Simple Moving Averages (SMA) Lowry Strategy

SMA Lowry Strategy uses Simple Moving Average crosses for automated entry signals in Forex and Futures markets. Applicable for scalping, day, and medium-term tr

Published · Updated · Methodology: Technical Indicators

Part of: Moving Average Strategies

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: strategy
  • Timeframes: Any timeframe (semanas, días, horas, minutos, etc.), Medium-term trading, Scalping, Day trading
  • Markets: Futures, Forex

Indicators used

  • SMA

Source video

Decoded from: ESTRATEGIA LOWRY | BOT PROGRAMADO | Ninjatrader 8 by Trading Lab. — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:30 - Strategy overview and indicator type
  • 1:20 - SMA periods explained
  • 1:45 - Entry logic for long positions (first cross)
  • 2:40 - Entry logic for long positions (second cross)
  • 3:40 - Entry logic for short positions (first cross)
  • 4:20 - Entry logic for short positions (second cross)
  • 4:50 - Target and Stop Loss mentioned
  • 5:45 - Strategy application and performance review

Strategy overview

Moving average systems reduce price to a smoothed line so that direction becomes readable, and the Lowry approach belongs to the family that layers several simple moving averages of different speeds so the relationship between them — not any single line — carries the signal. What distinguishes this entry is not the concept but the source: a Spanish-language walkthrough from the channel Trading Lab., framed from the first minute as a programming job rather than a chart-reading lesson.

The video's title says it plainly — "ESTRATEGIA LOWRY | BOT PROGRAMADO | Ninjatrader 8" — and the runtime follows that promise. After a short setup on what kind of indicator system this is, the bulk of the video is spent walking through the entry conditions for long and short separately, treating each side as a sequence of cross events rather than a single trigger. That sequencing is the part worth paying attention to: it is what turns a familiar multi-average layout into something specific enough to hand to NinjaTrader 8 as executable logic, and it is also where most retail versions of "the moving average strategy" quietly differ from one another.

The strategy is presented as timeframe-agnostic — weeks down to minutes, scalping through medium-term — which is a common claim for moving average systems and a genuinely testable one, since the same structure behaves very differently on a 1-minute chart than on a daily. This page catalogs the strategy as the source video presents it; the video itself is the place to see the full construction, and any timeframe or instrument you intend to run it on is worth testing on your own data before it goes live.

Topics

sma strategy · moving average strategy · tradingview strategy · pine script strategy · futures trading strategy · forex strategy · scalping strategy · day trading strategy · medium-term trading · trading strategy · automated trading · technical indicators · sma cross strategy

Frequently asked questions

What is the Lowry moving average strategy?

It is a trend-following approach built on several simple moving averages of different speeds layered together, where signals come from how the faster and slower averages cross and align rather than from a single line. The "Lowry" label refers to this particular arrangement as it circulates in trading communities.

How is this different from a basic two-moving-average crossover?

The source video separates the long and short entry logic and walks through each as more than one cross event, rather than a single fast-crosses-slow trigger. That staged structure is what the video spends most of its runtime explaining.

Can this strategy be automated in NinjaTrader 8?

Yes — the video is explicitly a bot-programming walkthrough for NinjaTrader 8. Moving average relationships are among the easiest conditions to express mechanically, which is why MA systems are frequent first candidates for automation.

What timeframe should I use for a multi-SMA strategy like this?

The strategy is presented as usable on any timeframe, from scalping and day trading up to medium-term holds, but moving average systems change character with timeframe and instrument, so the choice should be settled by backtesting rather than assumption. Strategy Decoder catalogs strategies like this one from video sources so you can evaluate and test them on TradingView.

About this strategy page

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