Bidirectional Moving Average Reversion Trading Strategy

Pine ScriptMean reversion Trend following Volatility EMA SMA ATR Donchian

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 150 lines
Parameters: 22
Backtest bar: 1h · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

The Bidirectional Moving Average Reversion Trading Strategy is a quantitative trading strategy built on the theory of price mean reversion. This strategy captures price reversal opportunities by setting up multiple moving averages and entering the market when the price deviates significantly from the moving averages, and exiting when it reverts back.

Strategy Logic

The core idea of this strategy is price mean reversion, which suggests that prices tend to fluctuate around an average value, and have a higher chance of reverting back when they deviate too far from the average. Specifically, this strategy sets up three groups of moving averages: entry moving averages, exit moving averages, and stop-loss moving averages. It will open corresponding long or short positions when prices hit the entry moving averages; close positions when prices hit the exit moving averages; and control losses with stop-loss moving averages in case prices continue to trend without reverting back.

From the code logic perspective, there are two entry moving averages - long and short - consisting of fast and slow moving averages respectively. The deviation between them and the price determines the position size. In addition, the exit moving average is a separate moving average that signals when to close the positions. When prices hit this line, existing positions will be flattened.

Advantage Analysis

The main advantages of the bidirectional moving average reversion strategy include:

Capturing price reversals, suitable for range-bound markets
Controlling risks through stop losses
Highly customizable parameters for adaptability
Easy to understand, convenient for parameter optimization

This strategy works well with low volatility instruments that have relatively small price swings, especially when entering range-bound cycles. It can effectively capture opportunities from temporary price reversals. Meanwhile, the risk control measures are quite comprehensive, capping losses within reasonable ranges even if prices do not revert back.

Risk Analysis

There are also some risks associated with this strategy:

Chasing trends risk. Consecutive new positions may lead to liquidation during strong trending moves.
Excessive price swings risk. Stop losses could be hit by increased volatility.
Parameter optimization risk. Inappropriate parameter settings may lead to significant underperformance.

Some ways to mitigate the above risks include:

Limiting new entries to avoid overtrading
Reducing position sizes to limit liquidation risks
Optimizing parameters like moving average periods and exit line multipliers

Optimization Directions

There is also ample room to further optimize this strategy:

Add additional entry logic to prevent trend chasing
Incorporate adaptive position sizing against volatility
Experiment with different types of moving averages
Machine learning for automated parameter optimization
Incorporate trailing stops for more dynamic risk management

Conclusion

The bidirectional moving average reversion trading strategy aims to profit from price reversals after significant deviations from its moving average levels. With proper risk control measures, it can achieve consistent profits through parameter tuning. While risks like chasing trends and excessive volatility still exist, they can be addressed through improving entry logic, reducing position sizes and more. This easy-to-understand strategy deserves further research and optimization from quantitative traders.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_2	true	long1on
v_input_float_1	0.96	Long
v_input_int_4	10	Lot 1
v_input_3	true	short1on
v_input_float_2	1.04	short
v_input_int_6	10	Lot 1
v_input_4	timestamp(01 Jan 2010 00:00 +0000)	Start date
v_input_5	timestamp(31 Dec 2030 23:59 +0000)	Final date
v_input_1	false	(?Options)Entry on close
v_input_int_1	false	\| Offset View
v_input_int_2	false	Trade
v_input_bool_1	false	Use Kalman filter
v_input_string_1	0	(?MA Opening Long)maopeningtyp_l: SMA \| EMA \| TEMA \| DEMA \| ZLEMA \| WMA \| Hma \| Thma \| Ehma \| H \| L \| DMA
v_input_source_1_ohlc4	0	maopeningsrc_l: ohlc4 \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| close
v_input_int_3	3	maopeninglen_l
v_input_string_2	0	(?MA Opening Short)maopeningtyp_s: SMA \| EMA \| TEMA \| DEMA \| ZLEMA \| WMA \| Hma \| Thma \| Ehma \| H \| L \| DMA
v_input_source_2_ohlc4	0	maopeningsrc_s: ohlc4 \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| close
v_input_int_5	3	maopeninglen_s
v_input_string_3	0	(?MA Closing)maclosingtyp: SMA \| EMA \| TEMA \| DEMA \| ZLEMA \| WMA \| Hma \| Thma \| Ehma \| H \| L \| DMA
v_input_source_3_ohlc4	0	maclosingsrc: ohlc4 \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| close
v_input_int_7	3	maclosinglen
v_input_float_3	true	mul

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-12-15 00:00:00
end: 2024-01-14 00:00:00
period: 1h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=5
strategy(title = "hamster-bot MRS 2", overlay = true, default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, initial_capital = 100, default_qty_value = 30, pyramiding = 1, commission_value = 0.1, backtest_fill_limits_assumption = 1)
info_options = "Options"

on_close = input(false, title = "Entry on close", inline=info_options, group=info_options)
OFFS = input.int(0, minval = 0, maxval = 1, title = "| Offset View", inline=info_options, group=info_options)
trade_offset = input.int(0, minval = 0, maxval = 1, title = "Trade", inline=info_options, group=info_options)
use_kalman_filter = input.bool(false, title="Use Kalman filter", group=info_options)

//MA Opening
info_opening = "MA Opening Long"
maopeningtyp_l = input.string("SMA", title="Type", options=["SMA", "EMA", "TEMA", "DEMA", "ZLEMA", "WMA", "Hma", "Thma", "Ehma", "H", "L", "DMA"], title = "", inline=info_opening, group=info_opening)
maopeningsrc_l = input.source(ohlc4, title = "", inline=info_opening, group=info_opening)
maopeninglen_l = input.int(3, minval = 1, title = "", inline=info_opening, group=info_opening)
long1on    = input(true, title = "", inline = "long1")
long1shift = input.float(0.96, step = 0.005, title = "Long", inline = "long1")
long1lot   = input.int(10, minval = 0, maxval = 10000, step = 10, title = "Lot 1", inline = "long1")

info_opening_s = "MA Opening Short"
maopeningtyp_s = input.string("SMA", title="Type", options=["SMA", "EMA", "TEMA", "DEMA", "ZLEMA", "WMA", "Hma", "Thma", "Ehma", "H", "L", "DMA"], title = "", inline=info_opening_s, group=info_opening_s)
maopeningsrc_s = input.source(ohlc4, title = "", inline=info_opening_s, group=info_opening_s)
maopeninglen_s = input.int(3, minval = 1, title = "", inline=info_opening_s, group=info_opening_s)
short1on    = input(true, title = "", inline = "short1")
short1shift = input.float(1.04, step = 0.005, title = "short", inline = "short1")
short1lot   = input.int(10, minval = 0, maxval = 10000, step = 10, title = "Lot 1", inline = "short1")


//MA Closing
info_closing = "MA Closing"
maclosingtyp = input.string("SMA", title="Type", options=["SMA", "EMA", "TEMA", "DEMA", "ZLEMA", "WMA", "Hma", "Thma", "Ehma", "H", "L", "DMA"], title = "", inline=info_closing, group=info_closing)
maclosingsrc = input.source(ohlc4, title = "", inline=info_closing, group=info_closing)
maclosinglen = input.int(3, minval = 1, maxval = 200, title = "", inline=info_closing, group=info_closing)
maclosingmul = input.float(1, step = 0.005, title = "mul", inline=info_closing, group=info_closing)

startTime = input(timestamp("01 Jan 2010 00:00 +0000"), "Start date", inline = "period")
finalTime = input(timestamp("31 Dec 2030 23:59 +0000"), "Final date", inline = "period")

HMA(_src, _length) =>  ta.wma(2 * ta.wma(_src, _length / 2) - ta.wma(_src, _length), math.round(math.sqrt(_length)))
EHMA(_src, _length) =>  ta.ema(2 * ta.ema(_src, _length / 2) - ta.ema(_src, _length), math.round(math.sqrt(_length)))
THMA(_src, _length) =>  ta.wma(ta.wma(_src,_length / 3) * 3 - ta.wma(_src, _length / 2) - ta.wma(_src, _length), _length)
tema(sec, length)=>
    tema1= ta.ema(sec, length)
    tema2= ta.ema(tema1, length)
    tema3= ta.ema(tema2, length)
    tema_r = 3*tema1-3*tema2+tema3
donchian(len) => math.avg(ta.lowest(len), ta.highest(len))
ATR_func(_src, _len)=>
    atrLow = low - ta.atr(_len)
    trailAtrLow = atrLow
    trailAtrLow := na(trailAtrLow[1]) ? trailAtrLow : atrLow >= trailAtrLow[1] ? atrLow : trailAtrLow[1]
    supportHit = _src <= trailAtrLow
    trailAtrLow := supportHit ? atrLow : trailAtrLow
    trailAtrLow
f_dema(src, len)=>
    EMA1 = ta.ema(src, len)
    EMA2 = ta.ema(EMA1, len)
    DEMA = (2*EMA1)-EMA2
f_zlema(src, period) =>
    lag = math.round((period - 1) / 2)
    ema_data = src + (src - src[lag])
    zl= ta.ema(ema_data, period)
f_kalman_filter(src) =>
    float value1= na
    float value2 = na
    value1 := 0.2 * (src - src[1]) + 0.8 * nz(value1[1])
    value2 := 0.1 * (ta.tr) + 0.8 * nz(value2[1])
    lambda = math.abs(value1 / value2)
    alpha = (-math.pow(lambda, 2) + math.sqrt(math.pow(lambda, 4) + 16 * math.pow(lambda, 2)))/8
    value3 = float(na)
    value3 := alpha * src + (1 - alpha) * nz(value3[1])
//SWITCH
ma_func(modeSwitch, src, len, use_k_f=true) =>
      modeSwitch == "SMA"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.sma(src, len))  : ta.sma(src, len) :
      modeSwitch == "RMA"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.rma(src, len))  : ta.rma(src, len) :
      modeSwitch == "EMA"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.ema(src, len))  : ta.ema(src, len) :
      modeSwitch == "TEMA"  ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(tema(src, len))    : tema(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "DEMA"  ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(f_dema(src, len))  : f_dema(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "ZLEMA" ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(f_zlema(src, len)) : f_zlema(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "WMA"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.wma(src, len))  : ta.wma(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "VWMA"  ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.vwma(src, len)) : ta.vwma(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "Hma"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(HMA(src, len))     : HMA(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "Ehma"  ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(EHMA(src, len))    : EHMA(src, len):
      modeSwitch == "Thma"  ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(THMA(src, len/2))  : THMA(src, len/2):
      modeSwitch == "ATR"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ATR_func(src, len)): ATR_func(src, len) :
      modeSwitch == "L"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.lowest(len)): ta.lowest(len) :
      modeSwitch == "H"   ? use_kalman_filter and use_k_f ? f_kalman_filter(ta.highest(len)): ta.highest(len) :
      modeSwitch == "DMA"   ? donchian(len) : na

//Var
sum = 0.0
maopening_l = 0.0
maopening_s = 0.0
maclosing = 0.0
pos = strategy.position_size
p = 0.0
p := pos == 0 ? (strategy.equity / 100) / close : p[1]
truetime = true
loss = 0.0
maxloss = 0.0
equity = 0.0

//MA Opening
maopening_l := ma_func(maopeningtyp_l, maopeningsrc_l, maopeninglen_l)
maopening_s := ma_func(maopeningtyp_s, maopeningsrc_s, maopeninglen_s)

//MA Closing
maclosing := ma_func(maclosingtyp, maclosingsrc, maclosinglen) * maclosingmul

long1 = long1on == false ? 0 : long1shift == 0 ? 0 : long1lot == 0 ? 0 : maopening_l == 0 ? 0 : maopening_l * long1shift
short1 = short1on == false ? 0 : short1shift == 0 ? 0 : short1lot == 0 ? 0 : maopening_s == 0 ? 0 : maopening_s * short1shift
//Colors
long1col = long1 == 0 ? na : color.green
short1col = short1 == 0 ? na : color.red
//Lines
// plot(maopening_l, offset = OFFS, color = color.new(color.green, 50))
// plot(maopening_s, offset = OFFS, color = color.new(color.red, 50))
plot(maclosing, offset = OFFS, color = color.fuchsia)
long1line = long1 == 0 ? close : long1
short1line = short1 == 0 ? close : short1
plot(long1line, offset = OFFS, color = long1col)
plot(short1line, offset = OFFS, color = short1col)

//Lots
lotlong1 = p * long1lot
lotshort1 = p * short1lot

//Entry
if truetime
    //Long
    sum := 0
    strategy.entry("L", strategy.long, lotlong1, limit = on_close ? na : long1, when = long1 > 0 and pos <= sum and (on_close ? close <= long1[trade_offset] : true))
    sum := lotlong1

    //Short
    sum := 0
    pos := -1 * pos
    strategy.entry("S", strategy.short, lotshort1, limit = on_close ? na : short1, when = short1 > 0 and pos <= sum and (on_close ? close >= short1[trade_offset] : true))
    sum := lotshort1

strategy.exit("Exit", na, limit = maclosing)
if time > finalTime
    strategy.close_all()

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2024-01-15. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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