This strategy calculates crossover between two groups of moving averages SMA and EMA to determine market trend direction for tracking trades.
Specifically, it uses one fast and one slow moving average pair. It goes long when the fast line crosses above the slow line, and goes short on the downward crossover. Exits occur when price drops back below the slow line or rises above the fast line. Customization of MA lengths, barred closing etc. allows parameter optimization.
The advantage of this dual MA strategy is simple and clear rules based on two dynamic MAs. Using EMA offers more sensitivity in capturing reversals. But whipsaws also occur easily during range-bound markets.
In general, the dual MA crossover tracking strategy suits trending markets for trading in the direction of momentum. But proper parameter tuning, strict stop loss and position sizing is crucial for long-term stability of this strategy.
/*backtest
start: 2023-08-11 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-10 00:00:00
period: 1d
basePeriod: 1h
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
//@version=3
// strategy("Moving Average Strategy of BiznesFilosof", shorttitle="MAS of BiznesFilosof", overlay=true, initial_capital=10000, default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value=20, commission_type=strategy.commission.percent, commission_value=0.15, pyramiding=0)
//Period
startY = input(title="Start Year", defval = 2011)
startM = input(title="Start Month", defval = 1, minval = 1, maxval = 12)
startD = input(title="Start Day", defval = 1, minval = 1, maxval = 31)
finishY = input(title="Finish Year", defval = 2050)
finishM = input(title="Finish Month", defval = 12, minval = 1, maxval = 12)
finishD = input(title="Finish Day", defval = 31, minval = 1, maxval = 31)
//finish = input(2019, 02, 28, 00, 00)
timestart = timestamp(startY, startM, startD, 00, 00)
timefinish = timestamp(finishY, finishM, finishD, 23, 59)
window = time >= timestart and time <= timefinish ? true : false // Lenghth strategy
lma1 = input(title="Length MA1", defval = 21, minval=1)
exponential1 = input(false, title="exponential")
lma2 = input(title="Length MA2", defval = 1, minval=1)
exponential2 = input(false, title="exponential")
lbars = input(title="Length bars close", defval = 0, minval=0)
ma1 = exponential1 ? ema(close, lma1) : sma(close, lma1)
ma2 = exponential2 ? ema(close, lma2) : sma(close, lma2)
//source = close
source = ma2
//open
strategy.entry("LongEntryID", strategy.long, comment="LONG", when = crossover(ma2, ma1) and window)
strategy.entry("ShortEntryID", strategy.short, comment="SHORT", when = crossunder(ma2, ma1) and window)
if crossunder(source, ma1) and strategy.position_size > 0
strategy.close_all()
if crossunder(ma2[lbars], ma1[lbars]) and strategy.position_size > 0 and lbars != 0
strategy.close_all()
if crossover(source, ma1) and strategy.position_size < 0
strategy.close_all()
if crossover(ma2[lbars], ma1[lbars]) and strategy.position_size < 0 and lbars != 0
strategy.close_all()
src = close
src1 = high
src2 = low
maH = exponential1 ? ema(src1, lma1) : sma(src1, lma1)
maL = exponential1 ? ema(src2, lma1) : sma(src2, lma1)
maColor = src>maH ? green : src<maL ? red : blue
plot(ma1, title="MA1", color=maColor, linewidth=2, style=line)
plot(ma2, title="MA2", color=gray, linewidth=1, style=line)