Williams Fractals Dual Direction Trading Strategy

This strategy uses the Williams new highs and lows indicator to identify reversal signals, with multiple moving averages for breakout trading, and RSI to filter out false signals, enabling efficient dual direction…

Pine ScriptMachine learning Breakout Mean reversion RSI MACD EMA Stochastic Pivots / S&R

Author: ChaoZhang
Complexity: Intermediate · 191 lines
Parameters: 25
Backtest bar: 1h · intraday
Tested on: BTC/USDT · futures

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Overview

Strategy Logic

The Williams new highs and lows indicator identifies turning points using the highest and lowest prices over a given period. It generates buy and sell signals.
The 20, 50, and 100-day moving averages form multiple moving averages. Trading signals are generated when the price breaks through two of the moving averages.
The RSI indicator identifies overbought and oversold zones to filter uncertain signals.
The strategy determines which two moving averages are broken, combines Williams indicator signals and RSI filtering to generate reliable buy and sell signals.
Entry rules: When the short-term MA crosses above the medium or long-term MA, and Williams new low and RSI low signals appear, go long. When the short-term MA crosses below the medium or long-term MA, and Williams new high and RSI high signals appear, go short.
Stop loss and take profit: Fixed percentage stop loss and take profit.

Advantages

Williams indicator accurately identifies key support and resistance for reversal signals.
Multiple moving average crossovers avoid false signals from single moving average whipsaws.
RSI filters help timing entry more precisely and reliably.
Fixed stop loss and take profit controls risk and provides clarity on P&L.
Combining reversal and trend indicators provides more reliable signals.

Risks

Inappropriate symbol selection, parameters need adjustment for different symbols.
Inefficient timeframe selection, parameters need tuning for different timeframes.
Fixed stop loss/take profit cannot adapt to market changes, may stop out or take profit prematurely.
Whipsaws when moving averages oscillate may generate false signals.
Signal lag when indicators diverge.

Enhancement Opportunities

Dynamic optimization of parameters for different trading instruments.
Introduce adaptive stop loss and take profit for better P&L.
Add more filters like MACD, Stochastics to reduce false signals.
Incorporate machine learning algorithms to automatically detect optimal entry.
Integrate more trend indicators to identify trending conditions.

Summary

This strategy combines Williams, moving averages, RSI and other technical analysis tools, using dual confirmation to reduce false signals and effectively capture reversals, with fixed stop loss/take profit to control risk. Overall a reliable and practical dual direction trading system. Next steps are further performance improvement through parameter optimization, stop loss/take profit enhancements and ensemble modeling.

Parameters

Name	Default	What it controls
v_input_1	0	(?Appearance)theme: dark \| light
v_input_2	false	Show Fractals
v_input_3	false	Show EMAs
v_input_4	2	(?Williams Fractals)Fractal Periods
v_input_5	20	(?EMA)EMA Length A
v_input_6_close	0	EMA Source A: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_7	false	EMA Offset A
v_input_8	50	EMA Length B
v_input_9_close	0	EMA Source B: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_10	false	EMA Offset B
v_input_11	100	EMA Length C
v_input_12_close	0	EMA Source C: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_13	false	EMA Offset C
v_input_14	14	(?RSI)RSI Length
v_input_15_close	0	RSI Source: close \| high \| low \| open \| hl2 \| hlc3 \| hlcc4 \| ohlc4
v_input_16	true	(?Orders)Start Date
v_input_17	true	Start Month
v_input_18	2018	Start Year
v_input_19	true	End Date
v_input_20	12	End Month
v_input_21	2022	End Year
v_input_22	0.5	Long Take Profit (%)
v_input_23	0.5	Short Take Profit (%)
v_input_24	3.1	Long Stop Loss (%)
v_input_25	3.1	Short Stop Loss (%)

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2023-11-07 00:00:00
end: 2023-11-14 00:00:00
period: 1h
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/
// © B_L_A_C_K_S_C_O_R_P_I_O_N
// v 1.1

//@version=4
strategy("Williams Fractals Strategy by ȼhąţhµяąɲǥą", overlay=true, default_qty_type=strategy.cash, default_qty_value=1000, currency='USD')

// *************Appearance*************
theme = input(type=input.string, defval="dark", options=["light","dark"], group="Appearance")
show_fractals = input(false, "Show Fractals", group="Appearance")
show_ema = input(false, "Show EMAs", group="Appearance")

// *************colors*************
color_green = color.green
color_red = color.red
color_yellow = color.yellow
color_orange = color.orange
color_blue = color.blue
color_white = color.white

// *************WF*************
// Define "n" as the number of periods and keep a minimum value of 2 for error handling.
n = input(title="Fractal Periods", defval=2, minval=2, type=input.integer, group="Williams Fractals")

// UpFractal
bool upflagDownFrontier = true
bool upflagUpFrontier0 = true
bool upflagUpFrontier1 = true
bool upflagUpFrontier2 = true
bool upflagUpFrontier3 = true
bool upflagUpFrontier4 = true

for i = 1 to n
    upflagDownFrontier := upflagDownFrontier and (high[n-i] < high[n])
    upflagUpFrontier0 := upflagUpFrontier0 and (high[n+i] < high[n])
    upflagUpFrontier1 := upflagUpFrontier1 and (high[n+1] <= high[n] and high[n+i + 1] < high[n])
    upflagUpFrontier2 := upflagUpFrontier2 and (high[n+1] <= high[n] and high[n+2] <= high[n] and high[n+i + 2] < high[n])
    upflagUpFrontier3 := upflagUpFrontier3 and (high[n+1] <= high[n] and high[n+2] <= high[n] and high[n+3] <= high[n] and high[n+i + 3] < high[n])
    upflagUpFrontier4 := upflagUpFrontier4 and (high[n+1] <= high[n] and high[n+2] <= high[n] and high[n+3] <= high[n] and high[n+4] <= high[n] and high[n+i + 4] < high[n])
flagUpFrontier = upflagUpFrontier0 or upflagUpFrontier1 or upflagUpFrontier2 or upflagUpFrontier3 or upflagUpFrontier4

upFractal = (upflagDownFrontier and flagUpFrontier)

// downFractal
bool downflagDownFrontier = true
bool downflagUpFrontier0 = true
bool downflagUpFrontier1 = true
bool downflagUpFrontier2 = true
bool downflagUpFrontier3 = true
bool downflagUpFrontier4 = true

for i = 1 to n
    downflagDownFrontier := downflagDownFrontier and (low[n-i] > low[n])
    downflagUpFrontier0 := downflagUpFrontier0 and (low[n+i] > low[n])
    downflagUpFrontier1 := downflagUpFrontier1 and (low[n+1] >= low[n] and low[n+i + 1] > low[n])
    downflagUpFrontier2 := downflagUpFrontier2 and (low[n+1] >= low[n] and low[n+2] >= low[n] and low[n+i + 2] > low[n])
    downflagUpFrontier3 := downflagUpFrontier3 and (low[n+1] >= low[n] and low[n+2] >= low[n] and low[n+3] >= low[n] and low[n+i + 3] > low[n])
    downflagUpFrontier4 := downflagUpFrontier4 and (low[n+1] >= low[n] and low[n+2] >= low[n] and low[n+3] >= low[n] and low[n+4] >= low[n] and low[n+i + 4] > low[n])
flagDownFrontier = downflagUpFrontier0 or downflagUpFrontier1 or downflagUpFrontier2 or downflagUpFrontier3 or downflagUpFrontier4

downFractal = (downflagDownFrontier and flagDownFrontier)

plotshape(downFractal and show_fractals, style=shape.triangleup, location=location.belowbar, offset=-n, color=color_green)
plotshape(upFractal and show_fractals, style=shape.triangledown, location=location.abovebar, offset=-n, color=color_red)

// *************EMA*************
len_a = input(20, minval=1, title="EMA Length A", group="EMA")
src_a = input(close, title="EMA Source A", group="EMA")
offset_a = input(title="EMA Offset A", type=input.integer, defval=0, minval=-500, maxval=500, group="EMA")
out_a = ema(src_a, len_a)
plot(show_ema ? out_a : na, title="EMA A", color=color_green, offset=offset_a)

len_b = input(50, minval=1, title="EMA Length B", group="EMA")
src_b = input(close, title="EMA Source B", group="EMA")
offset_b = input(title="EMA Offset B", type=input.integer, defval=0, minval=-500, maxval=500, group="EMA")
out_b = ema(src_b, len_b)
ema_b_color = (theme == "dark") ? color_yellow : color_orange
plot(show_ema ? out_b : na, title="EMA B", color=ema_b_color, offset=offset_b)

len_c = input(100, minval=1, title="EMA Length C", group="EMA")
src_c = input(close, title="EMA Source C", group="EMA")
offset_c = input(title="EMA Offset C", type=input.integer, defval=0, minval=-500, maxval=500, group="EMA")
out_c = ema(src_c, len_c)
ema_c_color = (theme == "dark") ? color_white : color_blue
plot(show_ema ? out_c : na, title="EMA C", color=ema_c_color, offset=offset_c)

// *************RSI*************
rsi_len = input(14, minval=1, title="RSI Length", group="RSI")
rsi_src = input(close, "RSI Source", type = input.source, group="RSI")
up = rma(max(change(rsi_src), 0), rsi_len)
down = rma(-min(change(rsi_src), 0), rsi_len)
rsi = down == 0 ? 100 : up == 0 ? 0 : 100 - (100 / (1 + up / down))

// *************Calculation*************
long = (out_a > out_b) and (out_a > out_c) and downFractal and low[2] > out_c and rsi[2] < rsi
short = (out_a < out_b) and (out_a < out_c) and upFractal and high[2] < out_c and rsi[2] > rsi

plotshape(long, style=shape.labelup, color=color_green, location=location.belowbar, title="long label", text= "L", textcolor=color_white)
plotshape(short, style=shape.labeldown, color=color_red, location=location.abovebar, title="short label", text= "S", textcolor=color_white)

// *************End of Signals calculation*************

// Make input options that configure backtest date range
startDate = input(title="Start Date", type=input.integer,
     defval=1, minval=1, maxval=31, group="Orders")
startMonth = input(title="Start Month", type=input.integer,
     defval=1, minval=1, maxval=12, group="Orders")
startYear = input(title="Start Year", type=input.integer,
     defval=2018, minval=1800, maxval=2100, group="Orders")

endDate = input(title="End Date", type=input.integer,
     defval=1, minval=1, maxval=31, group="Orders")
endMonth = input(title="End Month", type=input.integer,
     defval=12, minval=1, maxval=12, group="Orders")
endYear = input(title="End Year", type=input.integer,
     defval=2022, minval=1800, maxval=2100, group="Orders")

// Look if the close time of the current bar
// falls inside the date range
inDateRange =  true

// Make inputs that set the take profit % (optional)
longProfitPerc = input(title="Long Take Profit (%)",
     type=input.float, minval=0.0, step=0.1, defval=0.5, group="Orders") * 0.01

shortProfitPerc = input(title="Short Take Profit (%)",
     type=input.float, minval=0.0, step=0.1, defval=0.5, group="Orders") * 0.01

// Figure out take profit price
longExitPrice  = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + longProfitPerc)
shortExitPrice = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 - shortProfitPerc)

// Plot take profit values for confirmation
plot(series=(strategy.position_size > 0) ? longExitPrice : na,
     color=color_green, style=plot.style_circles,
     linewidth=1, title="Long Take Profit")
plot(series=(strategy.position_size < 0) ? shortExitPrice : na,
     color=color_green, style=plot.style_circles,
     linewidth=1, title="Short Take Profit")

// Submit entry orders
if (inDateRange and long and strategy.opentrades == 0)
    strategy.entry(id="Long", long=true)

if (inDateRange and short and strategy.opentrades == 0)
    strategy.entry(id="Short", long=false)

// Submit exit orders based on take profit price
// if (strategy.position_size > 0)
//     strategy.exit(id="LTP", limit=longExitPrice)

// if (strategy.position_size < 0)
//     strategy.exit(id="STP", limit=shortExitPrice)
    
// Set stop loss level with input options (optional)
longLossPerc = input(title="Long Stop Loss (%)",
     type=input.float, minval=0.0, step=0.1, defval=3.1, group="Orders") * 0.01

shortLossPerc = input(title="Short Stop Loss (%)",
     type=input.float, minval=0.0, step=0.1, defval=3.1, group="Orders") * 0.01

// Determine stop loss price
longStopPrice  = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 - longLossPerc)
shortStopPrice = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + shortLossPerc)

// Plot stop loss values for confirmation
plot(series=(strategy.position_size > 0) ? longStopPrice : na,
     color=color_red, style=plot.style_cross,
     linewidth=1, title="Long Stop Loss")
plot(series=(strategy.position_size < 0) ? shortStopPrice : na,
     color=color_red, style=plot.style_cross,
     linewidth=1, title="Short Stop Loss")

// Submit exit orders based on calculated stop loss price
if (strategy.position_size > 0)
    strategy.exit(id="ExL",limit=longExitPrice, stop=longStopPrice)

if (strategy.position_size < 0)
    strategy.exit(id="ExS", limit=shortExitPrice, stop=shortStopPrice)

// Exit open market position when date range ends
if (not inDateRange)
    strategy.close_all()

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2023-11-15. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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