RSI of MACD Reversal Strategy

This strategy is based on the RSI values of the MACD indicator to determine buy and sell signals. It buys when the RSI exceeds the overbought line or range, and sells or stops profit/loss when the RSI breaks below…

Pine ScriptMean reversion Machine learning Trend following RSI MACD EMA

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 97 lines
Parameters: 7
Backtest bar: 3m · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

Strategy Principle

This strategy combines the advantages of both the MACD and RSI indicators.

First, the three curves of the MACD indicator are calculated, including the DIF, DEA and MACD lines. Then the RSI indicator is calculated on the MACD line to form the RSI of MACD.

When the RSI of MACD indicator exceeds the overbought range of 30 or 35, a buy signal is generated, indicating the MACD line has entered the oversold range and the price trend has started to reverse upwards. When the RSI of MACD indicator breaks below the overbought range of 15 again, a sell signal is generated, indicating the trend reversal has ended.

The strategy also sets partial profit taking. When the RSI of MACD indicator exceeds the overbought level of 80, part of the position can be sold to lock in partial profits.

Advantage Analysis

Utilize MACD indicator to determine trend reversal points
Utilize RSI indicator to determine overbought/oversold levels to filter fake signals
Combination of dual indicators for accurate buy/sell points
Partial profit taking set to prevent enlarged losses

Risk Analysis

Inaccurate judgement of trend if improper MACD parameters
Inaccurate judgement of overbought/oversold zones if improper RSI parameters
Potentially missing greater upside if profit taking too aggressive

Solutions:

Optimize MACD parameters to find best combination
Optimize RSI parameters to improve accuracy
Relax profit taking criteria properly to target greater returns

Optimization Directions

The strategy can also be optimized in the following aspects:

Add stop loss strategy to further control downside risks
Add position sizing module to gradually ramp up positions as price moves
Integrate machine learning models trained on historical data to further improve buy/sell point accuracy
Attempt running on shorter timeframes like 15m or 5m to improve strategy frequency

Conclusion

The overall strategy design philosophy is clear, with the core idea of using MACD reversal combined with RSI filter to determine buy/sell points. With parameter optimization, stop loss management, risk control measures etc., it can be shaped into a very practical quant trading strategy.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1	12	Fast Length
v_input_2	21	Slow Length
v_input_3	9	Signal Length
v_input_4	14	RSI of MACD Length
v_input_5	10	Risk % of capital
v_input_6	3	Stop Loss
v_input_7	false	Take Profit

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2024-01-07 00:00:00
end: 2024-01-14 00:00:00
period: 3m
basePeriod: 1m
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/
// © mohanee

//@version=4

strategy(title="RSI of MACD Strategy[Long only]",  shorttitle="RSIofMACD" , overlay=false, pyramiding=1,     default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity,  default_qty_value=20, initial_capital=10000, currency=currency.USD)  //default_qty_value=10, default_qty_type=strategy.fixed,

	

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// MACD Inputs ///
fastLen = input(12, title="Fast Length")
slowLen = input(21, title="Slow Length")
sigLen  = input(9, title="Signal Length")

rsiLength  = input(14, title="RSI of MACD Length")




riskCapital = input(title="Risk % of capital", defval=10, minval=1)
stopLoss=input(3,title="Stop Loss",minval=1)

takeProfit=input(false, title="Take Profit")


[macdLine, signalLine, _] = macd(close, fastLen, slowLen, sigLen)

rsiOfMACD = rsi(macdLine, rsiLength)
emaSlow = ema(close, slowLen)



//drawings
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obLevelPlot = hline(80, title="Overbought / Profit taking line",  color=color.blue , linestyle=hline.style_dashed)
osLevelPlot = hline(30, title="Oversold / entry line", color=color.green, linestyle=hline.style_dashed)

exitLinePlot = hline(15, title="Exit line", color=color.red, linestyle=hline.style_dashed)




plot(rsiOfMACD, title = "rsiOfMACD" ,  color=color.purple)


//drawings
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//Strategy Logic 
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//Entry--
//Echeck how many units can be purchased based on risk manage ment and stop loss
qty1 = (strategy.equity  * riskCapital / 100 ) /  (close*stopLoss/100)  

//check if cash is sufficient  to buy qty1  , if capital not available use the available capital only
qty1:= (qty1 * close >= strategy.equity ) ? (strategy.equity / close) : qty1


strategy.entry(id="RSIofMACD", long=true,   qty=qty1,  when =  ( crossover(rsiOfMACD, 30) or crossover(rsiOfMACD, 35)  ) and close>=emaSlow )



bgcolor(abs(strategy.position_size)>=1 ? color.blue : na , transp=70)


barcolor(abs(strategy.position_size)>=1 and  ( crossover(rsiOfMACD, 30) or crossover(rsiOfMACD, 35) ) ? color.purple : abs(strategy.position_size)>=1 ? color.blue : na  )


//partial exit
strategy.close(id="RSIofMACD", comment="PExit Profit is "+tostring(close - strategy.position_avg_price,  "###.##")  ,  qty=strategy.position_size/3, when= takeProfit and abs(strategy.position_size)>=1 and close > strategy.position_avg_price and crossunder(rsiOfMACD,80) )

//Close All
strategy.close(id="RSIofMACD", comment="Close All   Profit is "+tostring(close - strategy.position_avg_price,  "###.##"), when=abs(strategy.position_size)>=1 and crossunder(rsiOfMACD,15) ) //and close > strategy.position_avg_price )


//Strategy Logic 
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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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