Trend Following Strategy Based on Moving Average Crossover

Pine ScriptTrend following Breakout Mean reversion MACD EMA SMA Bollinger Bands Donchian Pivots / S&R

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 65 lines
Parameters: 10
Backtest bar: 1d · swing
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

This strategy mainly uses the golden cross and dead cross of moving averages and candlestick breakthrough of moving averages to make long and short decisions. It goes long when the short period moving average crosses over the longer period moving average, and goes short when the short period moving average crosses below the longer period moving average. Candlestick close price breaking through the moving average is also used as the entry signal.

Principles

Calculate two moving averages, EMA1 and EMA2, with different periods. EMA1 has a shorter period and EMA2 has a longer period.
Determine if EMA1 crosses over EMA2, if yes, go long.
Determine if EMA1 crosses below EMA2, if yes, go short.
Determine if the closing price breaks through EMA1 as the entry signal.
Exit mechanism: set fixed stop loss or use Donchian Channel to set stop loss.

Main functions used:

ema(): calculate exponential moving average
crossover(): determine if EMA1 crosses over EMA2
crossunder(): determine if EMA1 crosses below EMA2
rising()/falling(): determine if price is rising or falling
valuewhen(): return different values based on condition

Advantages

Simple logic, easy to understand and implement.
Utilize the trend following trait of moving averages to effectively track trends.
Combining candlestick close price breakthrough helps avoid false breakthroughs.
Flexible usage of different moving average combinations adaptable to different periods.
Stop loss mechanism controls risk.

Risks

Frequent golden crosses and dead crosses during market consolidation cause whipsaws.
Fixed stop loss points may be too rigid to adjust based on market changes.
Moving averages lag and may miss reversal signals at turning points.
Precise judgment of moving average slope needed to filter false breakthroughs.
Parameter selection needs caution, inappropriate frequency or lagging may affect strategy performance.

Optimization

MACD zero line crossover can help determine trends and filter consolidations.
Add Donchian Channel for dynamic stop loss line to improve fixed stop loss.
Add Bollinger Bands to judge strong or weak trends, avoiding ineffective trading during market consolidations.
Optimize moving average parameter combinations and test actual performance of different period strategies.
Consider adding anchored moving averages to reduce lag.

Conclusion

The overall logic of this strategy is simple and clear, utilizing classic moving average crossover trading techniques, and combining candlestick breakout for entry to effectively filter false signals. Optimization spaces include using other indicators for trend strength, dynamic stops etc. In general, trend following strategies based on moving averages are classic and intuitive, with valuable exploration spaces for optimization.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1_close	0	Candle body resistance Channel: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_2	false	Bar Channel On/Off
v_input_3	10	Support / Resistance length:
v_input_4	13	EMA 1
v_input_5	21	EMA 2
v_input_6	false	Display Hull MA Set:
v_input_7_close	0	Hull MA's Source:: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_8	8	Hull MA's Base Length:
v_input_9	5	Hull MA's Length Scalar:
v_input_10	720	period

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-09-01 00:00:00
end: 2023-10-23 00:00:00
period: 1d
basePeriod: 1h
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=2
strategy(title='Mega crypto bot strategy', shorttitle='megacryptobot_Strategy', overlay=true, pyramiding=0, initial_capital=10000, currency=currency.USD)

//Candle body resistance Channel-----------------------------//
len = 34
src = input(close, title="Candle body resistance Channel")
out = sma(src, len)
last8h = highest(close, 13)
lastl8 = lowest(close, 13)
bearish = cross(close,out) == 1 and falling(close, 1)
bullish = cross(close,out) == 1 and rising(close, 1)
channel2=input(false, title="Bar Channel On/Off")
ul2=plot(channel2?last8h:last8h==nz(last8h[1])?last8h:na, color=black, linewidth=1, style=linebr, title="Candle body resistance level top", offset=0)
ll2=plot(channel2?lastl8:lastl8==nz(lastl8[1])?lastl8:na, color=black, linewidth=1, style=linebr, title="Candle body resistance level bottom", offset=0)
//fill(ul2, ll2, color=black, transp=95, title="Candle body resistance Channel")

//-----------------Support and Resistance 
RST = input(title='Support / Resistance length:',  defval=10) 
RSTT = valuewhen(high >= highest(high, RST), high, 0)
RSTB = valuewhen(low <= lowest(low, RST), low, 0)
RT2 = plot(RSTT, color=RSTT != RSTT[1] ? na : red, linewidth=1, offset=+0)
RB2 = plot(RSTB, color=RSTB != RSTB[1] ? na : green, linewidth=1, offset=0)

//--------------------Trend colour ema------------------------------------------------// 
src0 = close, len0 = input(13, minval=1, title="EMA 1")
ema0 = ema(src0, len0)
direction = rising(ema0, 2) ? +1 : falling(ema0, 2) ? -1 : 0
plot_color = direction > 0  ? lime: direction < 0 ? red : na
plot(ema0, title="EMA", style=line, linewidth=1, color = plot_color)

//-------------------- ema 2------------------------------------------------//
src02 = close, len02 = input(21, minval=1, title="EMA 2")
ema02 = ema(src02, len02)
direction2 = rising(ema02, 2) ? +1 : falling(ema02, 2) ? -1 : 0
plot_color2 = direction2 > 0  ? lime: direction2 < 0 ? red : na
plot(ema02, title="EMA Signal 2", style=line, linewidth=1, color = plot_color2)

//=============Hull MA//
show_hma = input(false, title="Display Hull MA Set:")
hma_src = input(close, title="Hull MA's Source:")
hma_base_length = input(8, minval=1, title="Hull MA's Base Length:")
hma_length_scalar = input(5, minval=0, title="Hull MA's Length Scalar:")
hullma(src, length)=>wma(2*wma(src, length/2)-wma(src, length), round(sqrt(length)))
plot(not show_hma ? na : hullma(hma_src, hma_base_length+hma_length_scalar*6), color=black, linewidth=2, title="Hull MA")

//============ signal Generator ==================================//
period = input('720')
ch1 = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, period, open)
ch2 = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, period, close)
longCondition = crossover(request.security(syminfo.tickerid, period, close),request.security(syminfo.tickerid, period, open))
if (longCondition)
    strategy.entry("BUY", strategy.long)
shortCondition = crossunder(request.security(syminfo.tickerid, period, close),request.security(syminfo.tickerid, period, open))
if (shortCondition)
    strategy.entry("SELL", strategy.short)

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Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-10-24. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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