20/50 Moving Avg Crossover

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GatorTrader

Has anyone backtested buying the closing prices of when the 20 day MA crosses the 50 day MA? It seems that most of the trades I do, or trending stocks that I'm in all began when the 20 day crossed the 50 day. I know this seems too simple, so help me out here.
Look at the Dow(DJII) on a daily chart, the 20 day crossed the 50 at around 8000, which wouldve been the perfect time to jump in.
 
There seems to be quite a few quys who do a lot of back-testing on this board. But if you don't get much help, you might take a look at this site. That's all they do, is back-test, and I'm sure someones tried something similiar.

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Maybe this is off-topic: Isn't it the case that eyeing where moving averages were printed in the past on a chart is misleading because they change values relative to where consistent new data reconfigures the average?
 
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Maybe this is off-topic: Isn't it the case that eyeing where moving averages were printed in the past on a chart is misleading because they change values relative to where consistent new data reconfigures the average?
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???

My moving averages never change value. The MA is based on past prices, not future. Once the bar for the timeframe you are watching is complete (closed), it should NEVER change - whether on a 5-min, Daily, Weekly, ...

That is, unless you have some funky software.
 
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Has anyone backtested buying the closing prices of when the 20 day MA crosses the 50 day MA? It seems that most of the trades I do, or trending stocks that I'm in all began when the 20 day crossed the 50 day. I know this seems too simple, so help me out here.
Look at the Dow(DJII) on a daily chart, the 20 day crossed the 50 at around 8000, which wouldve been the perfect time to jump in.
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Of course this method works. Haven't you seen the WizeTrade infomercial? :p :p :p
 
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