ChaoZhang
Overview
The G-Channel Trend Detection Strategy is a quantitative trading strategy based on the G-Channel indicator. The strategy calculates the upper and lower extremities of the G-Channel and determines the current market trend based on the crossover of the price and the G-Channel moving average, generating buy and sell signals accordingly. Additionally, the strategy sets take profit and stop loss conditions to control risk.
Strategy Principle
- Calculate the upper and lower extremities a and b of the G-Channel, where a is the historical high price minus the difference between the previous period’s a value and the current period’s a value divided by the period length, and b is the historical low price plus the difference between the previous period’s a value and b value divided by the period length.
- Calculate the G-Channel moving average avg, i.e., (a+b)/2.
- Determine the crossover situation between the price and the b value. If the price crosses above the b value, it is considered a bullish trend; if the price crosses below the a value, it is considered a bearish trend.
- In a bullish trend, if the previous candle is bearish and the current candle turns bullish, a buy signal is generated; in a bearish trend, if the previous candle is bullish and the current candle turns bearish, a sell signal is generated.
- Set take profit and stop loss conditions. When holding a long position, the take profit price is the buy price multiplied by (1+take profit percentage), and the stop loss price is the buy price multiplied by (1-stop loss percentage); when holding a short position, the take profit price is the sell price multiplied by (1-take profit percentage), and the stop loss price is the sell price multiplied by (1+stop loss percentage).
Strategy Advantages
- The G-Channel indicator can effectively capture market trends and generate buy and sell signals based on the crossover of the price and the G-Channel moving average, making it simple and easy to use.
- The take profit and stop loss settings can effectively control risk and prevent excessive losses from a single trade.
- The strategy logic is clear and easy to understand and implement, making it suitable for beginners in quantitative trading to learn and use.
Strategy Risks
- The G-Channel indicator may generate more false signals during market fluctuations, leading to frequent trading and high slippage costs.
- The setting of take profit and stop loss percentages needs to be adjusted according to market characteristics and personal risk preferences, and inappropriate parameter settings may lead to poor strategy returns.
- The strategy does not consider the specifics of the traded asset, such as suspension of trading, price limit ups and downs in stock strategies, which require further optimization.
Strategy Optimization Directions
- Other technical indicators, such as ATR and RSI, can be introduced to conduct secondary confirmation of the signals generated by the G-Channel indicator, improving the reliability of the signals.
- For the take profit and stop loss percentages, a dynamic adjustment approach can be adopted to adaptively adjust based on factors such as market volatility and holding time, improving the adaptability of the strategy.
- Based on the characteristics of the traded asset, corresponding risk control modules can be added. For example, for stock strategies, handling logic can be set for special situations such as trading suspensions and price limit ups and downs.
Summary
The G-Channel Trend Detection Strategy is a simple quantitative trading strategy based on the G-Channel indicator that generates buy and sell signals by capturing market trends and sets take profit and stop loss conditions to control risk. The strategy logic is clear and easy to implement, making it suitable for beginners in quantitative trading to learn. However, the strategy may generate more false signals in fluctuating markets, and the take profit and stop loss percentages need to be adjusted according to market characteristics. Moreover, it does not consider the specifics of the traded asset. In the future, the strategy can be optimized by introducing other technical indicators, dynamically adjusting take profit and stop loss percentages, and adding risk control modules based on the characteristics of the traded asset to improve the stability and profitability of the strategy.
Strategy source code
//@version=5
// Full credit to AlexGrover: https://www.tradingview.com/script/fIvlS64B-G-Channels-Efficient-Calculation-Of-Upper-Lower-Extremities/
strategy("G-Channel Trend Detection Strategy", shorttitle="G-Trend", overlay=true)
// Input parameters
length = input.int(100, title="Length")
src = input(close, title="Source")
take_profit_percent = input.float(5.0, title="Take Profit (%)")
stop_loss_percent = input.float(2.0, title="Stop Loss (%)")
showcross = input.bool(true, title="Show Cross")
// Initialize variables
var float a = na
var float b = na
// Calculate a and b
a := math.max(src, nz(a[1])) - (nz(a[1]) - nz(b[1])) / length
b := math.min(src, nz(b[1])) + (nz(a[1]) - nz(b[1])) / length
// Calculate average
avg = (a + b) / 2
// Determine trend and color
crossup = ta.crossunder(b, close)
crossdn = ta.crossunder(a, close)
bullish = ta.barssince(crossdn) <= ta.barssince(crossup)
c = bullish ? color.lime : color.red
// Plotting
p1 = plot(avg, "Average", color=c, linewidth=1)
p2 = plot(close, "Close price", color=c, linewidth=1)
fill(p1, p2, c)
// Generate buy and sell signals
buy_signal = showcross and bullish and not bullish[1]
sell_signal = showcross and not bullish and bullish[1]
// Plot buy and sell signals on chart
plotshape(buy_signal ? avg : na, location=location.belowbar, style=shape.labeldown, color=color.new(color.lime, 0), size=size.tiny, text="Buy", textcolor=color.white, offset=-1)
plotshape(sell_signal ? avg : na, location=location.abovebar, style=shape.labelup, color=color.new(color.red, 0), size=size.tiny, text="Sell", textcolor=color.white, offset=-1)
// Alerts
alertcondition(buy_signal, title="Buy Signal", message="Buy Signal Detected")
alertcondition(sell_signal, title="Sell Signal", message="Sell Signal Detected")
// Calculate take profit and stop loss levels
take_profit_level = close * (1 + take_profit_percent / 100)
stop_loss_level = close * (1 - stop_loss_percent / 100)
// Strategy Entry and Exit
if (buy_signal)
strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long)
if (sell_signal)
strategy.entry("Sell", strategy.short)
// Define the take profit and stop loss conditions for long positions
strategy.exit("Take Profit/Stop Loss", "Buy", limit=take_profit_level, stop=stop_loss_level)
// Define the take profit and stop loss conditions for short positions
strategy.exit("Take Profit/Stop Loss", "Sell", limit=close * (1 - take_profit_percent / 100), stop=close * (1 + stop_loss_percent / 100))