CCI DMI and MACD Hybrid Long Short Strategy

Pine ScriptMean reversion Momentum Trend following MACD ADX / DMI CCI

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Starter · 55 lines
Parameters: 3
Backtest bar: 1h · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

This strategy combines three technical indicators: Commodity Channel Index (CCI), Directional Movement Index (DMI), and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) to determine the overbought and oversold conditions of the market and the trend direction. When CCI breaks above the oversold area, DI+ is greater than DI-, and MACD is above the signal line, a buy signal is generated. When CCI breaks below the overbought area, DI- is greater than DI+, and MACD is below the signal line, a sell signal is generated.

Strategy Principles

Calculate the CCI indicator to determine the overbought and oversold conditions of the market. When CCI breaks above the oversold area (below -100), it indicates that the market is turning from oversold and may rise. When CCI breaks below the overbought area (above 100), it indicates that the market is turning from overbought and may fall.
Calculate the DMI indicator to determine the direction of the market trend. When DI+ is greater than DI-, it indicates that the uptrend is dominant. When DI- is greater than DI+, it indicates that the downtrend is dominant.
Calculate the MACD indicator to determine the strength of the market trend. When MACD is above the signal line, it indicates strong upward momentum. When MACD is below the signal line, it indicates strong downward momentum.
Combining the above three indicators, when CCI breaks above the oversold area, DI+ is greater than DI-, and MACD is above the signal line, a buy signal is generated. When CCI breaks below the overbought area, DI- is greater than DI+, and MACD is below the signal line, a sell signal is generated.

Strategy Advantages

By combining multiple technical indicators, the market is analyzed from different perspectives, improving the reliability of the signals.
It takes into account the overbought and oversold conditions of the market, trend direction, and trend strength, enabling it to capture the main trend of the market.
It sets clear entry and exit conditions, making it easy to implement automated trading.

Strategy Risks

During market fluctuations or unclear trends, this strategy may generate many false signals, leading to frequent trading and high transaction costs.
The strategy relies on historical data and may react slowly to sudden market events or significant news.
The strategy parameters (such as the overbought and oversold thresholds of CCI, the fast and slow line periods of MACD, etc.) need to be optimized for different markets and instruments; otherwise, it may affect the strategy performance.

Strategy Optimization Directions

Introduce more technical indicators or market sentiment indicators to improve the reliability and stability of signals.
Optimize the strategy parameters using intelligent optimization methods such as genetic algorithms to find the optimal parameter combination.
Add risk control modules such as stop-loss, take-profit, and position management to improve the risk-reward ratio of the strategy.
Set different trading rules for different market environments to improve the adaptability of the strategy.

Summary

By combining the three technical indicators of CCI, DMI, and MACD, this strategy makes a comprehensive judgment on the overbought and oversold conditions, trend direction, and trend strength of the market to generate buy and sell signals. The strategy is clear and easy to implement, but in practical applications, attention needs to be paid to optimizing strategy parameters, controlling trading frequency and risk to improve the stability and profitability of the strategy.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1	14	CCI Length
v_input_2	100	Overbought Level
v_input_3	-100	Oversold Level

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2024-03-01 00:00:00
end: 2024-03-31 23:59:59
period: 1h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=5
strategy("CCI, DMI, and MACD Strategy", overlay=true)

// Define inputs
cci_length = input(14, title="CCI Length")
overbought_level = input(100, title="Overbought Level")
oversold_level = input(-100, title="Oversold Level")

// Calculate CCI
cci_value = ta.cci(close, cci_length)

// Calculate DMI
[di_plus, di_minus, _] = ta.dmi(14, 14)

// Calculate MACD
[macd_line, signal_line, _] = ta.macd(close, 24, 52, 9)

// Define buy and sell conditions
buy_signal = ta.crossover(cci_value, oversold_level) and di_plus > di_minus and macd_line > signal_line // CCI crosses above -100, Di+ > Di-, and MACD > Signal
sell_signal = ta.crossunder(cci_value, overbought_level) and di_minus > di_plus and macd_line < signal_line // CCI crosses below 100, Di- > Di+, and MACD < Signal

// Define exit conditions
buy_exit_signal = ta.crossover(cci_value, overbought_level) // CCI crosses above 100
sell_exit_signal = ta.crossunder(cci_value, oversold_level) // CCI crosses below -100

// Execute trades based on conditions
strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long, when=buy_signal)
strategy.close("Buy", when=buy_exit_signal)

strategy.entry("Sell", strategy.short, when=sell_signal)
strategy.close("Sell", when=sell_exit_signal)

// Plot CCI
plot(cci_value, title="CCI", color=color.blue)

// Plot DMI
plot(di_plus, title="DI+", color=color.green)
plot(di_minus, title="DI-", color=color.red)

// Plot MACD and Signal lines
plot(macd_line, title="MACD", color=color.orange)
plot(signal_line, title="Signal", color=color.purple)

// Plot overbought and oversold levels
hline(overbought_level, "Overbought", color=color.red)
hline(oversold_level, "Oversold", color=color.green)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2024-04-28. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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