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Source Code
51 lines of Pine Script v5 from strategies/bollinger_squeeze.pine, published under MIT. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.
bollinger_squeeze.pine
// This Pine Script v5 strategy is licensed under the MIT License
// Tested with Backtrex (https://backtrex.com) on 10 years of M1 data
// Anti-repainting: all references use close[1]
//@version=5
strategy("Bollinger Squeeze Breakout", overlay=true, default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value=2)
// Inputs
bbLen = input.int(20, "Bollinger Band Length")
bbMult = input.float(2.0, "Bollinger Band Multiplier")
squeezeFactor = input.float(0.75, "Squeeze Threshold (% of avg width)")
lookback = input.int(20, "Squeeze Lookback Period")
// Bollinger Bands (using close[1] to prevent repainting)
basis = ta.sma(close[1], bbLen)
dev = bbMult * ta.stdev(close[1], bbLen)
upper = basis + dev
lower = basis - dev
// Band width and squeeze detection
bbWidth = upper - lower
avgWidth = ta.sma(bbWidth, lookback)
isSqueeze = bbWidth < avgWidth * squeezeFactor
wasSqueeze = isSqueeze[1]
// Breakout signals (squeeze must have occurred in recent bars)
recentSqueeze = ta.barssince(isSqueeze) < 5
longSignal = recentSqueeze and close[1] > upper and close[2] <= upper[1]
shortSignal = recentSqueeze and close[1] < lower and close[2] >= lower[1]
// Risk calculation
distToMiddle = math.abs(close - basis)
// Execute trades
if longSignal
sl = basis
tp = close + distToMiddle * 2
strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long)
strategy.exit("Long Exit", "Long", stop=sl, limit=tp)
if shortSignal
sl = basis
tp = close - distToMiddle * 2
strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short)
strategy.exit("Short Exit", "Short", stop=sl, limit=tp)
// Plots
plot(basis, "SMA 20", color=color.gray)
plot(upper, "Upper Band", color=color.blue)
plot(lower, "Lower Band", color=color.blue)
bgcolor(isSqueeze ? color.new(color.yellow, 90) : na, title="Squeeze Zone")
Overview
The strategy enters long positions when a confirmed candle closes above the upper band following a recent squeeze, and enters short positions on a close below the lower band. Exits are defined by a stop loss at the Bollinger middle band and a take profit target set at twice the distance to that middle band. It plots the bands and highlights squeeze conditions directly on the price chart.
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Bollinger Band Length
int
20
bbLen
Bollinger Band Multiplier
float
2.0
bbMult
Squeeze Threshold (% of avg width)
float
0.75
squeezeFactor
Squeeze Lookback Period
int
20
lookback
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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