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Trendelicious

This indicator uses the rolling middle of highest and lowest points over a period of time to determine if the asset is currently in an uptrend or a downtrend. It helps visualize the current trend. Parameters : 1/…

Pine ScriptTrend following
Author
ChaoZhang
Complexity
Starter · 57 lines
Parameters
3
Backtest bar
30m · intraday
Tested on
BTC/USDT · futures

This indicator uses the rolling middle of highest and lowest points over a period of time to determine if the asset is currently in an uptrend or a downtrend.

It helps visualize the current trend.

Parameters : 1/ length : the length of the period of time over which the highest and lowest will be considered 2/ price source : the source that will be used for calculations 3/ aggressive mode : if true, the trend direction will be more responsive to price change and will move faster from uptrend to downtrend and the other way.

Use on a higher timeframes to avoid the noise (4h, 12h, 1d etc.)

DISCLAIMER:

This is not an advice to trade. Use at your own risk. The author of this script cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred directly or indirectly by the usage of this indicator.

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Parameters

NameDefaultWhat it controls
v_input_130length
v_input_2_hl20Price Source: hl2 | high | low | open | close | hlc3 | hlcc4 | ohlc4
v_input_3falseAggressive Mode

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2022-05-09 00:00:00
end: 2022-05-15 23:59:00
period: 30m
basePeriod: 15m
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/
// © levieux

//@version=5
indicator("Trendelicious", overlay=true)

length=input(defval=30)
price=input(defval=hl2, title="Price Source")
aggressiveMode=input(defval=false,title="Aggressive Mode")

isUptrend(price,length,aggressiveMode) =>
    uptrend= false
    PP= (ta.highest(price,length)+ta.lowest(price,length))/2
    ppChange= ta.change(PP,1)
    ppFlat= ppChange==0
    priceOverPP=ta.crossover(price,PP)
    priceUnderPP=ta.crossunder(price,PP)
    risingPrice= ta.rising(price,5)
    risingPP= ta.rising(PP,5)
    fallingPrice= ta.falling(price,5)
    fallingPP= ta.falling(PP,5)

    uptrendCondition1= price>PP and (ppChange>0 or (ppChange==0 and aggressiveMode)) and (ppChange[1]>0 or (ppChange[1]==0 and aggressiveMode)) and ppChange[2]>=0 and ppChange[3]>=0
    uptrendCondition2= (priceOverPP or risingPrice) and ppFlat and aggressiveMode
    uptrendCondition3= risingPrice and fallingPP and aggressiveMode
    downtrendCondition1= price < PP and (ppChange<0 or (ppChange==0 and aggressiveMode)) and (ppChange[1]<0 or (ppChange[1]==0 and aggressiveMode)) and ppChange[2]<=0 and ppChange[3]<=0
    downtrendCondition2= (priceUnderPP or fallingPrice) and ppFlat and aggressiveMode
    downtrendCondition3= fallingPrice and risingPP and aggressiveMode

    if uptrendCondition1 or uptrendCondition2 or uptrendCondition3
        uptrend:= true
    else if downtrendCondition1 or downtrendCondition2 or downtrendCondition3
        uptrend:= false
    else
        uptrend:= uptrend[1]
    [PP,uptrend]

[trendline,uptrend]= isUptrend(price,length,aggressiveMode)

baseLinePlot = plot((open + close) / 2, display=display.none)
upTrendPlot = plot(uptrend ? trendline : na, "Up Trend", color = color.green, style=plot.style_linebr)
downTrendPlot = plot(not uptrend ? trendline : na, "Down Trend", color = color.red, style=plot.style_linebr)
fill(baseLinePlot, upTrendPlot, color.new(color.green, 90), fillgaps=false)
fill(baseLinePlot, downTrendPlot, color.new(color.red, 90), fillgaps=false)

if uptrend
    strategy.entry("Enter Long", strategy.long)
else if not uptrend
    strategy.entry("Enter Short", strategy.short)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2022-05-17. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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