Trend Following Strategy Based on PMax Indicator

This strategy is named "Trend Following Strategy Based on PMax Indicator". It uses the PMax indicator to determine price trend direction and its moving average line as key reference to generate trading signals. The…

Pine ScriptTrend following Mean reversion EMA SMA ATR Supertrend Pivots / S&R

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 119 lines
Parameters: 10
Backtest bar: 5m · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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The PMax indicator combines the strengths of the support/resistance indicator SuperTrend and trend change indicator MOST. It builds price channels using the Average True Range (ATR), together with moving averages to judge trend direction.

When price crosses above the PMax line, it signals an upside trend reversal. When price crosses below PMax, it flags a downtrend reversal. Moving average crossover above PMax generates buy signals, while crossover below produces sell signals.

Moving average parameters directly affect trend sensitivity. Shorter periods are more sensitive to minor moves. Longer periods only capture major trends. So parameters need market-adjusted optimization.

The advantage of this strategy is PMax is sensitive in detecting trend changes. Combining with moving averages helps filtering to identify major reversal points of mid-to-long term trends. But overtrading should be avoided.

In conclusion, the combination of PMax and moving averages forms a relatively mature trend following strategy. Through parameter optimization it can adapt to different market characteristics and capture significant directional opportunities. But traders still need flexibility in adjusting strategy parameters according to actual conditions.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1_hl2	0	Source: hl2 \| high \| low \| open \| close \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_2	10	ATR Length
v_input_3	3	ATR Multiplier
v_input_4	0	Moving Average Type: EMA \| SMA \| WMA \| TMA \| VAR \| WWMA \| ZLEMA \| TSF
v_input_5	10	Moving Average Length
v_input_6	true	Change ATR Calculation Method ?
v_input_7	true	Show Moving Average?
v_input_8	true	Show Crossing Signals?
v_input_9	false	Show Price/Pmax Crossing Signals?
v_input_10	true	Highlighter On/Off ?

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-09-05 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-12 00:00:00
period: 5m
basePeriod: 1m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=4
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © KivancOzbilgic
//developer: @KivancOzbilgic
//author: @KivancOzbilgic

strategy("Profit Maximizer Strategy","PMax strat", overlay=true)
src = input(hl2, title="Source")
Periods = input(title="ATR Length", type=input.integer, defval=10)
Multiplier = input(title="ATR Multiplier", type=input.float, step=0.1, defval=3.0)
mav = input(title="Moving Average Type", defval="EMA", options=["SMA", "EMA", "WMA", "TMA", "VAR", "WWMA", "ZLEMA", "TSF"])
length =input(10, "Moving Average Length", minval=1)
changeATR= input(title="Change ATR Calculation Method ?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
showsupport = input(title="Show Moving Average?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
showsignalsk = input(title="Show Crossing Signals?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
showsignalsc = input(title="Show Price/Pmax Crossing Signals?", type=input.bool, defval=false)
highlighting = input(title="Highlighter On/Off ?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
atr2 = sma(tr, Periods)
atr= changeATR ? atr(Periods) : atr2
valpha=2/(length+1)
vud1=src>src[1] ? src-src[1] : 0
vdd1=src<src[1] ? src[1]-src : 0
vUD=sum(vud1,9)
vDD=sum(vdd1,9)
vCMO=nz((vUD-vDD)/(vUD+vDD))
VAR=0.0
VAR:=nz(valpha*abs(vCMO)*src)+(1-valpha*abs(vCMO))*nz(VAR[1])
wwalpha = 1/ length
WWMA = 0.0
WWMA := wwalpha*src + (1-wwalpha)*nz(WWMA[1])
zxLag = length/2==round(length/2) ? length/2 : (length - 1) / 2
zxEMAData = (src + (src - src[zxLag]))
ZLEMA = ema(zxEMAData, length)
lrc = linreg(src, length, 0)
lrc1 = linreg(src,length,1)
lrs = (lrc-lrc1)
TSF = linreg(src, length, 0)+lrs
getMA(src, length) =>
    ma = 0.0
    if mav == "SMA"
        ma := sma(src, length)
        ma

    if mav == "EMA"
        ma := ema(src, length)
        ma

    if mav == "WMA"
        ma := wma(src, length)
        ma

    if mav == "TMA"
        ma := sma(sma(src, ceil(length / 2)), floor(length / 2) + 1)
        ma

    if mav == "VAR"
        ma := VAR
        ma

    if mav == "WWMA"
        ma := WWMA
        ma

    if mav == "ZLEMA"
        ma := ZLEMA
        ma

    if mav == "TSF"
        ma := TSF
        ma
    ma
    
MAvg=getMA(src, length)
longStop = MAvg - Multiplier*atr
longStopPrev = nz(longStop[1], longStop)
longStop := MAvg > longStopPrev ? max(longStop, longStopPrev) : longStop
shortStop = MAvg + Multiplier*atr
shortStopPrev = nz(shortStop[1], shortStop)
shortStop := MAvg < shortStopPrev ? min(shortStop, shortStopPrev) : shortStop
dir = 1
dir := nz(dir[1], dir)
dir := dir == -1 and MAvg > shortStopPrev ? 1 : dir == 1 and MAvg < longStopPrev ? -1 : dir
PMax = dir==1 ? longStop: shortStop
plot(showsupport ? MAvg : na, color=#0585E1, linewidth=2, title="Moving Avg Line")
pALL=plot(PMax, color=color.red, linewidth=2, title="PMax", transp=0)
alertcondition(cross(MAvg, PMax), title="Cross Alert", message="PMax - Moving Avg Crossing!")
alertcondition(crossover(MAvg, PMax), title="Crossover Alarm", message="Moving Avg BUY SIGNAL!")
alertcondition(crossunder(MAvg, PMax), title="Crossunder Alarm", message="Moving Avg SELL SIGNAL!")
alertcondition(cross(src, PMax), title="Price Cross Alert", message="PMax - Price Crossing!")
alertcondition(crossover(src, PMax), title="Price Crossover Alarm", message="PRICE OVER PMax - BUY SIGNAL!")
alertcondition(crossunder(src, PMax), title="Price Crossunder Alarm", message="PRICE UNDER PMax - SELL SIGNAL!")
buySignalk = crossover(MAvg, PMax)
plotshape(buySignalk and showsignalsk ? PMax*0.995 : na, title="Buy", text="Buy", location=location.absolute, style=shape.labelup, size=size.tiny, color=color.green, textcolor=color.white, transp=0)
sellSignallk = crossunder(MAvg, PMax)
plotshape(sellSignallk and showsignalsk ? PMax*1.005 : na, title="Sell", text="Sell", location=location.absolute, style=shape.labeldown, size=size.tiny, color=color.red, textcolor=color.white, transp=0)
buySignalc = crossover(src, PMax)
// plotshape(buySignalc and showsignalsc ? PMax*0.995 : na, title="Buy", text="Buy", location=location.absolute, style=shape.labelup, size=size.tiny, color=#0F18BF, textcolor=color.white, transp=0)
sellSignallc = crossunder(src, PMax)
// plotshape(sellSignallc and showsignalsc ? PMax*1.005 : na, title="Sell", text="Sell", location=location.absolute, style=shape.labeldown, size=size.tiny, color=#0F18BF, textcolor=color.white, transp=0)
mPlot = plot(ohlc4, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0,display=display.none)
longFillColor = highlighting ? (MAvg>PMax ? color.green : na) : na
shortFillColor = highlighting ? (MAvg<PMax ? color.red : na) : na
fill(mPlot, pALL, title="UpTrend Highligter", color=longFillColor)
fill(mPlot, pALL, title="DownTrend Highligter", color=shortFillColor)


strategy.entry("long",1,when = buySignalk )
strategy.entry("short",0, when = sellSignallk)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-09-13. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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