Strategy · Pine Script v5 · On the chart

ATR Retracement EMA Strategy

by NakliTechie· code credited to PineScript Development Framework

This strategy identifies trend re-entries by combining volatility spikes, short-term pullbacks, and moving average crossovers.

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GitHub stars1on the repository
Pine versionv5runs as is
Lines of code72
Settings5inputs
LicenceMIT
Last update1 year ago19 Sep 2025

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  1. 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
  2. 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
  3. 3Paste over the templateCreate a new strategy, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
  4. 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart. The trades and results appear in the Strategy Tester tab; adjust the settings with the gear icon.

Source Code

72 lines of Pine Script v5 from atr_retracement_ema_strategy.pine, published under MIT. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

atr_retracement_ema_strategy.pine
// This Pine Script™ code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © PineScript Development Framework

//@version=5
strategy("ATR Retracement EMA Strategy", overlay=true, margin_long=100, margin_short=100)

// Input parameters
atrLength = input.int(14, "ATR Length", minval=1)
atrMultiplier = input.float(2.5, "ATR Multiplier", minval=0.1)
emaLength = input.int(34, "EMA Length", minval=1)
retracementLookback = input.int(5, "Retracement Lookback Period", minval=1)
qty = input.float(1.0, "Quantity", minval=0.1)

// Calculations
atr = ta.atr(atrLength)
ema34 = ta.ema(close, emaLength)

// Detect strong moves (2.5x ATR)
moveUp = high - low > atrMultiplier * atr
moveDown = low - high < -atrMultiplier * atr

// Detect retracements after strong moves
// For long setup: price pulls back after an up move
// Check if we had a strong up move within the lookback period
recentMoveUp = false
for i = 1 to retracementLookback
    if moveUp[i]
        recentMoveUp := true

// Retracement condition for long: price is lower than previous bar but higher than 2 bars ago
retracementUp = recentMoveUp and close < close[1] and close > close[2]

// For short setup: price pulls back after a down move
// Check if we had a strong down move within the lookback period
recentMoveDown = false
for i = 1 to retracementLookback
    if moveDown[i]
        recentMoveDown := true

// Retracement condition for short: price is higher than previous bar but lower than 2 bars ago
retracementDown = recentMoveDown and close > close[1] and close < close[2]

// EMA crossover detection
crossoverUp = ta.crossover(close, ema34)
crossoverDown = ta.crossunder(close, ema34)

// Define buy/sell conditions
// Buy signal: 2.5x ATR up move -> retracement -> EMA crossover
longCondition = retracementUp and crossoverUp

// Sell signal: 2.5x ATR down move -> retracement -> EMA crossover
shortCondition = retracementDown and crossoverDown

// Execution
if (longCondition)
    strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long, qty=qty)
    strategy.alert("Long", strategy.long)

if (shortCondition)
    strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short, qty=qty)
    strategy.alert("Short", strategy.short)

// Plotting
plot(ema34, "EMA 34", color=color.blue)

// Plot buy/sell signals
plotshape(longCondition, style=shape.triangleup, location=location.belowbar, color=color.green, size=size.small, title="Buy Signal")
plotshape(shortCondition, style=shape.triangledown, location=location.abovebar, color=color.red, size=size.small, title="Sell Signal")

// Plot strong moves
plotchar(moveUp, "Strong Up Move", "▲", location.abovebar, color=color.green, size=size.tiny)
plotchar(moveDown, "Strong Down Move", "▼", location.belowbar, color=color.red, size=size.tiny)

Overview

ATR Retracement EMA Strategy detects strong bar expansions using an ATR multiplier, checks a lookback window for pullbacks, and triggers entries when price crosses over or under a 34-period EMA. Plots the EMA, entry signals, and strong move markers directly on the price chart. The strategy lacks stop loss or exit logic, relying entirely on opposing entry signals to switch positions.

Details

Published by

NakliTechie on GitHub

Code credit

PineScript Development Framework, as written in the script's header

Type

Strategy, Pine Script v5

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Trend, Volatility & bands, Moving averages

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

  • The strategy enters trades without a stop loss

Settings

The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
ATR Lengthint14atrLength
ATR Multiplierfloat2.5atrMultiplier
EMA Lengthint34emaLength
Retracement Lookback Periodint5retracementLookback
Quantityfloat1.0qty
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this script, and the summary above was generated automatically from its code and README. Indicators describe the past, and a strategy's backtest can look better than live trading, especially when a script repaints. Check it in the Strategy Tester and on a demo account before you rely on it.

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