This strategy belongs to the scalping strategy type, aiming to open and close positions frequently to profit from small gains while limiting downside risks. It identifies potential reversal points with moving averages to go long, and sets tight take profit targets to lock in small profits.
The strategy uses 4 moving averages - 9, 50, 100, and 200 periods.
The specific trading rules are:
This combination identifies situations when price is in short-term downtrend but a reversal may occur.
Exit rule is when 9 MA crosses above 200 MA. A near profit target is used to lock in frequent small gains for steady profits.
Risks can be reduced by:
The strategy can be improved by:
Optimizing MA combinations
Testing more MA periods for better reversal detection.
Widening take profit levels
Allow wider TP distance for more trend profits.
Adding other indicators
Such as KDJ, MACD for confirmation to reduce invalid trades.
Position sizing optimization
Dynamically size positions based on specific TP and SL.
Adding re-entry rules
Consider re-entering after TP if trend continues.
This scalping strategy identifies potential short-term reversals with MA combinations for frequent small profits. This effectively controls single loss and risks, making it suitable for small accounts growth. However limitations exist like small profit range and excessive trades. Improvements can be made via parameter tuning, TP adjusting, adding filters etc, to expand profits while retaining its strengths, making the strategy more robust and efficient. Also continuously learning other more advanced strategies is important.
/*backtest
start: 2023-08-21 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-20 00:00:00
period: 4h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
//@version=4
//strategy(shorttitle='Moving Average Scalper (by Coinrule)',title='Moving Average Scalper', overlay=true, initial_capital = 1000, default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value = 30, commission_type=strategy.commission.percent, commission_value=0.1)
//Backtest dates
fromMonth = input(defval = 1, title = "From Month", type = input.integer, minval = 1, maxval = 12)
fromDay = input(defval = 10, title = "From Day", type = input.integer, minval = 1, maxval = 31)
fromYear = input(defval = 2019, title = "From Year", type = input.integer, minval = 1970)
thruMonth = input(defval = 1, title = "Thru Month", type = input.integer, minval = 1, maxval = 12)
thruDay = input(defval = 1, title = "Thru Day", type = input.integer, minval = 1, maxval = 31)
thruYear = input(defval = 2112, title = "Thru Year", type = input.integer, minval = 1970)
showDate = input(defval = true, title = "Show Date Range", type = input.bool)
start = timestamp(fromYear, fromMonth, fromDay, 00, 00) // backtest start window
finish = timestamp(thruYear, thruMonth, thruDay, 23, 59) // backtest finish window
window() => true // create function "within window of time"
//MA inputs and calculations
movingaverage_signal = sma(close, input(9))
movingaverage_fast = sma(close, input(50))
movingaverage_slow = sma(close, input(200))
movingaverage_mid= sma(close, input(100))
//Entry
bullish = crossover(movingaverage_signal, movingaverage_fast)
strategy.entry(id="long", long = true, when = bullish and movingaverage_fast < movingaverage_mid and movingaverage_mid < movingaverage_slow and window())
//Exit
bearish = crossover(movingaverage_signal, movingaverage_slow)
Stop_loss= ((input (2))/100)
Take_profit= ((input (8))/100)
longStopPrice = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 - Stop_loss)
longTakeProfit = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + Take_profit)
strategy.close("long", when = bearish)
// close < longStopPrice or close > longTakeProfit and window())
//PLOT
plot(movingaverage_signal, color=color.black, linewidth=2 )
plot(movingaverage_fast, color=color.orange, linewidth=2)
plot(movingaverage_slow, color=color.purple, linewidth=2)
plot(movingaverage_mid, color=color.blue, linewidth=2)