A stock alert strategy buying a 2% gap tested very successfully when combined with a stop, using the average maximum gain as a profit target. It's success was in large part attributed to the low number of trades generated, minimizing churn. To take this to the next level I tested the traditional 50-day MA cross of the 200-day MA as 'buy' signal; what kind of performance can we expect from this stock alert strategy? The stocks comprising the historical test were: Active Trader (US) : AAPL, BA, C, CAT, CSCO, DIS, GM, HPQ, IBM, INTC, IP, JPM, KO, MSFT, SBUX, T, WMT FTSE Select (UK) : AGA_L, AVE_L, BB_L, BUR_L, COLT_L, CSR_L, DDT_L, DEB_L, DRX_L, FCAM_L, GFS_L, GNS_L, HIK_L, ISAT_L, LAD_L, LSE_L, MCRO_L, MGNS_L, NFDS_L, PFC_L, PFG_L, PNN_L, RGU_L, RRS_L, SCHE_L, TATE_L, TLW_L, UKC_L Test period : 30, 60 and 90 trading days
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