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Moving Average Crossover Trend Following Strategy 426939

This strategy is called the Moving Average Crossover Trend Following Strategy . It uses golden crosses and death crosses of multiple moving averages to determine market turning points and follow trends. 1. Calculate…

Author
ChaoZhang
Complexity
Advanced · 272 lines
Parameters
29
Backtest bar
10m · intraday
Tested on
BTC/USDT · futures

This strategy is called the Moving Average Crossover Trend Following Strategy. It uses golden crosses and death crosses of multiple moving averages to determine market turning points and follow trends.

How It Works

  1. Calculate multiple moving averages with different parameters, e.g. MA(5), MA(10) etc.

  2. When shorter period MA crosses above longer period MA, a buy signal is generated.

  3. When shorter period MA crosses below longer period MA, a sell signal is generated.

  4. The crossover function judges crossovers. MA periods can be flexibly configured.

Trading Rules

  1. Set up multiple MAs like MA(8), MA(13), MA(21) etc.

  2. When MA(8) crosses above MA(13), go long.

  3. When MA(8) crosses below MA(13), go short.

  4. MA types like EMA, SMA can be used.

  5. Add other filters to avoid false breakouts.

Advantages

  1. Trend following avoids counter trend trades.

  2. Flexible MA periods suit different cycles.

  3. Additional indicators can filter signals.

  4. Smaller drawdowns, stops further limit risks.

Risks

  1. Risk of extended losses in protracted downtrends.

  2. Poor MA parameters may miss trades.

  3. Timely stops needed to limit drawdowns.

  4. Fees also impact profits.

Summary

The MA Crossover Trend Following Strategy follows the trend for profits. Parameter optimization provides short and long term effects. Additional technical analysis improves performance. Strict stops are musts for risk control. Trading costs should also be considered when trading live.

Parameters

NameDefaultWhat it controls
v_input_10Strategy Direction: long | short | all
v_input_22020Backtest Start Year
v_input_3trueBacktest Start Month
v_input_4trueBacktest Start Day
v_input_52030Backtest Stop Year
v_input_612Backtest Stop Month
v_input_730Backtest Stop Day
v_input_8trueOrder quantity
v_input_9falsePlot indicators?
v_input_100Type: EMA | DEMA | Butterworth_2Pole | Gaussian | Geometric_Mean | LowPass | McGuinley | SMA | Sine_WMA | Smoothed_MA | Super_Smoother | Triangular_MA | Wilders | Zero_Lag
v_input_118MA 1
v_input_1213MA 2
v_input_1321MA 3
v_input_1455MA 4
v_input_1589MA 5
v_input_16120IB
v_input_171212B
v_input_1820021b
v_input_1922122b
v_input_20trueEnable 1
v_input_21trueEnable 2
v_input_22trueEnable 3
v_input_23falseEnable 4
v_input_24falseEnable 5
v_input_25falseEnable 6
v_input_26falseEnable 7
v_input_27falseEnable x
v_input_28falseEnable x
v_input_293*** Gaussian poles ***

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-09-07 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-08 09:00:00
period: 10m
basePeriod: 1m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=3
//Converted to strategy by shawnteoh

strategy(title = "MA Emperor insiliconot Strategy" , overlay=true, pyramiding=1, precision=8)
strat_dir_input = input(title="Strategy Direction", defval="long", options=["long", "short", "all"])
strat_dir_value = strat_dir_input == "long" ? strategy.direction.long : strat_dir_input == "short" ? strategy.direction.short : strategy.direction.all
strategy.risk.allow_entry_in(strat_dir_value)

// Testing start dates
testStartYear = input(2020, "Backtest Start Year")
testStartMonth = input(1, "Backtest Start Month")
testStartDay = input(1, "Backtest Start Day")
testPeriodStart = timestamp(testStartYear,testStartMonth,testStartDay,0,0)
//Stop date if you want to use a specific range of dates
testStopYear = input(2030, "Backtest Stop Year")
testStopMonth = input(12, "Backtest Stop Month")
testStopDay = input(30, "Backtest Stop Day")
testPeriodStop = timestamp(testStopYear,testStopMonth,testStopDay,0,0)
// Order size
orderQty = input(1, "Order quantity", type = float)
// Plot indicator
plotInd = input(false, "Plot indicators?", type = bool)

testPeriod() => true

haClose = close
haOpen  = open
haHigh  = high
haLow   = low 

haClose := (open + high + low + close) / 4
haOpen  := (nz(haOpen[1]) + nz(haClose[1])) / 2
haHigh  := max(high, max(haOpen, haClose))
haLow   := min(low , min(haOpen, haClose))

ssrc = close
ha = false

o = ha ? haOpen : open
c = ha ? haClose : close
h = ha ? haHigh : high
l = ha ? haLow : low

ssrc := ssrc == close ? ha ? haClose : c : ssrc
ssrc := ssrc == open ? ha ? haOpen : o : ssrc
ssrc := ssrc == high ? ha ? haHigh : h : ssrc
ssrc := ssrc == low ? ha ? haLow : l : ssrc
ssrc := ssrc == hl2 ? ha ? (haHigh + haLow) / 2 : hl2 : ssrc
ssrc := ssrc == hlc3 ? ha ? (haHigh + haLow + haClose) / 3 : hlc3 : ssrc
ssrc := ssrc == ohlc4 ? ha ? (haHigh + haLow + haClose+ haOpen) / 4 : ohlc4 : ssrc

type = input(defval = "EMA", title = "Type", options = ["Butterworth_2Pole", "DEMA", "EMA", "Gaussian", "Geometric_Mean", "LowPass", "McGuinley", "SMA", "Sine_WMA", "Smoothed_MA", "Super_Smoother",  "Triangular_MA", "Wilders", "Zero_Lag"])

len1=input(8, title ="MA 1")
len2=input(13, title = "MA 2") 
len3=input(21, title = "MA 3")
len4=input(55, title = "MA 4")
len5=input(89, title = "MA 5")
lenrib=input(120, title = "IB")
lenrib2=input(121, title = "2B")
lenrib3=input(200, title = "21b")
lenrib4=input(221, title = "22b")

onOff1  = input(defval=true, title="Enable 1")
onOff2  = input(defval=true, title="Enable 2")
onOff3  = input(defval=true, title="Enable 3")
onOff4  = input(defval=false, title="Enable 4")
onOff5  = input(defval=false, title="Enable 5")
onOff6  = input(defval=false, title="Enable 6")
onOff7  = input(defval=false, title="Enable 7")
onOff8  = input(defval=false, title="Enable x")
onOff9  = input(defval=false, title="Enable x")


gauss_poles = input(3, "*** Gaussian poles ***",  minval = 1, maxval = 14) 
linew = 2
shapes = false

 
variant_supersmoother(src,len) =>
    Pi = 2 * asin(1)
    a1 = exp(-1.414* Pi / len)
    b1 = 2*a1*cos(1.414* Pi / len)
    c2 = b1
    c3 = (-a1)*a1
    c1 = 1 - c2 - c3
    v9 = 0.0
    v9 := c1*(src + nz(src[1])) / 2 + c2*nz(v9[1]) + c3*nz(v9[2])
    v9
    
variant_smoothed(src,len) =>
    v5 = 0.0
    v5 := na(v5[1]) ? sma(src, len) : (v5[1] * (len - 1) + src) / len
    v5

variant_zerolagema(src, len) =>
    price = src
    l = (len - 1) / 2
    d = (price + (price - price[l]))
    z = ema(d, len)
    z
    
variant_doubleema(src,len) =>
    v2 = ema(src, len)
    v6 = 2 * v2 - ema(v2, len)
    v6

variant_WiMA(src, length) =>
    MA_s= nz(src)
    MA_s:=(src + nz(MA_s[1] * (length-1)))/length
    MA_s
    
fact(num)=>
    a = 1
    nn = num <= 1 ? 1 : num
    for i = 1 to nn
        a := a * i
    a
    
getPoles(f, Poles, alfa)=>
    filt = f
    sign = 1
    results = 0 + n//tv series spoofing
    for r = 1 to max(min(Poles, n),1)
	    mult  = fact(Poles) / (fact(Poles - r) * fact(r))
	    matPo = pow(1 - alfa, r)
        prev  = nz(filt[r-1],0)
        sum   =  sign * mult * matPo * prev
        results := results + sum
        sign  := sign * -1
    results := results - n
    results
    
variant_gauss(Price, Lag, Poles)=>
    Pi = 2 * asin(1)
    beta = (1 - cos(2 * Pi / Lag)) / ( pow (sqrt(2), 2.0 / Poles) - 1)
    alfa = -beta + sqrt(beta * beta +  2 * beta)
    pre = nz(Price, 0) * pow(alfa, Poles) 
    filter = pre
    result = n > 0 ?  getPoles(nz(filter[1]), Poles, alfa) : 0
    filter := pre + result

variant_mg(src, len)=>
    mg = 0.0
    mg := na(mg[1]) ? ema(src, len) : mg[1] + (src - mg[1]) / (len * pow(src/mg[1], 4))
    mg
    
variant_sinewma(src, length) =>
    PI = 2 * asin(1)
    sum = 0.0
    weightSum = 0.0
    for i = 0 to length - 1
        weight = sin(i * PI / (length + 1))
        sum := sum + nz(src[i]) * weight
        weightSum := weightSum + weight
    sinewma = sum / weightSum
    sinewma
    
variant_geoMean(price, per)=>
    gmean = pow(price, 1.0/per)
    gx = for i = 1 to per-1
        gmean := gmean * pow(price[i], 1.0/per)
        gmean
    ggx = n > per? gx : price    
    ggx


variant_butt2pole(pr, p1)=>
    Pi = 2 * asin(1)
    DTR = Pi / 180    
    a1 = exp(-sqrt(2) * Pi / p1)
    b1 = 2 * a1 * cos(DTR * (sqrt(2) * 180 / p1))
    cf1 = (1 - b1 + a1 * a1) / 4
    cf2 = b1
    cf3 = -a1 * a1
    butt_filt = pr
    butt_filt := cf1 * (pr + 2 * nz(pr[1]) + nz(pr[2])) + cf2 * nz(butt_filt[1]) + cf3 * nz(butt_filt[2])

variant_lowPass(src, len)=>
    LP = src
    sr = src
    a = 2.0 / (1.0 + len)
    LP := (a - 0.25 * a * a) * sr + 0.5 * a * a * nz(sr[1]) - (a - 0.75 * a * a) * nz(sr[2]) + 2.0 * (1.0 - a) * nz(LP[1]) - (1.0 - a) * (1.0 - a) * nz(LP[2])
    LP


variant_sma(src, len) =>
    sum = 0.0
    for i = 0 to len - 1
        sum := sum + src[i] / len
    sum

variant_trima(src, length) =>
    len = ceil((length + 1) * 0.5)
    trima =  sum(sma(src, len), len)/len
    trima
 
 
    
variant(type, src, len) =>
      type=="EMA"   ? ema(src, len) : 
      type=="LowPass" ? variant_lowPass(src, len) :  
      type=="Linreg"  ? linreg(src, len, 0) : 
      type=="Gaussian"  ? variant_gauss(src, len, gauss_poles) :
      type=="Sine_WMA"  ? variant_sinewma(src, len) :
      
      type=="Geometric_Mean"  ? variant_geoMean(src, len) :
      
      type=="Butterworth_2Pole" ? variant_butt2pole(src, len) : 
      type=="Smoothed_MA"  ? variant_smoothed(src, len) :
      type=="Triangular_MA"  ? variant_trima(src, len) : 
      type=="McGuinley" ? variant_mg(src, len) : 
      type=="DEMA"  ? variant_doubleema(src, len):  
      type=="Super_Smoother"  ? variant_supersmoother(src, len) : 
      type=="Zero_Lag"  ? variant_zerolagema(src, len) :  
      type=="Wilders"? variant_WiMA(src, len) : variant_sma(src, len)


c1=#44E2D6
c2=#DDD10D
c3=#0AA368
c4=#E0670E
c5=#AB40B2

cRed = #F93A00


ma1 =  variant(type, ssrc, len1)
ma2 =  variant(type, ssrc, len2)
ma3 =  variant(type, ssrc, len3)
ma4 =  variant(type, ssrc, len4)
ma5 =  variant(type, ssrc, len5)
ma6 =  variant(type, ssrc, lenrib)
ma7 =  variant(type, ssrc, lenrib2)
ma8 =  variant(type, ssrc, lenrib3)
ma9 =  variant(type, ssrc, lenrib4)

col1 = c1
col2 = c2
col3 = c3
col4 = c4
col5 = c5

p1 = plot(onOff1 ? ma1 : na, title = "MA 1",  color = col1,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p2 = plot(onOff2 ? ma2 : na, title = "MA 2",  color = col2,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p3 = plot(onOff3 ? ma3 : na, title = "MA 3",  color = col3,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p4 = plot(onOff4 ? ma4 : na, title = "MA 4",  color = col4,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p5 = plot(onOff5 ? ma5 : na, title = "MA 5",  color = col5,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p6 = plot(onOff6 ? ma6 : na, title = "MA 6",  color = col5,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p7 = plot(onOff7 ? ma7 : na, title = "MA 7",  color = col5,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p8 = plot(onOff8 ? ma8 : na, title = "MA 8",  color = col5,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)
p9 = plot(onOff9 ? ma9 : na, title = "MA 9",  color = col5,  linewidth = linew, style = linebr)

longCond = crossover(ma2, ma3)
if longCond and testPeriod()
    strategy.entry("buy", strategy.long, qty = orderQty, when = open > ma2[1])

shortCond = crossunder(ma2, ma3)
if shortCond and testPeriod()
    strategy.entry("sell", strategy.short, qty = orderQty, when = open < ma2[1])

plotshape(series=plotInd? longCond : na, title="P", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.belowbar, color=green, text="P", size=size.small)   
plotshape(series=plotInd? shortCond : na, title="N", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.abovebar, color=red, text="N", size=size.small)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-09-15. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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