Multi Timeframe Trend Strategy

Overview

This strategy uses 4 different timeframes to determine the trend direction, to discover the long-term trend while using the short-term as entry opportunities. When the open prices of the 4 timeframes (daily, weekly, 15-day, monthly) are all lower than the closing prices, it is determined as a long-term bullish trend; when the open prices of the 4 timeframes are all higher than the closing prices, it is determined as a long-term bearish trend. The strategy will open positions when confirming the long-term trend and a short-term signal is generated.

Strategy Logic

This strategy uses 4 timeframes: daily, weekly, 15-day and monthly. It determines the long-term trend direction based on the relationship between the open and closing prices of these 4 timeframes.

When the open prices of the daily, weekly, 15-day and monthly timeframes are all lower than the closing prices, it indicates that prices are showing an upward trend across these 4 timeframes, so it is determined as a bull market and long-term bullish.

On the contrary, when the open prices of these 4 timeframes are all higher than the closing prices, it indicates that prices are showing a downward trend across these 4 timeframes, so it is determined as a bear market and long-term bearish.

After determining the long-term trend direction, the strategy will open positions when a buy/sell signal is generated on the short-term. That is, this strategy uses the long-term to determine the major trend and the short-term to decide specific entry opportunities.

Advantage Analysis

This strategy has the following advantages:

1. Multi-timeframe judgment improves accuracy

Using 4 different timeframes to comprehensively judge the long-term trend can improve the accuracy of judgment and avoid being misled by short-term market noise.

1. Combination of long-term and short-term, flexible strategy

Using long-term frames to determine the major direction and short-term to generate trading signals, this strategy is flexible, which can capture short-term opportunities while not deviating from the major trend.

1. Simple parameters, easy to implement

The main judgment indicators of this strategy are just the open and closing prices of the 4 timeframes. The parameter setting is simple and easy to implement.

Risk Analysis

There are also some risks in this strategy:

1. Long-term trend reversal

If the long-term bullish trend reverses into long-term bearish, this strategy cannot promptly judge, which may lead to greater losses. Manual intervention or stop loss should be used in this case.

1. Poor short-term performance

This strategy mainly relies on short-term signals to determine specific entry opportunities. If the short-term performance is poor and unable to open positions at the right time, it will affect the overall performance. The short-term parameters can be adjusted or the short-term strategy can be optimized in this case.

Optimization Directions

There are further optimization spaces for this strategy:

1. Add stop loss strategy

Moving or order stop loss can be set to control maximum loss.

1. Optimize short-term strategy

Different short-term indicators can be tested to find more suitable short-term strategies and improve entry performance.

1. Dynamically adjust positions

Positions can be adjusted dynamically based on market volatility, increase positions when the trend becomes more obvious.

1. Combine machine learning

A large amount of data can be collected and machine learning methods can be used to dynamically optimize parameters and rules.

Conclusion

This strategy determines the trend direction across multiple timeframes, adopts the idea of combining long-term and short-term, which ensures the judgment of major trends and utilizes short-term opportunities. The overall logic is clear and reasonable, simple to implement, and it is an effective trend following strategy. With the introduction of techniques like stop loss and dynamic position management, this strategy has great room for improvement and is worth practicing and optimizing.