The Gunbot Bands Strategy
The Gunbot Bands strategy is a technical analysis algorithmic trading strategy that aims to ride trends and cut losses short. It uses Bollinger Bands as the main indicator to determine entries and exits. How It Works…
The Gunbot Bands strategy is a technical analysis algorithmic trading strategy that aims to ride trends and cut losses short. It uses Bollinger Bands as the main indicator to determine entries and exits.
How It Works
The strategy enters long positions when the price closes below the lower Bollinger Band and short positions when the price closes above the upper Bollinger Band. The bands provide dynamic support and resistance levels that adapt to market volatility.
The position size increases exponentially on consecutive long/short signals, implementing a martingale component. Profit targets and stop losses are set based on the entry price. Trailing stops and early exit calls further look to maximize profits and reduce losses.
Benefits
The key advantages of this strategy are:
- Rides strong trends using Bollinger Bands as dynamic support/resistance
- Pyramiding increases position size to benefit from momentum
- Various exit mechanisms try to lock in profits and limit losses
Risks
Potential risks to consider:
- Bollinger Bands are lagging and may signal late entries
- Exponential position sizing can lead to large losses if trends reverse
- Multiple exit signals can result in over-trading and high commissions
Overall, the Gunbot Bands strategy aims to capitalize on trend continuations but a highly volatile market can trigger stop outs. Proper tuning of the input parameters is required to match the strategy to current market conditions.
Parameters
| Name | Default | What it controls |
|---|---|---|
| v_input_1 | 2016 | Backtest Start Year |
| v_input_2 | 8 | Backtest Start Month |
| v_input_3 | 10 | Backtest Start Day |
| v_input_4 | 2020 | Backtest Stop Year |
| v_input_5 | 9 | Backtest Stop Month |
| v_input_6 | 29 | Backtest Stop Day |
| v_input_7 | 15 | length |
| v_input_8_close | 0 | Source: close | high | low | open | hl2 | hlc3 | hlcc4 | ohlc4 |
| v_input_9 | 2 | mult |
| v_input_10 | 25 | LOW_BB |
| v_input_11 | 25 | HIGH_BB |
| v_input_12 | false | Activate TS |
| v_input_13 | 99999 | Trailing Stop |
| v_input_14 | 99999 | Take Profit |
| v_input_15 | 99999 | Stop Loss |
| v_input_16 | false | Pyramiding < |
| v_input_17 | true | Pyramiding = |
| v_input_18 | 100 | Pyramiding > |
| v_input_19 | false | WIP Feature |
| v_input_20 | true | Leverage |
Source Pine Script
/*backtest
start: 2023-09-02 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-09 00:00:00
period: 3m
basePeriod: 1m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
//@version=3
// strategy("Gunbot - Bbands", shorttitle="Strategy", overlay=true, pyramiding=100, default_qty_value=100000000, precision=8)
/////////////// Component Code Start ///////////////
testStartYear = input(2016, "Backtest Start Year")
testStartMonth = input(8, "Backtest Start Month")
testStartDay = input(10, "Backtest Start Day")
testPeriodStart = timestamp(testStartYear,testStartMonth,testStartDay,0,0)
testStopYear = input(2020, "Backtest Stop Year")
testStopMonth = input(9, "Backtest Stop Month")
testStopDay = input(29, "Backtest Stop Day")
// testStopDay = testStartDay + 1
testPeriodStop = timestamp(testStopYear,testStopMonth,testStopDay,0,0)
testPeriod() =>
true
/////////////// Component Code Stop ///////////////
length = input(15, minval=1)
src = input(close, title="Source")
mult = input(2.0, minval=0.001, maxval=50)
low_bb = input(25, title="LOW_BB")
high_bb = input(25, title="HIGH_BB")
basis = sma(src, length * (15 / timeframe.multiplier))
dev = mult * stdev(src, length * (15 / timeframe.multiplier))
upper = basis + dev
upper_high_bb = upper - ((upper-basis) * (high_bb / 100))
lower = basis - dev
lower_low_bb = lower + ((basis-lower) * (low_bb / 100))
bb_percent = ((upper/lower)-1)*100
bb_diff = (upper-lower)
/////////////// STRATEGY ///////////////
tsi = input(0, "Activate TS") / 100000000
ts = input(99999, "Trailing Stop") / 100000000
tp = input(99999, "Take Profit") / 100000000
sl = input(99999, "Stop Loss") / 100000000
pyrl = input(0, "Pyramiding <")
pyre = input(1, "Pyramiding =")
pyrg = input(100, "Pyramiding >")
long = ohlc4 < lower_low_bb
short = ohlc4 > upper_high_bb
sectionLongs = 0
sectionLongs := nz(sectionLongs[1])
sectionShorts = 0
sectionShorts := nz(sectionShorts[1])
if long
sectionLongs := sectionLongs + 1
sectionShorts := 0
if short
sectionLongs := 0
sectionShorts := sectionShorts + 1
longCondition = long and sectionLongs <= pyrl or long and sectionLongs >= pyrg or long and sectionLongs == pyre
shortCondition = short and sectionShorts <= pyrl or short and sectionShorts >= pyrg or short and sectionShorts == pyre
last_open_longCondition = na
last_open_shortCondition = na
last_open_longCondition := longCondition ? close : nz(last_open_longCondition[1])
last_open_shortCondition := shortCondition ? close : nz(last_open_shortCondition[1])
sectionLongs2 = 0
sectionLongs2 := nz(sectionLongs2[1])
sectionShorts2 = 0
sectionShorts2 := nz(sectionShorts2[1])
if longCondition
sectionLongs2 := sectionLongs2 + 1
sectionShorts2 := 0
if shortCondition
sectionLongs2 := 0
sectionShorts2 := sectionShorts2 + 1
isAdding = input(false, "WIP Feature", bool)
stackingLongs = 100000000
stackingLongs := nz(stackingLongs[1])
stackingShorts = 100000000
stackingShorts := nz(stackingShorts[1])
if longCondition
stackingLongs := stackingLongs * 2
stackingShorts := 100000000
if shortCondition
stackingLongs := 100000000
stackingShorts := stackingShorts * 2
totalLongs = 0.0
totalLongs := nz(totalLongs[1])
totalShorts = 0.0
totalShorts := nz(totalShorts[1])
totalMartingaleLongs = 0.0
totalMartingaleLongs := nz(totalMartingaleLongs[1])
totalMartingaleShorts = 0.0
totalMartingaleShorts := nz(totalMartingaleShorts[1])
if longCondition and sectionLongs2 >= 1
totalMartingaleLongs := totalMartingaleLongs + (last_open_longCondition * stackingLongs)
totalLongs := totalLongs + last_open_longCondition
totalShorts := 0.0
if shortCondition and sectionShorts2 >= 1
totalLongs := 0.0
totalMartingaleShorts := totalMartingaleShorts + (last_open_shortCondition * stackingShorts)
totalShorts := totalShorts + last_open_shortCondition
averageLongs = 0.0
averageLongs := nz(averageLongs[1])
averageShorts = 0.0
averageShorts := nz(averageShorts[1])
averageMartingaleLongs = 0.0
averageMartingaleLongs := nz(averageLongs[1])
averageMartingaleShorts = 0.0
averageMartingaleShorts := nz(averageShorts[1])
averageLongs := totalLongs / sectionLongs2
averageShorts := totalShorts / sectionShorts2
averageMartingaleLongs := totalMartingaleLongs / stackingLongs
averageMartingaleShorts := totalMartingaleShorts / stackingShorts
last_longCondition = na
last_shortCondition = na
last_longCondition := longCondition ? time : nz(last_longCondition[1])
last_shortCondition := shortCondition ? time : nz(last_shortCondition[1])
in_longCondition = last_longCondition > last_shortCondition
in_shortCondition = last_shortCondition > last_longCondition
last_high = na
last_low = na
last_high := not in_longCondition ? na : in_longCondition and (na(last_high[1]) or high > nz(last_high[1])) ? high : nz(last_high[1])
last_low := not in_shortCondition ? na : in_shortCondition and (na(last_low[1]) or low < nz(last_low[1])) ? low : nz(last_low[1])
long_ts = not na(last_high) and high <= (last_high - ts) and longCondition == 0 and high >= (last_open_longCondition + tsi)
short_ts = not na(last_low) and low >= (last_low + ts) and shortCondition == 0 and low <= (last_open_shortCondition - tsi)
long_tp = high >= (last_open_longCondition + tp) and longCondition == 0
short_tp = low <= (last_open_shortCondition - tp) and shortCondition == 0
long_sl = low <= (last_open_longCondition - sl) and longCondition == 0
short_sl = high >= (last_open_shortCondition + sl) and shortCondition == 0
leverage = input(1, "Leverage")
long_call = last_open_longCondition - (0.8 + 0.2 * (1/leverage)) / leverage * last_open_longCondition
short_call = last_open_shortCondition + (0.78 + 0.2 * (1/leverage)) / leverage * last_open_shortCondition
long_call_signal = low <= long_call
short_call_signal = high >= short_call
longProfit = averageLongs > 0 and close >= averageLongs ? green : red
shortProfit = averageShorts > 0 and close <= averageShorts ? green : red
pl1 = plot(averageLongs > 0 ? averageLongs : na, color=white)
pl2 = plot(close, color=white)
pl3 = plot(averageShorts > 0 ? averageShorts : na, color=white)
fill(pl1, pl2, color=longProfit, transp=80)
fill(pl2, pl3, color=shortProfit, transp=80)
if testPeriod()
if isAdding
strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long, qty=stackingLongs, when=longCondition)
strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short, qty=stackingShorts, when=shortCondition)
else
strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long, when=longCondition)
strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short, when=shortCondition)
strategy.close("Long", when=long_call_signal)
strategy.close("Short", when=short_call_signal)
strategy.close("Long", when=long_tp)
strategy.close("Short", when=short_tp)
strategy.close("Long", when=long_sl)
strategy.close("Short", when=short_sl)
strategy.close("Long", when=long_ts)
strategy.close("Short", when=short_ts)
longAveragePlot = 0.0
longAveragePlot := nz(totalShorts[1])
shortAveragePlot = 0.0
shortAveragePlot := nz(shortAveragePlot[1])
if isAdding
longAveragePlot := averageMartingaleLongs
shortAveragePlot := averageMartingaleShorts
else
longAveragePlot := averageLongs
shortAveragePlot := averageShorts
plot(averageLongs > 0 ? averageLongs : na, "Long Average", style=3, color=green)
plot(averageShorts > 0 ? averageShorts : na, "Short Average", style=3, color=red)Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-09-10. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.
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