This is a trading strategy based on dual moving average crossover. It uses the interactions between fast and slow moving averages to determine market trends and generate trading signals. When the fast MA crosses above the slow MA, a buy signal is generated. When the fast MA crosses below the slow MA, a sell signal is generated.
This strategy mainly utilizes the trend tracking capability of moving averages. Moving averages are the average prices calculated over a certain period based on historical closing prices. They can smooth out intraday minor fluctuations and reflect larger timeframe trends. The fast MA uses a shorter period and can respond more quickly to price changes, while the slow MA uses a longer period and represents the long-term trend. The fast MA crossing above the slow MA indicates the short-term momentum is breaking through the long-term trend upwards, signaling an uptrend is starting. Conversely, the fast MA crossing below the slow MA means the long-term trend is under pressure and the price may fall.
This strategy generates trading signals by setting moving averages of different cycle lengths and using their crossovers. When the short-cycle MA crosses above the long-cycle MA, it signals improving short-term momentum and generates a buy signal. When the short-cycle MA crosses below the long-cycle MA, it indicates weakening short-term trend and produces a sell signal. The strategy code plots the MAs with the plot function, uses the trend variable to determine MA crosses, and outputs buy and sell signals when a crossover occurs.
The dual MA crossover strategy utilizes the trend tracking ability of moving averages and generates signals based on their crosses. While being simple and intuitive, it also has some flaws. These can be overcome by parameter tuning, adding confirmations, algorithm optimization etc. to turn it into a robust system. Overall, the dual MA strategy is a very classic and easy-to-use trend following strategy.
/*backtest
start: 2023-01-01 00:00:00
end: 2023-04-14 00:00:00
period: 1d
basePeriod: 1h
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/
// © KivancOzbilgic
//@version=4
strategy("pomila", overlay=true)
Periods = input(title="ATR Period", type=input.integer, defval=10)
src = input(hl2, title="Source")
Multiplier = input(title="ATR Multiplier", type=input.float, step=0.1, defval=3.0)
changeATR= input(title="Change ATR Calculation Method ?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
showsignals = input(title="Show Buy/Sell Signals ?", type=input.bool, defval=false)
highlighting = input(title="Highlighter On/Off ?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
barcoloring = input(title="Bar Coloring On/Off ?", type=input.bool, defval=true)
atr2 = sma(tr, Periods)
atr= changeATR ? atr(Periods) : atr2
up=src-(Multiplier*atr)
up1 = nz(up[1],up)
up := close[1] > up1 ? max(up,up1) : up
dn=src+(Multiplier*atr)
dn1 = nz(dn[1], dn)
dn := close[1] < dn1 ? min(dn, dn1) : dn
trend = 1
trend := nz(trend[1], trend)
trend := trend == -1 and close > dn1 ? 1 : trend == 1 and close < up1 ? -1 : trend
upPlot = plot(trend == 1 ? up : na, title="Up Trend", style=plot.style_linebr, linewidth=2, color=color.green)
buySignal = trend == 1 and trend[1] == -1
plotshape(buySignal ? up : na, title="UpTrend Begins", location=location.absolute, style=shape.circle, size=size.tiny, color=color.green, transp=0)
plotshape(buySignal and showsignals ? up : na, title="Buy", text="Buy", location=location.absolute, style=shape.labelup, size=size.tiny, color=color.green, textcolor=color.white, transp=0)
dnPlot = plot(trend == 1 ? na : dn, title="Down Trend", style=plot.style_linebr, linewidth=2, color=color.red)
sellSignal = trend == -1 and trend[1] == 1
plotshape(sellSignal ? dn : na, title="DownTrend Begins", location=location.absolute, style=shape.circle, size=size.tiny, color=color.red, transp=0)
plotshape(sellSignal and showsignals ? dn : na, title="Sell", text="Sell", location=location.absolute, style=shape.labeldown, size=size.tiny, color=color.red, textcolor=color.white, transp=0)
mPlot = plot(ohlc4, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0)
longFillColor = highlighting ? (trend == 1 ? color.green : color.white) : color.white
shortFillColor = highlighting ? (trend == -1 ? color.red : color.white) : color.white
fill(mPlot, upPlot, title="UpTrend Highligter", color=longFillColor)
fill(mPlot, dnPlot, title="DownTrend Highligter", color=shortFillColor)
FromMonth = input(defval = 9, title = "From Month", minval = 1, maxval = 12)
FromDay = input(defval = 1, title = "From Day", minval = 1, maxval = 31)
FromYear = input(defval = 2018, title = "From Year", minval = 999)
ToMonth = input(defval = 1, title = "To Month", minval = 1, maxval = 12)
ToDay = input(defval = 1, title = "To Day", minval = 1, maxval = 31)
ToYear = input(defval = 9999, title = "To Year", minval = 999)
start = timestamp(FromYear, FromMonth, FromDay, 00, 00)
finish = timestamp(ToYear, ToMonth, ToDay, 23, 59)
window() => time >= start and time <= finish ? true : false
longCondition = buySignal
if (longCondition)
strategy.entry("BUY", strategy.long, when = window())
shortCondition = sellSignal
if (shortCondition)
strategy.entry("SELL", strategy.short, when = window())
buy1= barssince(buySignal)
sell1 = barssince(sellSignal)
color1 = buy1[1] < sell1[1] ? color.green : buy1[1] > sell1[1] ? color.red : na
barcolor(barcoloring ? color1 : na)