Trend Trading Strategy Based on Price Channel of Double Moving Averages

This is a trend following strategy based on the price channel built with double moving averages. It uses the channel range to determine the price trend direction and sets a trailing stop loss to lock in profits.

Pine ScriptTrend following Mean reversion EMA ATR Heikin Ashi

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Advanced · 267 lines
Parameters: 32
Backtest bar: 1h · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

Strategy Logic

The double moving average price channel strategy uses fast EMA and slow EMA to build the price channel. The fast EMA has a parameter of 89 periods and the slow EMA has a parameter of 200 periods. At the same time, three EMAs based on high price, low price and close price are used to build the channel range. The upper rail and lower rail of the channel are 34-period high price EMA and low price EMA respectively.

When the fast EMA is above the slow EMA and the price is below the lower rail, it is determined as an upward trend. When the fast EMA is below the slow EMA and the price is above the upper rail, it is determined as a downward trend.

During an upward trend, the strategy will open short positions when the trend reversal is identified. During a downward trend, the strategy will open long positions when the trend reversal is identified.

In addition, the strategy has a trailing stop loss function. After opening positions, the trailing stop loss price will be updated in real time to lock in profits.

Advantage Analysis

The biggest advantage of this strategy is that it uses the double moving average price channel to determine the price trend, combined with reversal trading to avoid chasing highs and selling lows. At the same time, it has a trailing stop loss function to lock in profits and reduce the risk of losses.

Other advantages include: large parameter optimization space that can be adjusted for different products and cycles; real-time update of stop loss price with low operating risk.

Risk Analysis

The main risk of this strategy is that the effectiveness of identifying reversal signals may not be ideal and misjudgments may occur. In this case, parameters need to be optimized to ensure the effectiveness of determining trend reversals.

In addition, the setting of stop loss points is also very critical. If the stop loss point is too high, the stop loss may not be decisive enough. If the stop loss point is too low, there may be excessive stop loss situations. This needs to be adjusted according to specific products.

Finally, data problems can also lead to strategy failure. It is necessary to ensure that credible, continuous and sufficient historical data is used for backtesting and live trading verification of the strategy.

Optimization Directions

The main areas for optimizing this strategy include:

The periods of the fast EMA and slow EMA can be optimized by testing different parameter combinations to determine the effect
The parameters of the upper and lower rails of the price channel can also be adjusted to find more suitable cycle parameters
The setting of stop loss points is critical and can be optimized by testing different parameters
Test whether introducing other indicators to determine trend reversal can improve trading performance

Conclusion

The overall operation process of this strategy is reasonable and smooth. It uses the double moving average channel to determine the trend direction for trading, and has a trailing stop loss to lock in profits. Through parameter optimization and risk management optimization, this strategy can become an efficient quantitative trading strategy.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1	true	From Day
v_input_2	6	From Month
v_input_3	2020	From Year
v_input_4	true	To Day
v_input_5	12	To Month
v_input_6	2020	To Year
v_input_7	34	High Low PAC channel Length
v_input_8	89	fastEMAlength
v_input_9	200	mediumEMAlength
v_input_10	600	slowEMAlength
v_input_11	false	ShowFastEMA
v_input_12	false	ShowMediumEMA
v_input_13	false	ShowSlowEMA
v_input_14	false	ShowHHLL
v_input_15	false	ShowFractals
v_input_16	false	Show Ideal Fractals Only
v_input_17	true	Show coloured Bars around PAC
v_input_18	false	Show Buy/Sell Alert Arrows
v_input_19	3	Pullback Lookback for PAC Cross Check
v_input_20	false	Show Alert Arrows Only on Closed Candles
v_input_21	true	ShowTrendBGcolor
v_input_22	false	Use Heikin Ashi Candles in Algo Calculations
v_input_23	0.1	Trail Long Loss (%)
v_input_24	0.1	Trail Short Loss (%)
v_input_25	14	ATR Range
v_input_26	2	* ATR Buy SL
v_input_27	true	* ATR Sell SL
v_input_28	true	* ATR TP1
v_input_29	0.5	move to entry in % towards target
v_input_30	true	Show Move to Entry points
v_input_31	0.0032	tp
v_input_32	0.001	sl

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-12-01 00:00:00
end: 2023-12-31 23:59:59
period: 1h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=4
strategy("Trend trader Strategy", overlay=true)

//f you want to trade shallower Pullbacks for quicker scalps, try reducing the 
//    PAC and EMA combination lengths for example:
//      * 21 PAC and 55, 144, 377 for fast, medium, slow EMAs
//      * 13 PAC and 34, 89, 233 for fast, medium, slow EMAs
//  - Each alert should be evaluated on it's own merits, the alerts are designed to highlight possible
//    scalping trades from Pullback recoveries around the PAC.

fromDay = input(defval = 1, title = "From Day", minval = 1, maxval = 31)
fromMonth = input(defval = 6, title = "From Month", minval = 1, maxval = 12)
fromYear = input(defval = 2020, title = "From Year", minval = 1970)
 
// To Date Inputs
toDay = input(defval = 1, title = "To Day", minval = 1, maxval = 31)
toMonth = input(defval = 12, title = "To Month", minval = 1, maxval = 12)
toYear = input(defval = 2020, title = "To Year", minval = 1970)

isMon() => dayofweek(time('D')) == dayofweek.monday
isTue() => dayofweek(time('D')) == dayofweek.tuesday
isWed() => dayofweek(time('D')) == dayofweek.wednesday
isThu() => dayofweek(time('D')) == dayofweek.thursday
isFri() => dayofweek(time('D')) == dayofweek.friday
 
// Calculate start/end date and time condition
DST = 1 //day light saving for usa
//--- Europe
London = iff(DST==0,"0000-0900","0100-1000")
//--- America
NewYork = iff(DST==0,"0400-1400","0500-1500")
//--- Pacific
Sydney = iff(DST==0,"1300-2200","1400-2300")
//--- Asia
Tokyo = iff(DST==0,"1500-2400","1600-0100")

customTime =iff(DST==0,"2300-1500","2400-1600")
customTime2 =iff(DST==0,"0800-1500","0900-1600")

//-- Time In Range
timeinrange(res, sess) => time(res, sess) != 0

london = timeinrange(timeframe.period, London)
newyork = timeinrange(timeframe.period, NewYork)
c_time = timeinrange(timeframe.period,customTime)
c_time2 = timeinrange(timeframe.period,customTime2)

startDate = timestamp(fromYear, fromMonth, fromDay, 00, 00)
finishDate = timestamp(toYear, toMonth, toDay, 00, 00)
time_cond = time >= startDate and time <= finishDate and (london or newyork)


    // === INPUTS ===
HiLoLen         = input(34, minval=2, title="High Low PAC channel Length")
fastEMAlength   = input(89, minval=2)
mediumEMAlength = input(200, minval=2)
slowEMAlength   = input(600, minval=2)
ShowFastEMA     = input(false)
ShowMediumEMA   = input(false)
ShowSlowEMA     = input(false)
ShowHHLL        = input(false)
ShowFractals    = input(false)
filterBW        = input(false, title="Show Ideal Fractals Only")
ShowBarColor    = input(true, title="Show coloured Bars around PAC")
ShowBuySell     = input(false, title="Show Buy/Sell Alert Arrows")
Lookback        = input(3, minval=1, title="Pullback Lookback for PAC Cross Check")
DelayArrow      = input(false, title="Show Alert Arrows Only on Closed Candles")
Delay           = DelayArrow ? 1 : 0
ShowTrendBGcolor= input(true)
UseHAcandles    = input(false, title="Use Heikin Ashi Candles in Algo Calculations")
//
// === /INPUTS ===

// === BASE FUNCTIONS ===

haClose = UseHAcandles ? security(heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, close) : close
haOpen  = UseHAcandles ? security(heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, open) : open
haHigh  = UseHAcandles ? security(heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, high) : high
haLow   = UseHAcandles ? security(heikinashi(syminfo.tickerid), timeframe.period, low) : low


//  ||---   Fractal Recognition Functions:  ---------------------------------------------------------------||
isRegularFractal(mode) =>
    ret = mode == 1 ? high[4] < high[3] and high[3] < high[2] and high[2] > high[1] and 
       high[1] > high[0] : mode == -1 ? 
       low[4] > low[3] and low[3] > low[2] and low[2] < low[1] and low[1] < low[0] : 
       false
    ret

isBWFractal(mode) =>
    ret = mode == 1 ? high[4] < high[2] and high[3] <= high[2] and high[2] >= high[1] and 
       high[2] > high[0] : mode == -1 ? 
       low[4] > low[2] and low[3] >= low[2] and low[2] <= low[1] and low[2] < low[0] : 
       false
    ret
//  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||

//
// === /BASE FUNCTIONS ===

// === SERIES SETUP ===
//

//  ||---   Setup Moving Averages and PAC channel:
//  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
fastEMA     = ema(haClose, fastEMAlength)
mediumEMA   = ema(haClose, mediumEMAlength)
slowEMA     = ema(haClose, slowEMAlength)
pacC        = ema(haClose, HiLoLen)
pacL        = ema(haLow, HiLoLen)
pacU        = ema(haHigh, HiLoLen)
TrendDirection = fastEMA > mediumEMA and pacL > mediumEMA ? 1 : 
   fastEMA < mediumEMA and pacU < mediumEMA ? -1 : 0

//  ||---   Fractal Recognition:
//  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
filteredtopf = filterBW ? isRegularFractal(1) : isBWFractal(1)
filteredbotf = filterBW ? isRegularFractal(-1) : isBWFractal(-1)
//  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
//  ||---   Higher Highs, Lower Highs, Higher Lows, Lower Lows  -------------------------------------------||
valuewhen_H0 = valuewhen(filteredtopf == true, high[2], 0)
valuewhen_H1 = valuewhen(filteredtopf == true, high[2], 1)
valuewhen_H2 = valuewhen(filteredtopf == true, high[2], 2)
//
higherhigh = filteredtopf == false ? false : 
   valuewhen_H1 < valuewhen_H0 and valuewhen_H2 < valuewhen_H0
lowerhigh = filteredtopf == false ? false : 
   valuewhen_H1 > valuewhen_H0 and valuewhen_H2 > valuewhen_H0
valuewhen_L0 = valuewhen(filteredbotf == true, low[2], 0)
valuewhen_L1 = valuewhen(filteredbotf == true, low[2], 1)
valuewhen_L2 = valuewhen(filteredbotf == true, low[2], 2)
//
higherlow = filteredbotf == false ? false : 
   valuewhen_L1 < valuewhen_L0 and valuewhen_L2 < valuewhen_L0
lowerlow = filteredbotf == false ? false : 
   valuewhen_L1 > valuewhen_L0 and valuewhen_L2 > valuewhen_L0

//
// === /SERIES ===

//
// === PLOTTING ===
// 
// Plot the Price Action Channel (PAC) base on EMA high,low and close
L = plot(pacL, color=color.gray, linewidth=1, title="High PAC EMA", transp=50)
U = plot(pacU, color=color.gray, linewidth=1, title="Low PAC EMA", transp=50)
C = plot(pacC, color=color.red, linewidth=2, title="Close PAC EMA", transp=0)
fill(L, U, color=color.gray, transp=90, title="Fill HiLo PAC")

// Colour bars according to the close position relative to the PAC selected.
BARcolor = haClose > pacU ? color.blue : haClose < pacL ? color.red : color.gray
barcolor(ShowBarColor ? BARcolor : na, title="Bar Colours")
//
BGcolor = TrendDirection == 1 ? color.green : 
   TrendDirection == -1 ? color.red : color.yellow
bgcolor(ShowTrendBGcolor ? BGcolor : na, transp=90, title="Trend BG Color")


// STEP 1:
// Configure trail stop level with input options (optional)
longTrailPerc = input(title="Trail Long Loss (%)",
     type=input.float, minval=0.0, step=0.05, defval=0.1) * 0.01

shortTrailPerc = input(title="Trail Short Loss (%)",
     type=input.float, minval=0.0, step=0.05, defval=0.1) * 0.01


atrRange = input(14, title="ATR Range", type=input.integer)
buyStop = input(2, title="* ATR Buy SL", type=input.float)
sellStop = input(1, title="* ATR Sell SL", type=input.float)
targetATR = input(1, title="* ATR TP1", type=input.float)
moveToEntryFigure = input(0.5, title=" move to entry in % towards target", type=input.float)

showMove = input(true, title="Show Move to Entry points")

showMoveBuycol = showMove ? color.lime : na
showMoveSellcol = showMove ? color.lime : na

// Plots

buyStopp = plot(close - atr(atrRange) * buyStop, title="Buy SL", style=plot.style_stepline, color=color.red, transp=75, linewidth=3)
sellStopp = plot(close + atr(atrRange) * sellStop, title="Sell SL", style=plot.style_stepline, color=color.red, transp=75, linewidth=3)

buyTP1 = plot(close + atr(atrRange) * targetATR, title="Buy TP", style=plot.style_cross, color=color.lime, transp=75, linewidth=3)
sellTP1 = plot(close - atr(atrRange) * targetATR, title="Sell TP", style=plot.style_cross, color=color.lime, transp=75, linewidth=3)

buyMove = plot(close + atr(atrRange) * targetATR * moveToEntryFigure, title="Buy Move to Entry", style=plot.style_cross, color=showMoveBuycol, transp=75, linewidth=3)
sellMove = plot(close - atr(atrRange) * targetATR * moveToEntryFigure, title="Sell Move to Entry", style=plot.style_cross, color=showMoveSellcol, transp=75, linewidth=3)


if barstate.isconfirmed
    if(BGcolor==color.red and BGcolor[1]==color.yellow and c_time )
        strategy.entry("short", strategy.short, comment="short", alert_message='short')
        strategy.cancel("long")
    if(BGcolor==color.green and BGcolor[1]==color.yellow and c_time )
        strategy.entry("long", strategy.long, comment="long", alert_message = 'long')
        strategy.cancel("short")


// STEP 2:
// Determine trail stop loss prices
longStopPrice = 0.0, shortStopPrice = 0.0

longStopPrice := if (strategy.position_size > 0)
    stopValue = close * (1 - longTrailPerc)
    max(stopValue, longStopPrice[1])
else
    0

shortStopPrice := if (strategy.position_size < 0)
    stopValue = close * (1 + shortTrailPerc)
    min(stopValue, shortStopPrice[1])
else
    999999

// Plot stop loss values for confirmation
plot(series=(strategy.position_size > 0) ? longStopPrice : na,
     color=color.fuchsia, style=plot.style_cross,
     linewidth=2, title="Long Trail Stop")
plot(series=(strategy.position_size < 0) ? shortStopPrice : na,
     color=color.fuchsia, style=plot.style_cross,
     linewidth=2, title="Short Trail Stop")


// STEP 3:
// Submit exit orders for trail stop loss price
//if (strategy.position_size > 0)
//    strategy.exit("XL TRL STP","long", stop=longStopPrice)

//if (strategy.position_size < 0)
//    strategy.exit("XS TRL STP","short", stop=shortStopPrice)


tp=input(0.0032,type=input.float, title="tp")
sl=input(0.001,type=input.float, title="sl")

//strategy.close("long", when= tp/2,qty_percent = 50)

//strategy.exit("longtp/sl","long",profit=tp, loss=sl, stop=longStopPrice, alert_message='closelong')
//strategy.exit("shorttp/sl","short",profit=tp, loss=sl, stop=shortStopPrice, alert_message='closeshort')

//tpatrlong= close + atr(atrRange) * targetATR
//slatrlong= close - atr(atrRange) * buyStop

//strategy.exit("longtp/sl","long",profit=tp, loss=sl, alert_message='closelong')
//strategy.exit("shorttp/sl","short",profit=tp, loss=sl, alert_message='closeshort')

strategy.exit("closelong", "long" , profit = close * tp / syminfo.mintick, loss = close * sl / syminfo.mintick, alert_message = "closelong")
strategy.exit("closeshort", "short" , profit = close * tp / syminfo.mintick, loss = close * sl / syminfo.mintick, alert_message = "closeshort")

if(BGcolor==color.yellow or not c_time)
    strategy.close("short", comment="time or yellow", alert_message='closeshort')
    strategy.close("long", comment="time or yellow", alert_message='closelong')

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2024-01-31. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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