold — it only rises when the strategy is beating a passive hold.

• ADX Trend-Strength + DI Cross

  Meta

  Only trades when ADX shows a real trend, then follows the +DI / −DI directional cross.

  ▼ lagged buy & hold
• Absolute Momentum (ROC)

  Nasdaq-100 ETF (QQQ)

  Long while the 6-month rate-of-change is positive; flat when it turns negative.

  ▼ lagged buy & hold
• EMA Momentum Cross

  Solana

  Rides the fast EMA over the slow EMA, and bails after a set number of bars if it stalls
• Fast-Slow EMA Momentum

  Meta

  Holds while the 20-EMA leads the 50-EMA, steps aside when fast crosses back under slow

  ▼ lagged buy & hold
• MACD Signal-Line Cross

  AMD

  Enters when the MACD line crosses above its signal line, exits on the cross back down

  ▼ lagged buy & hold
• RSI-50 Momentum Regime

  Palantir

  Treats RSI crossing 50 as the momentum switch: in above the midline, out when it fades below

  ▼ lagged buy & hold
• Supertrend + MACD Confirmation

  Bitcoin

  Only buys when Supertrend is bullish AND MACD histogram agrees, exits when momentum fades