Trend Line Trading Strategy

Author: ChaoZhang, Date: 2023-11-02 14:14:34
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Overview

This strategy is based on the idea of breaking through key support and resistance levels by identifying key uptrend and downtrend lines in price charts and trading when the price breaks through trend lines. The strategy is simple and reliable, suitable for market environments with clear trends.

Strategy Principle

The strategy identifies key high and low points to obtain support and resistance lines by calculating the highs and lows of the left and right bar lines. Specifically:

Use pivothigh() and pivotlow() functions to detect key highs and lows.
Derive equations for support and resistance lines based on highs and lows.
Go long when the price breaks above resistance; go short when the price breaks below support.
Choose long or short based on trend direction.
Option to reverse position directly when breakout occurs.
Option to use stop loss, take profit, trailing stop loss.
Option for swing point stop loss, ATR stop loss, fixed stop loss.

The strategy trades simply based on trend line breakouts, balancing trend following and reversal, simple and practical.

Advantage Analysis

The strategy is relatively simple, easy to understand and implement.
Utilizes breakout theory, has some probability edge.
Can set stop loss and take profit to control risk.
Can implement trend following or reversal.
Optimizable parameters suit different market environments.

Risk Analysis

Breakout signals may have false signals.
Improper stop loss placement may increase losses.
Reversal trades risk being trapped.
Parameter tuning needs experience, improper settings may fail.
Pure trend breakout not suitable for range-bound market.

Risks can be reduced via optimizing stop loss strategy, evaluating signal quality, assessing reversal timing etc.

Optimization Directions

Evaluate breakout signal reliability to improve accuracy.
Incorporate volume to strengthen signals.
Optimize stop loss for market volatility.
Assess optimal reversal timing.
Parameter tuning.
Evaluate multifactor models.
Evaluate combining with other indicators.

Summary

The strategy is simple and practical overall, capturing price trends through simple trend breakouts and manageable risks. It can be optimized across multiple dimensions to suit more market conditions, an very practical trend following strategy overall.

/*backtest
start: 2022-10-26 00:00:00
end: 2023-11-01 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/
// © tweakerID and © BacktestRookies

// Using the clever calculations and code by BacktestRookies, here is a strategy that buys 
// when the price breaks above a trendline and sells (or shorts) when it crosses below. 
// This logic can be reversed, which seems to work better with recent market conditions.

//@version=4
strategy("Trendlines Strategy", 
     overlay=true, 
     default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity, 
     default_qty_value=100, 
     initial_capital=10000, 
     commission_value=0.04, 
     calc_on_every_tick=false, 
     slippage=0)

direction = input(0, title = "Strategy Direction", type=input.integer, minval=-1, maxval=1)
strategy.risk.allow_entry_in(direction == 0 ? strategy.direction.all : 
 (direction < 0 ? strategy.direction.short : strategy.direction.long))

// Bought and Sold Boolean Signal
bought = strategy.position_size > strategy.position_size[1] 
 or strategy.position_size < strategy.position_size[1]

/////////////////////// STRATEGY INPUTS ////////////////////////////////////////
title1=input(true, "-----------------Strategy Inputs-------------------")  

leftbars = input(100, minval=1, title='Pivot Detection: Left Bars')
rightbars = input(15, minval=1, title='Pivot Detection: Right Bars')
plotpivots = input(true, title='Plot Pivots')

/////////////////////// BACKTESTER /////////////////////////////////////////////
title2=input(true, "-----------------General Inputs-------------------")  

// Backtester General Inputs
i_SL=input(true, title="Use Stop Loss and Take Profit")
TS=input(false, title="Use Trailing Stop")
i_SLType=input(defval="ATR Stop", title="Type Of Stop", options=["Strategy Stop", "Swing Lo/Hi", "ATR Stop"])
i_SPL=input(defval=10, title="Swing Point Lookback")
i_PercIncrement=input(defval=3, step=.1, title="Swing Point SL Perc Increment")*0.01
i_ATR = input(14, title="ATR Length")
i_ATRMult = input(4, step=.1, title="ATR Multiple")
i_TPRRR = input(2, step=.1, title="Take Profit Risk Reward Ratio")
DPR=input(true, "Allow Direct Position Reverse")
reverse=input(true, "Reverse Trades")

// Swing Points Stop and Take Profit
SwingStopProfit() =>
    LL=(lowest(i_SPL))*(1-i_PercIncrement)
    HH=(highest(i_SPL))*(1+i_PercIncrement)
    LL_price = valuewhen(bought, LL, 0)
    HH_price = valuewhen(bought, HH, 0)
    entry_LL_price = strategy.position_size > 0 ? LL_price : na 
    entry_HH_price = strategy.position_size < 0 ? HH_price : na 
    tp=strategy.position_avg_price + (strategy.position_avg_price - entry_LL_price)*i_TPRRR
    stp=strategy.position_avg_price - (entry_HH_price - strategy.position_avg_price)*i_TPRRR
    [entry_LL_price, entry_HH_price, tp, stp]

// ATR Stop
ATRStop() =>
    ATR=atr(i_ATR)*i_ATRMult
    ATRLong = ohlc4 - ATR
    ATRShort = ohlc4 + ATR
    ATRLongStop = valuewhen(bought, ATRLong, 0)
    ATRShortStop = valuewhen(bought, ATRShort, 0)
    LongSL_ATR_price = strategy.position_size > 0 ? ATRLongStop : na 
    ShortSL_ATR_price = strategy.position_size < 0 ? ATRShortStop : na 
    ATRtp=strategy.position_avg_price + (strategy.position_avg_price - LongSL_ATR_price)*i_TPRRR
    ATRstp=strategy.position_avg_price - (ShortSL_ATR_price - strategy.position_avg_price)*i_TPRRR
    [LongSL_ATR_price, ShortSL_ATR_price, ATRtp, ATRstp]
    
// Strategy Stop
StrategyStop(bought) =>
    float LongStop = na
    float ShortStop = na
    float StratTP = na
    float StratSTP = na
    [LongStop, ShortStop, StratTP, StratSTP]

//TrailingStop
TrailingStop(SL,SSL) =>
    dif=(valuewhen(strategy.position_size>0 and strategy.position_size[1]<=0, high,0))
     -strategy.position_avg_price
    trailOffset     = strategy.position_avg_price - SL
    var tstop = float(na)
    if strategy.position_size > 0
        tstop := high- trailOffset - dif
        if tstop<tstop[1]
            tstop:=tstop[1]
    else
        tstop := na
    StrailOffset     = SSL - strategy.position_avg_price
    var Ststop = float(na)
    Sdif=strategy.position_avg_price-(valuewhen(strategy.position_size<0 
     and strategy.position_size[1]>=0, low,0))
    if strategy.position_size < 0
        Ststop := low+ StrailOffset + Sdif
        if Ststop>Ststop[1]
            Ststop:=Ststop[1]
    else
        Ststop := na
    [tstop, Ststop]
  
//Stop Loss & Take Profit Switches  
SLTPLogic(LongStop, ShortStop, StratTP, StratSTP, LongSL_ATR_price, ShortSL_ATR_price, ATRtp, ATRstp,
 entry_LL_price, entry_HH_price, tp, stp) =>
    SL= i_SLType == "Swing Lo/Hi" ? entry_LL_price : i_SLType == "ATR Stop" ? LongSL_ATR_price : LongStop
    SSL= i_SLType == "Swing Lo/Hi" ? entry_HH_price : i_SLType == "ATR Stop" ? ShortSL_ATR_price : ShortStop
    TP= i_SLType == "Swing Lo/Hi" ? tp : i_SLType == "ATR Stop" ? ATRtp : StratTP
    STP= i_SLType == "Swing Lo/Hi" ? stp : i_SLType == "ATR Stop" ? ATRstp : StratSTP
    [SL, SSL, TP, STP]


/////////////////////// STRATEGY LOGIC /////////////////////////////////////////

// Pivots
ph = pivothigh(high, leftbars, rightbars)
pl = pivotlow(low, leftbars, rightbars)

phv1 = valuewhen(ph, high[rightbars], 0)
phb1 = valuewhen(ph, bar_index[rightbars], 0)
phv2 = valuewhen(ph, high[rightbars], 1)
phb2 = valuewhen(ph, bar_index[rightbars], 1)

plv1 = valuewhen(pl, low[rightbars], 0)
plb1 = valuewhen(pl, bar_index[rightbars], 0)
plv2 = valuewhen(pl, low[rightbars], 1)
plb2 = valuewhen(pl, bar_index[rightbars], 1)
    
plotshape(ph, style=shape.circle, location=location.abovebar, color=color.orange,  title='Pivot High', offset=-rightbars)
plotshape(pl, style=shape.circle,   location=location.belowbar, color=color.blue, title='Pivot Low',  offset=-rightbars)

plot(ph ? high[rightbars] : na, color=color.orange, offset=-rightbars)
plot(pl ? low[rightbars] : na, color=color.purple, offset=-rightbars)

// TRENDLINE CODE
// --------------
get_slope(x1,x2,y1,y2)=>
    m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
 
get_y_intercept(m, x1, y1)=>
    b=y1-m*x1

get_y(m, b, ts)=>
    Y = m * ts + b


int   res_x1 = na
float res_y1 = na
int   res_x2 = na
float res_y2 = na

int   sup_x1 = na
float sup_y1 = na
int   sup_x2 = na
float sup_y2 = na


// Resistance
res_x1 := ph ? phb1 : res_x1[1]
res_y1 := ph ? phv1 : res_y1[1]
res_x2 := ph ? phb2 : res_x2[1]
res_y2 := ph ? phv2 : res_y2[1]

res_m = get_slope(res_x1,res_x2,res_y1,res_y2)
res_b = get_y_intercept(res_m, res_x1, res_y1)
res_y = get_y(res_m, res_b, bar_index)

// Support
sup_x1 := pl ? plb1 : sup_x1[1]
sup_y1 := pl ? plv1 : sup_y1[1]
sup_x2 := pl ? plb2 : sup_x2[1]
sup_y2 := pl ? plv2 : sup_y2[1]

sup_m = get_slope(sup_x1,sup_x2,sup_y1,sup_y2)
sup_b = get_y_intercept(sup_m, sup_x1, sup_y1)
sup_y = get_y(sup_m, sup_b, bar_index)


// plot(line.get_y2(line1))
plot(res_y, color=color.red, title='Resistance Trendline', linewidth=2, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(sup_y, color=color.lime, title='Support Trendline', linewidth=2, style=plot.style_circles)

// if ph
//     line.new(phb1,phv1, bar_index, res_y, style=line.style_dashed, color=color.blue)
    
// if pl
//     line.new(plb1,plv1, bar_index, sup_y, style=line.style_dashed, color=color.blue)
    
// Breaks
long_break = crossover(close, res_y)
short_break = crossunder(close, sup_y)
plotshape(long_break,  style=shape.triangleup, color=color.green, size=size.tiny, location=location.belowbar, title='Long Break')
plotshape(short_break, style=shape.triangledown, color=color.red, size=size.tiny, location=location.abovebar, title='Short Break')

BUY=long_break
SELL=short_break

/////////////////////// FUNCTION CALLS /////////////////////////////////////////

// Stops and Profits
[entry_LL_price, entry_HH_price, tp, stp] = SwingStopProfit()
[LongSL_ATR_price, ShortSL_ATR_price, ATRtp, ATRstp] = ATRStop()
[LongStop, ShortStop, StratTP, StratSTP] = StrategyStop(bought)
[SL, SSL, TP, STP] = SLTPLogic(LongStop, ShortStop, StratTP, StratSTP, 
 LongSL_ATR_price, ShortSL_ATR_price, ATRtp, ATRstp, entry_LL_price, entry_HH_price, tp, stp)
[tstop, Ststop] = TrailingStop(SL,SSL)

// Entries
if reverse
    if not DPR
        strategy.entry("long", strategy.long, when=SELL and strategy.position_size == 0)
        strategy.entry("short", strategy.short, when=BUY and strategy.position_size == 0)
    else     
        strategy.entry("long", strategy.long, when=SELL)
        strategy.entry("short", strategy.short, when=BUY)
else
    if not DPR 
        strategy.entry("long", strategy.long, when=BUY and strategy.position_size == 0)
        strategy.entry("short", strategy.short, when=SELL and strategy.position_size == 0)
    else
        strategy.entry("long", strategy.long, when=BUY)
        strategy.entry("short", strategy.short, when=SELL)
// Exits
if i_SL
    strategy.exit("TP & SL", "long", limit=TP, stop=TS? tstop : SL)
    strategy.exit("TP & SL", "short", limit=STP, stop=TS? Ststop : SSL)

/////////////////////// PLOTS //////////////////////////////////////////////////

plot(i_SL and strategy.position_size > 0 and not TS ? SL : i_SL and 
 strategy.position_size > 0 and TS ? tstop : na , title='SL', style=plot.style_cross, color=color.red)
plot(i_SL and strategy.position_size < 0 and not TS ? SSL : i_SL and 
 strategy.position_size < 0 and TS ? Ststop : na , title='SSL', style=plot.style_cross, color=color.red)
plot(i_SL and strategy.position_size > 0 ? TP : na, title='TP', style=plot.style_cross, color=color.green)
plot(i_SL and strategy.position_size < 0 ? STP : na, title='STP', style=plot.style_cross, color=color.green)

// Draw price action setup arrows
plotshape(BUY ? 1 : na, style=shape.triangleup, location=location.belowbar, 
 color=color.green, title="Bullish Setup", size=size.auto)
plotshape(SELL ? 1 : na, style=shape.triangledown, location=location.abovebar, 
 color=color.red, title="Bearish Setup", size=size.auto)

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