Uptrend and Oversold Index Swing Trading System strategy

Riding Trends and Mean Reversion with the I11L Hypertrend The I11L Hypertrend strategy utilizes a momentum scoring system across multiple timeframes to identify oversold levels to buy and uptrends to trade. It aims…

Pine ScriptMean reversion Trend following Breakout EMA SMA

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 105 lines
Parameters: 9
Backtest bar: 8h · swing
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Riding Trends and Mean Reversion with the I11L Hypertrend

The I11L Hypertrend strategy utilizes a momentum scoring system across multiple timeframes to identify oversold levels to buy and uptrends to trade. It aims to profit from short-term countertrend bounces and momentum breakouts.

How the Strategy Works

The key components include:

Scoring system comparing EMAs/SMAs across 20 periods
High score indicates uptrend, low score oversold conditions
Crossovers of scores used as entry/exit signals
Trailing stop loss to protect open profits
Fixed take profit target based on entry price

Longs are entered on oversold reversals when the scores crossover. Shorts are taken when the scores crossover in uptrends.

A trailing stop locks in profits while the take profit exits at a defined risk/reward multiple.

Benefits of the I11L System

The main advantages of this approach:

Combines mean reversion and trend following
Scoring adapts to changing market conditions
Multiple timeframes identify turning points
Trailing stop automates trade management
Compounding boosts returns in strong trends

The dynamic scoring system provides valuable insights for trading both reversals and breakouts.

Potential Weaknesses and Risks

However, some limitations exist:

Overoptimization likely on past data
Lagging scores and late signal entries
Multiple parameters to configure
Prone to whipsaws in choppy periods
No trade filtering for high probability

Past performance metrics can be misleading if not walk-forward tested. Cautious optimization and risk management is required.

Key Tuning Parameters

Some key inputs that can be optimized:

Number of EMAs/SMAs in scoring system
Length of averaging periods
Oversold/uptrend crossover thresholds
Stop loss distance from price
Take profit risk/reward multiple

Robust strategies balance performance across bull, bear and range-bound markets. Rigorous walk-forward testing prevents curve fitting.

In Summary

The I11L Hypertrend provides a systematic process for trading oversold bounces and riding upside breakouts. With proper configuration and risk management, this momentum approach can provide an edge over the long-run.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_string_1	Oversold or Trend	Trading Mode
v_input_bool_1	false	Work with the total equity
v_input_bool_2	true	Use a trailing SL
v_input_bool_3	true	Use a TP
v_input_int_1	20	Lookbackdistance for the Score
v_input_float_1	true	Leverage (x)
v_input_float_2	3	Risk Capital per Trade unleveraged (%)
v_input_float_3	1.2	TPFactor
v_input_string_2	0	Select Date: All available Records \| 2012-Now \| Start-2012

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-01-01 00:00:00
end: 2023-04-15 00:00:00
period: 8h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=5
// strategy("I11L Hypertrend",overlay=false, initial_capital=1000000,default_qty_value=1000000,default_qty_type=strategy.cash,commission_type=strategy.commission.percent,commission_value=0.00)
strategy.initial_capital=50000
tradingMode = input.string("Oversold or Trend", "Trading Mode", ["Oversold or Trend", "Always Buy"], tooltip="Choose the Trading Mode by trying Both in your Backtesting. I use it if one is far better then the other one.")
 
invertStrategy = tradingMode == "Trend" ? true : false
compoundingMode = input.bool(false,"Work with the total equity")
useTSL = input.bool(true,"Use a trailing SL")
useTP = input.bool(true,"Use a TP")
scoreLookbackDistance = input.int(20, step=1,title="Lookbackdistance for the Score")
scoreLoopCountTo = 20
leverage = input.float(1.0,"Leverage (x)",[20,10,5,2,1])
SL_Factor = 1 - input.float(3.0,"Risk Capital per Trade unleveraged (%)", minval=0.1, maxval=100, step=0.25) / 100 / leverage
TPFactor = input.float(1.2, step=0.1)

chooseDate = input.string(title="Select Date", defval="All available Records", options=["Start-2012","2012-Now","All available Records"],tooltip="Seperation works best for 8hr cfd markets, you might want to finetune your Settings in the past and see if the future results (2010 to now) are better then random")
dateFrom = chooseDate == "Start-2012" ? timestamp("01 Jan 1970 00:00") : chooseDate == "2012-Now" ? timestamp("01 Jan 2012 00:00") : timestamp("01 Jan 1970 00:00")
dateTo = chooseDate == "Start-2012" ? timestamp("31 Dec 2011 23:59") : chooseDate == "2012-Now" ? timestamp("31 Dec 2170 23:59") : timestamp("31 Dec 2170 23:59")
inDateRange = (time >= dateFrom) and (time < dateTo)

var disableAdditionalBuysThisDay = false
var minuteOfLastSell = 0


if(dayofmonth != dayofmonth[1])
    disableAdditionalBuysThisDay := false


longStopPrice = 0.0
longStopPrice := if (strategy.position_size > 0)
    if(useTSL)
        math.max(high * SL_Factor, longStopPrice[1])
    else
        strategy.position_avg_price*SL_Factor
else
    0

if(strategy.position_size != strategy.position_size[1])
    disableAdditionalBuysThisDay := true

//Trade Logic
//isOversold
SCORE = 0
loopCount = 1
for i=0 to scoreLoopCountTo
    trendLengthAdjusted = loopCount
    loopCount := loopCount + 1 
    if(ta.ema(close,trendLengthAdjusted) / ta.sma(close,trendLengthAdjusted) > 1)
        SCORE := SCORE + 1
 
SCORE_ema50 = ta.ema(SCORE,scoreLookbackDistance)
SCORE_sma50 = ta.sma(SCORE,scoreLookbackDistance)
isOversold = ta.crossover(SCORE_sma50 / SCORE_ema50,1.0)
isTrend = ta.crossover(SCORE_ema50 / SCORE_sma50,1.0)


isBuy = isTrend or isOversold or tradingMode == "Always Buy"


if(isBuy and not(disableAdditionalBuysThisDay) and inDateRange)
    if(compoundingMode)
        strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long, (strategy.equity / close) * leverage)
    else
        strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long, (strategy.initial_capital / close) * leverage)


if(strategy.position_size > 0)
    strategy.exit("TSL", "Buy", stop=longStopPrice)
    if(useTP) 
        strategy.close("Buy",  when=close > strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + (1 - SL_Factor) * TPFactor), comment="TP")


findTrendOrOversold(i) => ta.ema(close,i) / ta.sma(close,i)

plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(1) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(1) > 1 ? #6efa7b44 : #ff222244)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(2) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(2) > 1 ? #73fa7a44 : #ff302244)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(3) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(3) > 1 ? #78fb7944 : #ff3a2244)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(4) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(4) > 1 ? #7cfb7844 : #ff432244)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(5) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(5) > 1 ? #81fb7744 : #ff4b2244)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(6) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(6) > 1 ? #85fc7644 : #ff522344)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(7) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(7) > 1 ? #89fc7644 : #fe592444)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(8) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(8) > 1 ? #8dfc7544 : #fe602544)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(9) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(9) > 1 ? #91fc7444 : #fe662744)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(10) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(10) > 1 ? #95fd7344 : #fe6b2944)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(11) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(11) > 1 ? #99fd7344 : #fd712b44)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(12) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(12) > 1 ? #9dfd7244 : #fd762d44)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(13) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(13) > 1 ? #a1fd7144 : #fd7b3044)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(14) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(14) > 1 ? #a4fe7144 : #fd803244)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(15) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(15) > 1 ? #a8fe7044 : #fc853544)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(16) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(16) > 1 ? #abfe7044 : #fc8a3944)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(17) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(17) > 1 ? #affe6f44 : #fc8f3c44)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(18) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(18) > 1 ? #b2ff6f44 : #fc933f44)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(19) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(19) > 1 ? #b6ff6e44 : #fb984344)
plot(1 + 100 * (findTrendOrOversold(20) - 1),color = findTrendOrOversold(20) > 1 ? #b9ff6e44 : #fb9c4744) 

plot(invertStrategy ? SCORE_ema50 / SCORE_sma50 : SCORE_sma50 / SCORE_ema50, color=(invertStrategy and isTrend) or (not(invertStrategy) and isOversold) ? color.green : color.gray, linewidth=2)
plot(1,color=color.white)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-12-01. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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