Double VWAP Oscillation Breakthrough Strategy

Pine ScriptBreakout Trend following Volatility EMA VWAP ADX / DMI

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 222 lines
Parameters: 19
Backtest bar: 1h · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

The double VWAP oscillation breakthrough strategy analyzes market trends using double VWAP bands and seeks breakthrough opportunities in oscillating markets. It combines the ADX indicator to determine if the market is oscillating and utilizes two VWAP bands of different standard deviations to identify breakout entry points.

Strategy Principles

The strategy consists of the following main components:

VWAP Settings: Calculate VWAP bands and their width. The inner VWAP width is controlled by stDevMultiplier, default to 1. The outer VWAP width is controlled by stDevMultiplier, default to 2.
ADX Settings: Calculate ADX values to determine if the market is oscillating. The market is considered oscillating when ADX is below the threshold. ADX parameters are configurable.
Entry Settings: Enter the market when prices break through the outer VWAP bands during oscillation. Stop loss price and take profit prices are configurable.
Limit Entries: Optional EMA or time frame filters to avoid entering during unfavorable time periods.
Profit Taking: Close positions when tracking stop loss or take profit prices are breached. Option to exit when prices break the outer VWAP bands.

The strategy identifies oscillating markets using the ADX indicator and seeks entry opportunities when prices break VWAP bands. The double VWAP bands provide additional filters to ensure strong entry signals. The trailing stop locks in profits in a more stable way.

Advantages Analysis

The double VWAP bands provide extra filters for stronger entry signals.
The ADX oscillator identifies oscillation and avoids wrong entries during trends.
The trailing stop locks in profits and prevents being trapped.
Highly configurable parameters adapt to different market conditions.
Simple logic makes it easy to understand, replicate and modify.

Risks and Solutions

Improper parameter tuning can lead to over-eager entry and exits. Optimize parameter combinations to ensure strategy stability.
Trailing stops can be too aggressive or conservative. Dynamically adjust based on volatility indicators.
Performance depends heavily on trading sessions. Optimize using time filters to capture efficiency.
VWAP bands sensitive to erratic prices. Confirm prices with additional indicators.

Optimization Directions

Dynamically adjust stop loss ranges based on volatility and other metrics.
Add higher timeframe trend and institution signals to avoid counter-trend entries.
Consider position sizing based on volatility and total capital.
Test different VWAP anchor periods. VWAP periods determine overall strategy holding period.

Summary

The double VWAP oscillation breakout strategy identifies oscillation with ADX and provides additional entry filters with the VWAP bands. The logic is simple to implement. Parameters tuning, stop loss optimization and position sizing can significantly improve stability.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_bool_1	false	Close early if price crosses outer VWAP band
v_input_string_1	0	(?VWAP Settings)Anchor Period: Session \| Week \| Month \| Quarter \| Year
v_input_1_close	0	Inner VWAP Source: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_2	true	Inner Bands Multiplier
v_input_3	2	Outer Bands Multiplier
v_input_int_1	14	(?ADX Settings)ADX Smoothing
v_input_int_2	14	DI Length
v_input_int_3	40	ADX Threshold
v_input_float_1	2	(?Entry Settings)Stop Loss (%)
v_input_float_2	6	Take Profit (%)
v_input_int_4	true	Long Entry Limit Lookback
v_input_int_5	true	Short Entry Limit Lookback
v_input_float_3	3	Start Trailing After (%)
v_input_float_4	2	Trail Behind (%)
v_input_bool_2	true	(?Limit Entries)Use EMA Filter
v_input_timeframe_1		Timeframe
v_input_int_6	300	Length
v_input_source_1_hl2	0	Source: hl2 \| high \| low \| open \| close \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_bool_3	false	Use Time Session Filter

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-10-23 00:00:00
end: 2023-11-22 00:00:00
period: 1h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © jordanfray

//@version=5
strategy(title="Double VWAP Strategy", overlay=true, scale=scale.none, max_bars_back=500, default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value=100,initial_capital=100000, commission_type=strategy.commission.percent, commission_value=0.05, backtest_fill_limits_assumption=2)

// Indenting Classs
indent_1 = " "
indent_2 = "  "
indent_3 = "   "
indent_4 = "    "

// Group Titles
group_one_title = "VWAP Settings"
group_two_title = "ADX Settings"
group_three_title = "Entry Settings"
group_four_title = "Limit Entries"

// Input Tips
adx_thresholdToolTip = "The minumn ADX value to allow opening a postion"
adxCancelToolTip= "You can optionally set a different lower value for ADX that will allow entries even if below the trigger threshold."

ocean_blue = color.new(#0C6090,0)
sky_blue = color.new(#00A5FF,0)
green = color.new(#2DBD85,0)
red = color.new(#E02A4A,0)
light_blue = color.new(#00A5FF,90)
light_green = color.new(#2DBD85,90)
light_red = color.new(#E02A4A,90)
light_yellow = color.new(#FFF900,90)
white = color.new(#ffffff,0)
transparent = color.new(#000000,100)

// Strategy Settings - VWAP
var cumVol = 0.
cumVol += nz(volume)
if barstate.islast and cumVol == 0
    runtime.error("No volume is provided by the data vendor.")
    
computeVWAP(src, isNewPeriod, stDevMultiplier) =>
    var float sum_src_vol = na
    var float sum_vol = na
    var float sum_src_src_vol = na

    sum_src_vol := isNewPeriod ? src * volume : src * volume + sum_src_vol[1]
    sum_vol := isNewPeriod ? volume : volume + sum_vol[1]
    sum_src_src_vol := isNewPeriod ? volume * math.pow(src, 2) : volume * math.pow(src, 2) + sum_src_src_vol[1]

    _vwap = sum_src_vol / sum_vol
    variance = sum_src_src_vol / sum_vol - math.pow(_vwap, 2)
    variance := variance < 0 ? 0 : variance
    standard_deviation = math.sqrt(variance)

    lower_band_value = _vwap - standard_deviation * stDevMultiplier
    upper_band_value = _vwap + standard_deviation * stDevMultiplier

    [_vwap, lower_band_value, upper_band_value]

var anchor = input.string(defval="Session", title="Anchor Period", options=["Session", "Week", "Month", "Quarter", "Year"], group=group_one_title)
src = input(defval = close, title = "Inner VWAP Source", group=group_one_title)
multiplier_inner = input(defval=1.0, title="Inner Bands Multiplier", group=group_one_title)
multiplier_outer = input(defval=2.0, title="Outer Bands Multiplier", group=group_one_title)
show_bands = true

timeChange(period) =>
   ta.change(time(period))

isNewPeriod = switch anchor
    "Session" => timeChange("D")
    "Week" => timeChange("W")
    "Month" => timeChange("M")
    "Quarter" => timeChange("3M")
    "Year" => timeChange("12M")
    => false

float vwap_val = na
float upper_inner_band_value = na
float lower_inner_band_value = na
float upper_outer_band_value = na
float lower_outer_band_value = na

[inner_vwap, inner_bottom, inner_top] = computeVWAP(src, isNewPeriod, multiplier_inner)
[outer_vwap, outer_bottom, outer_top] = computeVWAP(src, isNewPeriod, multiplier_outer)
vwap_val := inner_vwap
upper_inner_band_value := show_bands ? inner_top : na
lower_inner_band_value := show_bands ? inner_bottom : na
upper_outer_band_value := show_bands ? outer_top : na
lower_outer_band_value := show_bands ? outer_bottom : na

plot(vwap_val, title="VWAP", color=green)

upper_inner_band = plot(upper_inner_band_value, title="Upper Inner Band", color=sky_blue)
lower_inner_band = plot(lower_inner_band_value, title="Lower Inner Band", color=sky_blue)
upper_outer_band = plot(upper_outer_band_value, title="Upper Outer Band", linewidth=2, color=ocean_blue)
lower_outer_band = plot(lower_outer_band_value, title="Lower Outer Band", linewidth=2, color=ocean_blue)

fill(upper_outer_band, lower_outer_band, title="VWAP Bands Fill", color= show_bands ? light_blue : na)

// ADX Settings
adx_len = input.int(defval=14, title="ADX Smoothing", group=group_two_title)
di_len = input.int(defval=14, title="DI Length", group=group_two_title)
adx_threshold = input.int(defval=40, title="ADX Threshold", group=group_two_title, tooltip=adx_thresholdToolTip)
dirmov(len) =>
    up = ta.change(high)
    down = -ta.change(low)
    plus_dm = na(up) ? na : (up > down and up > 0 ? up : 0)
    minus_dm = na(down) ? na : (down > up and down > 0 ? down : 0)
    true_range = ta.rma(ta.tr, len)
    plus = fixnan(100 * ta.rma(plus_dm, len) / true_range)
    minus = fixnan(100 * ta.rma(minus_dm, len) / true_range)
    [plus, minus]

adx(di_len, adx_len) =>
    [plus, minus] = dirmov(di_len)
    sum = plus + minus
    adx = 100 * ta.rma(math.abs(plus - minus) / (sum == 0 ? 1 : sum), adx_len)

adx_val = adx(di_len, adx_len)
plot(adx_val, title="ADX")

// Entry Settings
stop_loss_val = input.float(defval=2.0, title="Stop Loss (%)", step=0.1, group=group_three_title)/100
take_profit_val = input.float(defval=6.0, title="Take Profit (%)", step=0.1, group=group_three_title)/100
long_entry_limit_lookback = input.int(defval=1, title="Long Entry Limit Lookback", minval=1, step=1, group=group_three_title)
short_entry_limit_lookback = input.int(defval=1, title="Short Entry Limit Lookback", minval=1, step=1, group=group_three_title)
limit_order_long_price = ta.lowest(close, long_entry_limit_lookback)
limit_order_short_price = ta.highest(close, short_entry_limit_lookback)
start_trailing_after = input.float(defval=3, title="Start Trailing After (%)", step=0.1, group=group_three_title)/100
trail_behind = input.float(defval=2, title="Trail Behind (%)", step=0.1, group=group_three_title)/100
close_early_if_crosses_outter_band = input.bool(defval=false, title="Close early if price crosses outer VWAP band")

// Limit Entries
enableEmaFilter = input.bool(defval=true, title="Use EMA Filter", group=group_four_title)
emaFilterTimeframe = input.timeframe(defval="", title=indent_4+"Timeframe", group=group_four_title)
emaFilterLength = input.int(defval=300, minval=1, step=10, title=indent_4+"Length", group=group_four_title)
emaFilterSource = input.source(defval=hl2, title=indent_4+"Source", group=group_four_title)
ema_filter = ta.ema(emaFilterSource, emaFilterLength)
ema_filter_smoothed = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, emaFilterTimeframe, ema_filter[barstate.isrealtime ? 1 : 0], gaps=barmerge.gaps_on)
plot(enableEmaFilter ? ema_filter_smoothed: na, title="EMA Macro Filter", linewidth=2, color=sky_blue, editable=true)

useTimeFilter = input.bool(defval=false, title="Use Time Session Filter", group=group_four_title)

withinTime = true


long_start_trailing_val = strategy.position_avg_price + (strategy.position_avg_price * start_trailing_after)
short_start_trailing_val = strategy.position_avg_price - (strategy.position_avg_price * start_trailing_after)
long_trail_behind_val = close - (strategy.position_avg_price * (trail_behind/100))
short_trail_behind_val = close + (strategy.position_avg_price * (trail_behind/100))
currently_in_a_long_postion = strategy.position_size > 0
currently_in_a_short_postion = strategy.position_size < 0
long_profit_target = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + take_profit_val)
long_stop_loss = strategy.position_avg_price * (1.0 - stop_loss_val)
short_profit_target = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 - take_profit_val)
short_stop_loss = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + stop_loss_val)
bars_since_entry = currently_in_a_long_postion or currently_in_a_short_postion ? bar_index - strategy.opentrades.entry_bar_index(strategy.opentrades - 1) + 1 : 5
plot(bars_since_entry, editable=false, title="Bars Since Entry", color=green)
long_run_up = ta.highest(high, bars_since_entry)
long_trailing_stop = currently_in_a_long_postion and bars_since_entry > 0 and long_run_up > long_start_trailing_val ? long_run_up - (long_run_up * trail_behind) : long_stop_loss
//long_run_up_line = plot(long_run_up, style=plot.style_stepline, editable=false, color=currently_in_a_long_postion ? green : transparent)
long_trailing_stop_line = plot(long_trailing_stop, style=plot.style_stepline, editable=false, color=currently_in_a_long_postion ? long_trailing_stop > strategy.position_avg_price ? green : red : transparent)
short_run_up = ta.lowest(low, bars_since_entry)
short_trailing_stop = currently_in_a_short_postion and bars_since_entry > 0 and short_run_up < short_start_trailing_val ? short_run_up + (short_run_up * trail_behind) : short_stop_loss
//short_run_up_line = plot(short_run_up, style=plot.style_stepline, editable=false, color=currently_in_a_short_postion ? green : transparent)
short_trailing_stop_line = plot(short_trailing_stop, style=plot.style_stepline, editable=false, color=currently_in_a_short_postion ? short_trailing_stop < strategy.position_avg_price ? green : red : transparent)


// Conditions
adx_is_below_threshold = adx_val < adx_threshold
price_crossed_down_VWAP_lower_outer_band = ta.crossunder(low, lower_outer_band_value)
price_closed_above_VWAP_lower_outer_band = close > lower_outer_band_value
price_crossed_up_VWAP_upper_outer_band =  ta.crossover(high,upper_outer_band_value)
price_closed_below_VWAP_upper_outer_band = close < upper_outer_band_value
price_above_ema_filter = close > ema_filter_smoothed
price_below_ema_filter = close < ema_filter_smoothed

//Trade Restirctions
no_trades_allowed = not withinTime or not adx_is_below_threshold

// Enter trades when...
long_conditions_met = enableEmaFilter ? price_above_ema_filter and not currently_in_a_long_postion and withinTime and adx_is_below_threshold and price_crossed_down_VWAP_lower_outer_band and price_closed_above_VWAP_lower_outer_band : not currently_in_a_long_postion and withinTime and adx_is_below_threshold and price_crossed_down_VWAP_lower_outer_band and price_closed_above_VWAP_lower_outer_band
short_conditions_met = enableEmaFilter ? price_below_ema_filter and not currently_in_a_short_postion and withinTime and adx_is_below_threshold and price_crossed_up_VWAP_upper_outer_band and price_closed_below_VWAP_upper_outer_band : not currently_in_a_short_postion and withinTime and adx_is_below_threshold and price_crossed_up_VWAP_upper_outer_band and price_closed_below_VWAP_upper_outer_band
plotshape(long_conditions_met ? close  : na, title="Long Entry Symbol", color=green, style=shape.triangleup, location=location.abovebar)
plotshape(short_conditions_met ? close  : na, title="Short Entry Symbol", color=red, style=shape.triangledown, location=location.belowbar)

// Take Profit When...
price_closed_below_short_trailing_stop = ta.cross(close, short_trailing_stop)
price_hit_short_entry_profit_target = low > short_profit_target
price_closed_above_long_entry_trailing_stop = ta.cross(close, long_trailing_stop)
price_hit_long_entry_profit_target = high > long_profit_target

long_position_take_profit = close_early_if_crosses_outter_band ? price_crossed_up_VWAP_upper_outer_band or price_closed_above_long_entry_trailing_stop or price_hit_long_entry_profit_target : price_closed_above_long_entry_trailing_stop or price_hit_long_entry_profit_target
short_position_take_profit = close_early_if_crosses_outter_band ? price_crossed_down_VWAP_lower_outer_band or price_closed_below_short_trailing_stop or price_hit_short_entry_profit_target : price_closed_below_short_trailing_stop or price_hit_short_entry_profit_target

// Cancel limir order if...
cancel_long_condition = false
cancel_short_condition = false


// Long Entry
strategy.entry(id="Long", direction=strategy.long, limit=limit_order_long_price, when=long_conditions_met)
strategy.cancel(id="Cancel Long", when=cancel_long_condition)
strategy.exit(id="Close Long", from_entry="Long", stop=long_trailing_stop, limit=long_profit_target, when=long_position_take_profit)

// Short Entry 
strategy.entry(id="Short", direction=strategy.short, limit=limit_order_short_price, when=short_conditions_met)
strategy.cancel(id="Cancel Short", when=cancel_short_condition)
strategy.exit(id="Close Short", from_entry="Short", stop=short_trailing_stop, limit=short_profit_target, when=short_position_take_profit)

entry = plot(strategy.position_avg_price, editable=false, title="Entry", style=plot.style_stepline, color=currently_in_a_long_postion or currently_in_a_short_postion ? color.blue : transparent, linewidth=1)
fill(entry,long_trailing_stop_line, editable=false, color=currently_in_a_long_postion ? long_trailing_stop > strategy.position_avg_price ? light_green : light_red : transparent)
fill(entry,short_trailing_stop_line, editable=false, color=currently_in_a_short_postion ? short_trailing_stop < strategy.position_avg_price ? light_green : light_red : transparent)
bgcolor(title="No Trades Allowed", color=no_trades_allowed ? light_red : light_green)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-11-23. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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