MA also does not work when market participants are not trading in enough volume. For example, many after hour markets, price moves sideways and crossovers don't matter.
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Allow me to state what should be obvious to the OP but apparently isn't:
MA trading works when the market is trending more than not. When the market is choppy more than not, using MAs is disastrous.
And using 116 as a MA period is hilarious for reasons that will never be deduced by the OP.