📈MA Cross Strategy Automation

Ever wish your trades could place themselves — even while you’re away? Thanks to tools like TradingView, webhooks, and automation platforms like XeroLite, that’s now possible — even for beginners.

• Build a simple Moving Average Crossover strategy in TradingView
• Send real-time trade alerts via webhooks
• Automatically place trades on Interactive Brokers — with no coding required

✅ No coding
✅ Beginner-friendly
✅ Trade while you sleep

🧠 What Is the Moving Average Crossover Strategy?

A Moving Average (MA) is one of the simplest and most widely used tools in technical analysis. It smooths out price data over a period of time, helping traders identify the direction of the trend without the “noise” of daily price fluctuations.

There are two common types:

• Simple Moving Average (SMA): Takes the average of the closing prices over a set number of periods.
• Exponential Moving Average (EMA): Gives more weight to recent prices — reacts faster to price changes.

• Fast MA (e.g. 10-period): Follows recent price
• Slow MA (e.g. 30-period): Follows longer-term trend

🔄 Fast MA vs Slow MA

• Fast MA (e.g. 10-period)
  • Reacts quickly to recent price changes
  • Useful for spotting short-term trends or momentum
• Slow MA (e.g. 30-period)
  • Moves more slowly
  • Represents the broader, long-term trend

How Does a Moving Average Crossover Work?

A crossover happens when the fast MA and the slow MA intersect. This is often used as a buy or sell signal.

✅ Buy Signal

When the Fast MA crosses ABOVE the Slow MA, it suggests that momentum is shifting upward. This is called a bullish crossover — a signal to consider entering a long (buy) position.

❌ Sell Signal

When the Fast MA crosses BELOW the Slow MA, it indicates possible downward momentum. This is a bearish crossover — a signal to consider selling or shorting.

💡 Why It Works for New Traders

• Removes emotion: You follow the signal, not your feelings.
• Easy to understand: Just track two lines crossing.
• Catches trends: Helps you ride upward or downward moves early.

This method helps catch trends and avoid emotional decisions — perfect for those new to trading.

💻 Step 1: Create the Strategy in TradingView

Login to TradingView and open the “Pine Editor.” Paste this code:

//@version=6
strategy("MA Crossing Strategy", overlay=true)

fastMA = ta.sma(close, 10)
slowMA = ta.sma(close, 30)

plot(fastMA, color=color.green)
plot(slowMA, color=color.red)

if ta.crossover(fastMA, slowMA)
    strategy.entry("long", strategy.long)

if ta.crossunder(fastMA, slowMA)
    strategy.entry("short", strategy.short)

Click “Add to Chart” to view your signals. 🔍 Pro Tip: Adjust the periods based on your trading speed.

📊 Step 2: Backtest Your Strategy

Use the Strategy Tester in TradingView to analyze performance:

• Total profit/loss
• Drawdown
• Accuracy

This helps you refine before going live.

🔔 Step 3: Create a Webhook Alert in TradingView

1. Click the “+” Alert icon at the top left of your alert log panel.
2. In the Settings tab, set Condition to your strategy (e.g. “MA Crossing Strategy”).

3. In the Message tab, set a unique alert name and paste a valid alert JSON.

4. In the Notifications tab, paste this webhook URL:

https://stgxerolite.xeroflex.com/api/order/place-order?x-api-key=YOUR_API_KEY

👉 This webhook URL is from the XeroLite demo platform. You can use it to test your TradingView alerts in real-time. It allows you to simulate order placements safely without connecting to a live brokerage account.

💡 To test: Paste the demo webhook URL into your alert. Then log in to XeroLite Demo and check the Alert Log and Transaction tab.

🚨 Important: Use a unique name in your alert (e.g. "name": "TestUser123-GBPJPY") to avoid mix-ups.

💡 Always log in to XeroLite Demo to get the latest webhook URL.

🧾 Step 4: Customize the Alert Message

🔹 Simple Alert (Market or Limit Order)

{
  "name": "USDJPY Alert",
  "action": "{{strategy.order.action}}",
  "qty": "10000",
  "symbol": "USD",
  "currency": "{{syminfo.currency}}",
  "asset_class": "FOREX",
  "exch": "IDEALPRO",
  "order_type": "MKT"
}

🎯 Bracket Order (With TP/SL)

{
  "name": "GBPJPY-LMT-TPSL",
  "action": "{{strategy.order.action}}",
  "qty": "10000",
  "symbol": "GBP",
  "currency": "{{syminfo.currency}}",
  "asset_class": "FOREX",
  "exch": "IDEALPRO",
  "order_type": "LIMIT",
  "tif": "DAY",
  "price": "{{strategy.order.price}}",
  "sl_offset": 0.0005,
  "tp_offset": 0.0005
}

🚀 Step 5: Automate Execution with XeroLite

XeroLite is a lightweight tool that bridges TradingView and Interactive Brokers. When your webhook fires, XeroLite will:

• Receive the webhook
• Authenticate and validate the alert
• Send the order to IBKR via TWS/IB Gateway
• Log the action for monitoring

✅ No coding. ✅ No browser plugin. ✅ Just pure automation.

Want to test first? Try the XeroLite Demo today — risk-free!

💡 Why Beginners Love Automated Trading

• ✅ Emotion-free trades
• ✅ Works 24/7
• ✅ Hands-off execution
• ✅ Learn gradually

📦 Recap – You’re Now Automated!

• ✅ Build a TradingView strategy
• ✅ Set webhook alerts
• ✅ Execute trades via XeroLite

Start small. Stay consistent. Let XeroLite handle the rest.

🔗 Useful Resources

• 📘 XeroLite User Manual
• 💻 Try XeroLite Demo