EMA 5 8 Crossover Alert is a VertexFX client side VTL Alert. It uses two short term moving averages to alert short term trend changes. The fast moving average is of five period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and the second Moving Average (MA) is an eight period Exponential Moving Average (EMA).

When the fast EMA cross above the medium EMA, buy alert is triggered and when fast EMA cross below the medium term EMA, sell alert is triggered.