This strategy is a trend-following trading system that combines the Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and Average Directional Index (ADX). It determines trading direction through EMA50 and price crossovers, uses ADX to filter trend strength, and employs a dynamic stop-loss method based on consecutive profitable candles. This approach enables both capturing major market trends and timely exits when trends weaken.
The core logic is based on the following key elements:
This is a well-designed trend-following strategy that effectively captures trends while controlling risks by combining the advantages of EMA and ADX. The dynamic stop-loss mechanism is particularly innovative, effectively balancing profit protection and trend capture. While there is room for optimization, the overall framework is complete and logically sound, making it a strategy system worth validating in live trading.
/*backtest start: 2019-12-23 08:00:00 end: 2025-01-04 08:00:00 period: 1d basePeriod: 1d exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}] */ //@version=6 strategy("Simple EMA 50 Strategy with ADX Filter", overlay=true) // Input parameters emaLength = input.int(50, title="EMA Length") adxThreshold = input.float(20, title="ADX Threshold", minval=0) // Calculate EMA and ADX ema50 = ta.ema(close, emaLength) adxSmoothing = input.int(20, title="ADX Smoothing") [diPlus, diMinus, adx] = ta.dmi(20, adxSmoothing) // Conditions for long and short entries adxCondition = adx > adxThreshold longCondition = adxCondition and close > ema50 // Check if candle closes above EMA shortCondition = adxCondition and close < ema50 // Check if candle closes below EMA // Exit conditions based on 4 consecutive profitable candles var float longSL = na var float shortSL = na var longCandleCounter = 0 var shortCandleCounter = 0 // Increment counters if positions are open and profitable if (strategy.position_size > 0 and close > strategy.position_avg_price) longCandleCounter += 1 if (longCandleCounter >= 4) longSL := na(longSL) ? close : math.max(longSL, close) // Update SL dynamically else longCandleCounter := 0 longSL := na if (strategy.position_size < 0 and close < strategy.position_avg_price) shortCandleCounter += 1 if (shortCandleCounter >= 4) shortSL := na(shortSL) ? close : math.min(shortSL, close) // Update SL dynamically else shortCandleCounter := 0 shortSL := na // Exit based on trailing SL if (strategy.position_size > 0 and not na(longSL) and close < longSL) strategy.close("Buy", comment="Candle-based SL") if (strategy.position_size < 0 and not na(shortSL) and close > shortSL) strategy.close("Sell", comment="Candle-based SL") // Entry logic: Check every candle for new positions if (longCondition) strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long) if (shortCondition) strategy.entry("Sell", strategy.short) // Plot EMA and ADX for reference plot(ema50, color=color.blue, title="EMA 50") plot(adx, color=color.orange, title="ADX", style=plot.style_stepline, linewidth=1) plot(longSL, color=color.green, title="Long SL", style=plot.style_cross, linewidth=1) plot(shortSL, color=color.red, title="Short SL", style=plot.style_cross, linewidth=1) // Plot signals plotshape(series=longCondition, location=location.belowbar, color=color.green, style=shape.labelup, title="Buy Signal") plotshape(series=shortCondition, location=location.abovebar, color=color.red, style=shape.labeldown, title="Sell Signal")