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Universal Strategy Backtest Template

This code provides a complete framework for quickly building and testing trading strategies. Users simply need to add strategy logic, and can immediately conduct backtests and analysis. The template contains: 1…

Pine ScriptTools & templatesRSIADX / DMI
Author
ChaoZhang
Complexity
Intermediate · 153 lines
Parameters
15
Backtest bar
1m · intraday
Tested on
BTC/USDT · futures
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This code provides a complete framework for quickly building and testing trading strategies. Users simply need to add strategy logic, and can immediately conduct backtests and analysis.

The template contains:

  1. Logic placeholders for coding indicators, conditions and signal generation.

  2. Customizable backtest date settings.

  3. ADX filter for uncertain markets.

  4. Multiple take profit levels and adjustable stop loss.

  5. Leverage and auto position sizing.

  6. Trade state management module.

  7. Syntax generation for execution alerts.

  8. Complete trade execution framework for strategy trading and position management.

The advantage is the comprehensive environment enabling easy strategy development alongside rich auxiliary features for rapid strategy evaluation. Users can introduce indicators based on the template without building complex frameworks, streamlining the backtesting process.

Of course, users still need to address optimization, risk control etc, as the template only provides the foundation - the final strategy performance depends on the user's coding skills. But overall, the template significantly reduces the difficulty of strategy development.

Parameters

NameDefaultWhat it controls
v_input_bool_1false(?ADX)Average Directional Index (ADX)
v_input_114ADX Smoothing
v_input_214DI Length
v_input_325ADX Threshold
v_input_string_10(?Trade Direction)Trade Direction: Long and Short | Long Only | Short Only
v_input_float_1100(?Take Profit)Take Profit 1 - Target %
v_input_int_1100% Of Position
v_input_float_2100Take Profit 2 - Target %
v_input_int_2100% Of Position
v_input_float_3100Take Profit 3 - Target %
v_input_int_3100% Of Position
v_input_float_4100Take Profit 4 - Target %
v_input_float_515(?Stop Loss)Stop Loss (%)
v_input_float_6true(?Leverage)Leverage
v_input_string_2PV_Strategy-Name-Here(?ProfitView Alert Syntax)Alert Syntax Prefix

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-09-05 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-12 00:00:00
period: 1m
basePeriod: 1m
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/
// © myn

//@version=5
strategy('Strategy Backtesting Template [MYN]', max_bars_back=5000, overlay=true, pyramiding=0, initial_capital=20000, currency='USD', default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value=100.0, commission_value=0.075, use_bar_magnifier = true)


/////////////////////////////////////
//* Put your strategy logic below *//
/////////////////////////////////////

// Below is a very simple example to demonstrate the trading template

rsiEntry = ta.rsi(close, 10)
rsiExit = ta.rsi(close,100)

longConditionEntry = ta.crossover(rsiEntry, 80)
shortConditionEntry = ta.crossunder(rsiEntry, 20) 

longConditionExit = ta.crossunder(rsiExit,40) 
shortConditionExit = ta.crossover(rsiExit, 60)


//////////////////////////////////////
//* Put your strategy rules below *//
/////////////////////////////////////

longCondition =  longConditionEntry         // default: false
shortCondition = longConditionEntry         // default: false

//define as 0 if do not want to have a conditional close
closeLongCondition = longConditionExit      // default: 0
closeShortCondition = shortConditionExit    // default: 0


// ADX
//░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

adxEnabled = input.bool(defval = false , title = "Average Directional Index (ADX)", tooltip = "", group ="ADX" ) 
adxlen = input(14, title="ADX Smoothing", group="ADX")
adxdilen = input(14, title="DI Length", group="ADX")
adxabove = input(25, title="ADX Threshold", group="ADX")

adxdirmov(len) =>
	adxup = ta.change(high)
	adxdown = -ta.change(low)
	adxplusDM = na(adxup) ? na : (adxup > adxdown and adxup > 0 ? adxup : 0)
	adxminusDM = na(adxdown) ? na : (adxdown > adxup and adxdown > 0 ? adxdown : 0)
	adxtruerange = ta.rma(ta.tr, len)
	adxplus = fixnan(100 * ta.rma(adxplusDM, len) / adxtruerange)
	adxminus = fixnan(100 * ta.rma(adxminusDM, len) / adxtruerange)
	[adxplus, adxminus]
adx(adxdilen, adxlen) =>
	[adxplus, adxminus] = adxdirmov(adxdilen)
	adxsum = adxplus + adxminus
	adx = 100 * ta.rma(math.abs(adxplus - adxminus) / (adxsum == 0 ? 1 : adxsum), adxlen)

adxsig = adxEnabled ? adx(adxdilen, adxlen) : na
plot(adxEnabled ? adxsig : na, color=color.red, title="ADX")
isADXEnabledAndAboveThreshold = adxEnabled ? (adxsig > adxabove) : true

//Backtesting Time Period (Input.time not working as expected as of 03/30/2021.  Giving odd start/end dates
//░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
calcPeriod = true

// Trade Direction 
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
tradeDirection = input.string('Long and Short', title='Trade Direction', options=['Long and Short', 'Long Only', 'Short Only'], group='Trade Direction')

// Percent as Points
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
per(pcnt) =>
    strategy.position_size != 0 ? math.round(pcnt / 100 * strategy.position_avg_price / syminfo.mintick) : float(na)

// Take profit 1
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
tp1 = input.float(title='Take Profit 1 - Target %', defval=100, minval=0.0, step=0.5, group='Take Profit', inline='Take Profit 1')
q1 = input.int(title='% Of Position', defval=100, minval=0, group='Take Profit', inline='Take Profit 1')

// Take profit 2
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
tp2 = input.float(title='Take Profit 2 - Target %', defval=100, minval=0.0, step=0.5, group='Take Profit', inline='Take Profit 2')
q2 = input.int(title='% Of Position', defval=100, minval=0, group='Take Profit', inline='Take Profit 2')

// Take profit 3
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
tp3 = input.float(title='Take Profit 3 - Target %', defval=100, minval=0.0, step=0.5, group='Take Profit', inline='Take Profit 3')
q3 = input.int(title='% Of Position', defval=100, minval=0, group='Take Profit', inline='Take Profit 3')

// Take profit 4
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
tp4 = input.float(title='Take Profit 4 - Target %', defval=100, minval=0.0, step=0.5, group='Take Profit')

/// Stop Loss
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
stoplossPercent = input.float(title='Stop Loss (%)', defval=15, minval=0.01, group='Stop Loss') * 0.01
slLongClose = close < strategy.position_avg_price * (1 - stoplossPercent)
slShortClose = close > strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + stoplossPercent)

/// Leverage
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
leverage = input.float(1, 'Leverage', step=.5, group='Leverage')
contracts = math.min(math.max(.000001, strategy.equity / close * leverage), 1000000000)


/// Trade State Management
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

isInLongPosition = strategy.position_size > 0
isInShortPosition = strategy.position_size < 0

/// ProfitView Alert Syntax String Generation
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

alertSyntaxPrefix = input.string(defval='PV_Strategy-Name-Here', title='Alert Syntax Prefix', group='ProfitView Alert Syntax')
alertSyntaxBase = alertSyntaxPrefix + '\n#' + str.tostring(open) + ',' + str.tostring(high) + ',' + str.tostring(low) + ',' + str.tostring(close) + ',' + str.tostring(volume) + ','


/// Trade Execution
// ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

longConditionCalc = (longCondition and isADXEnabledAndAboveThreshold)
shortConditionCalc = (shortCondition and isADXEnabledAndAboveThreshold)

if calcPeriod
    if longConditionCalc and tradeDirection != 'Short Only' and isInLongPosition == false
        strategy.entry('Long', strategy.long, qty=contracts)

        alert(message=alertSyntaxBase + 'side:long', freq=alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)

    if shortConditionCalc and tradeDirection != 'Long Only' and isInShortPosition == false
        strategy.entry('Short', strategy.short, qty=contracts)

        alert(message=alertSyntaxBase + 'side:short', freq=alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)
    
    //Inspired from Multiple %% profit exits example by adolgo https://www.tradingview.com/script/kHhCik9f-Multiple-profit-exits-example/
    strategy.exit('TP1', qty_percent=q1, profit=per(tp1))
    strategy.exit('TP2', qty_percent=q2, profit=per(tp2))
    strategy.exit('TP3', qty_percent=q3, profit=per(tp3))
    strategy.exit('TP4', profit=per(tp4))

    strategy.close('Long', qty_percent=100, comment='SL Long', when=slLongClose)
    strategy.close('Short', qty_percent=100, comment='SL Short', when=slShortClose)

    strategy.close_all(when=closeLongCondition or closeShortCondition, comment='Close Postion')

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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