Heiken Ashi and Super Trend Combination Strategy

This is a quantitative trading strategy that combines the Heiken Ashi and Super Trend indicators. The strategy mainly uses Heiken Ashi to smooth candlesticks and filter market noise, and uses the Super Trend…

Pine ScriptTrend following Machine learning ATR Supertrend Heikin Ashi

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 140 lines
Parameters: 9
Backtest bar: 1d · swing
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

Strategy Principle

Use the Heiken Ashi indicator to process candlesticks, filter out some market noise, and make the trend more obvious
Calculate the upper and lower bands of the Super Trend based on ATR and factors
When the price breaks through the upper rail, it is a bearish signal. When it breaks through the lower rail, it is a bullish signal
The larger the factor, the fewer Super Trend signals, the better the tracking effect, but the number of entries decreases
Combine Heiken Ashi and Super Trend indicators to judge and track trends

Advantages of the Strategy

Heiken Ashi indicator effectively filters out some market noise and makes the graph clearer
The Super Trend indicator has good optimization effect and can flexibly adjust the frequency of entry
Combining double indicators makes the effect of judging the price trend better
Automatically track strong trends

Risks of the Strategy

The combination of indicators cannot completely avoid wrong signals in the interval of market consolidation
Large gaps may cause invalid indicators, thus missing important signal points
Setting the Super Trend factor too large will miss trend opportunities

Solutions: (1) Properly adjust Super Trend parameters to balance tracking effect and frequency of entry
(2) Increase other indicators to assist in judging to avoid problems caused by gaps

Optimization Directions of the Strategy

Adjust ATR cycle and Super Trend factor to optimize entry frequency
Increase stop loss indicator to control single loss
Combine other indicators to determine the trend type to avoid improper handling of the rhythm of trend shocks
Increase machine learning algorithms to assist in judging trend direction

Summary

This strategy integrates the advantages of the double indicators of Heiken Ashi and Super Trend, uses the indicators to determine the direction of the price trend, and achieves automatic tracking. Compared with using a single indicator alone, the effect of judging price movements is better, and the stability of the strategy is enhanced. Of course, there is still room for improvement. In the future, optimization can be carried out from the aspects of entry frequency and stop loss to make the strategy more profitable and less risky.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1	10	ATR Length
v_input_float_1	3	Factor
v_input_float_2	1.1	TP [%]
v_input_int_1	2000	(?BACKTEST)start year
v_input_int_2	true	start month
v_input_int_3	true	start day
v_input_int_4	3333	stop year
v_input_int_5	12	stop month
v_input_int_6	31	stop day

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2022-12-08 00:00:00
end: 2023-12-14 00:00:00
period: 1d
basePeriod: 1h
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/
// © RingsCherrY

//@version=5

strategy("Heiken Ashi & Super Trend", overlay=true,  pyramiding=1,initial_capital = 10000, default_qty_type= strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value = 100, calc_on_order_fills=false, slippage=0,commission_type=strategy.commission.percent,commission_value=0.02)

///////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////Function///////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////


heikinashi_open = request.security(ticker.heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, open)
heikinashi_high = request.security(ticker.heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, high)
heikinashi_low  = request.security(ticker.heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, low)
heikinashi_close= request.security(ticker.heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, close)
heikinashi_color = heikinashi_open < heikinashi_close ? #53b987 : #eb4d5c
// plotbar(heikinashi_open, heikinashi_high, heikinashi_low, heikinashi_close, color=heikinashi_color)

x_sma(x, y) =>
    sumx = 0.0
    for i = 0 to y - 1
        sumx := sumx + x[i] / y
    sumx

x_rma(src, length) =>
	alpha = 1/length
	sum = 0.0
	sum := na(sum[1]) ? x_sma(src, length) : alpha * src + (1 - alpha) * nz(sum[1])

x_atr(length) =>
    trueRange = na(heikinashi_high[1])? heikinashi_high-heikinashi_low : math.max(math.max(heikinashi_high - heikinashi_low, math.abs(heikinashi_high - heikinashi_close[1])), math.abs(heikinashi_low - heikinashi_close[1]))
    //true range can be also calculated with ta.tr(true)
    x_rma(trueRange, length)

x_supertrend(factor, atrPeriod) =>
	src = (heikinashi_high+heikinashi_low)/2
	atr = x_atr(atrPeriod)
	upperBand = src + factor * atr
	lowerBand = src - factor * atr
	prevLowerBand = nz(lowerBand[1])
	prevUpperBand = nz(upperBand[1])

	lowerBand := lowerBand > prevLowerBand or heikinashi_close[1] < prevLowerBand ? lowerBand : prevLowerBand
	upperBand := upperBand < prevUpperBand or heikinashi_close[1] > prevUpperBand ? upperBand : prevUpperBand
	int direction = na
	float superTrend = na
	prevSuperTrend = superTrend[1]
	if na(atr[1])
		direction := 1
	else if prevSuperTrend == prevUpperBand
		direction := heikinashi_close > upperBand ? -1 : 1
	else
		direction := heikinashi_close < lowerBand ? 1 : -1
	superTrend := direction == -1 ? lowerBand : upperBand
	[superTrend, direction]
	

///////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////Indicators/////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////

atrPeriod = input(10, "ATR Length")
factor = input.float(3.0, "Factor", step = 0.01)

[supertrend, direction] = x_supertrend(factor, atrPeriod)

bodyMiddle = plot((heikinashi_open + heikinashi_close) / 2, display=display.none)
upTrend = plot(direction < 0 ? supertrend : na, "Up Trend", color = color.green, style=plot.style_linebr)
downTrend = plot(direction < 0? na : supertrend, "Down Trend", color = color.red, style=plot.style_linebr)

fill(bodyMiddle, upTrend, color.new(color.green, 90), fillgaps=false)
fill(bodyMiddle, downTrend, color.new(color.red, 90), fillgaps=false)

///////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////Strategy///////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////

var bool longCond                    = na, var bool shortCond                   = na, longCond := nz(longCond[1]), shortCond := nz(shortCond[1])
var int CondIni_long                 = 0, var int CondIni_short                 = 0, CondIni_long := nz(CondIni_long[1]), CondIni_short := nz(CondIni_short[1])
var float open_longCondition         = na, var float open_shortCondition   = na


long  = ta.change(direction) < 0
short = ta.change(direction) > 0


longCond        :=                                                              long
shortCond       :=                                                              short

CondIni_long    :=                                                              longCond[1] ? 1 : shortCond[1] ? -1 : nz(CondIni_long[1])
CondIni_short   :=                                                              longCond[1] ? 1 : shortCond[1] ? -1 : nz(CondIni_short[1])
longCondition   =                                                               (longCond[1] and nz(CondIni_long[1]) == -1)
shortCondition  =                                                               (shortCond[1] and nz(CondIni_short[1]) == 1)


open_longCondition             :=                                          long ? close[1] :                                                      nz(open_longCondition[1])
open_shortCondition            :=                                          short ? close[1] :                                                     nz(open_shortCondition[1])


//TP
tp                    = input.float(1.1  , "TP [%]",                      step = 0.1) 

//BACKTESTING inputs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

testStartYear       =                   input.int(2000,                             title="start year",                                         minval = 1997, maxval = 3000,                                                   group= "BACKTEST") 
testStartMonth      =                   input.int(01,                               title="start month",                                        minval = 1, maxval = 12,                                                        group= "BACKTEST")
testStartDay        =                   input.int(01,                               title="start day",                                          minval = 1, maxval = 31,                                                        group= "BACKTEST")
testPeriodStart     =                   timestamp(testStartYear,testStartMonth,testStartDay,0,0)
testStopYear        =                   input.int(3333,                             title="stop year",                                          minval=1980, maxval = 3333,                                                     group= "BACKTEST")
testStopMonth       =                   input.int(12,                               title="stop month",                                         minval=1, maxval=12,                                                            group= "BACKTEST")
testStopDay         =                   input.int(31,                               title="stop day",                                           minval=1, maxval=31,                                                            group= "BACKTEST")
testPeriodStop      =                   timestamp(testStopYear, testStopMonth, testStopDay, 0, 0)
testPeriod          =                   true

// Backtest  ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================


if longCond
    strategy.entry("L", strategy.long, when=testPeriod)

if shortCond
    strategy.entry("S", strategy.short, when=testPeriod)
    

strategy.exit("TP_L", "L", profit =((open_longCondition   *       (1+(tp/100))) - open_longCondition)/syminfo.mintick)

strategy.exit("TP_S", "S", profit =((open_shortCondition  *       (1+(tp/100))) - open_shortCondition)/syminfo.mintick)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-12-15. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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