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Ichimoku Trading Strategy

Author: ChaoZhang, Date: 2023-09-14 16:13:33
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Strategy Logic

This LONG-ONLY strategy uses the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo system for trades. It combines multiple Ichimoku factors to go long when criteria are met.

The trading logic is:

  1. Calculate conversion, base line, leading spans 1 & 2

  2. Consider long when close is above cloud and cloud is rising, with conversion above base line

  3. Additionally, lagging span must be above cloud and price for uptrend confirmation

  4. When all criteria met, go long

  5. If lagging span falls below price or cloud, close long

The strategy utilizes Ichimoku’s indicators to confirm trend, with the cloud as dynamic stops for risk control.

Advantages

  • Ichimoku synthesizes multiple factors for trend determination

  • Dynamic stops to maximize profit locking

  • Simple and clear rules for easy implementation

Risks

  • Ichimoku is slow and may miss opportunities

  • Careful optimization of lookback periods needed

  • LONG only, so good short chances missed

Summary

This strategy leverages Ichimoku’s synthesis of indicators to define trend direction. With optimized parameters, it provides a simple long-only system. But limitations in lag and being LONG-only require caution.


/*backtest
start: 2023-08-14 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-13 00:00:00
period: 2h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/

//@version=4
strategy(title="Ichimoku Cloud", shorttitle="Doubled Ichimoku", overlay=true, initial_capital=1000, default_qty_value=100, default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity)
conversionPeriods = input(20, minval=1, title="Conversion Line Length")
basePeriods = input(60, minval=1, title="Base Line Length")
laggingSpan2Periods = input(120, minval=1, title="Leading Span B Length")
displacement = input(30, minval=1, title="Displacement")
Stoploss = input(1, minval=0.1, title="Stoploss (% below cloud)") 
donchian(len) => avg(lowest(len), highest(len))
conversionLine = donchian(conversionPeriods)
baseLine = donchian(basePeriods)
leadLine1 = avg(conversionLine, baseLine)
leadLine2 = donchian(laggingSpan2Periods)
plot(conversionLine, color=#2962FF, title="Conversion Line")
plot(baseLine, color=#B71C1C, title="Base Line")
plot(close, offset = -displacement + 1, color=#43A047, title="Lagging Span")

p1 = plot(leadLine1, offset = displacement - 1, color=#A5D6A7,
	 title="Leading Span A")
p2 = plot(leadLine2, offset = displacement - 1, color=#EF9A9A,
	 title="Leading Span B")
fill(p1, p2, color = leadLine1 > leadLine2 ? color.rgb(67, 160, 71, 90) : color.rgb(244, 67, 54, 90))

bool TKcross = conversionLine > baseLine
bool aboveCloud = close > leadLine1 and close > leadLine2
bool greenCloud = leadLine1 > leadLine2
bool lagLong = close > leadLine1[2*displacement+1] and close > leadLine2[2*displacement+1] and close > close[displacement]
bool longCondition = false
bool close_trade = crossover(leadLine1[displacement], close) or crossover (leadLine2[displacement], close) or close < close[displacement] or crossover(baseLine, close)
var position_count = 0 

if (TKcross and aboveCloud and greenCloud and lagLong and position_count==0)
    position_count = 1
    strategy.entry(id="buy", long=true)

if (close_trade)
    strategy.close_all()
   // strategy.entry(id="sell", long=false)
    position_count = 0

    
//if (longCondition)
   
//    strategy.close("long", when=exit_trade)
//    strategy.exit("exit","long",stop=stop_level,limit=profit_level)

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