This strategy plots running pivot highs as red R circles and pivot lows as blue S circles directly on the price chart. It computes an EMA 3 and a Cto trend line from close prices, then generates long signals on upward EMA-Cto crossovers combined with price pos
Strategy · Pine Script v4 · On the chart
BuyHigh-SellLow Strategy
This strategy executes trend-following breakout trades based on Donchian channels, moving average alignment, and long-term price extremes.
GitHub stars106on the repository
Pine versionv4older, still runs
Lines of code101
Settings13inputs
LicenceGPL-3.0
Last update2 years ago18 Sep 2024
Add It to Your TradingView Chart
- 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
- 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
- 3Paste over the templateCreate a new strategy, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
- 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
101 lines of Pine Script v4 from BuyHigh-SellLow Strategy.pine, published under GPL-3.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © HeWhoMustNotBeNamed
//@version=4
strategy("BuyHigh-SellLow Strategy", overlay=true, initial_capital = 10000, default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value = 100, commission_type = strategy.commission.percent, pyramiding = 1, commission_value = 0.01)
donchianEntryLength = input(40, step=10)
donchianExitLength = input(20, step=10)
considerNewLongTermHighLows = input(true)
shortHighLowPeriod = input(120, step=10)
longHighLowPeriod = input(180, step=10)
considerMAAlignment = input(true)
MAType = input(title="Moving Average Type", defval="ema", options=["ema", "sma", "hma", "rma", "vwma", "wma"])
LookbackPeriod = input(40, minval=10,step=10)
atrLength = input(22)
atrMult = input(4)
exitStrategy = input(title="Exit Strategy", defval="tsl", options=["dc", "tsl"])
considerYearlyHighLow = input(true)
backtestYears = input(10, minval=1, step=1)
f_getMovingAverage(source, MAType, length)=>
ma = sma(source, length)
if(MAType == "ema")
ma := ema(source,length)
if(MAType == "hma")
ma := hma(source,length)
if(MAType == "rma")
ma := rma(source,length)
if(MAType == "vwma")
ma := vwma(source,length)
if(MAType == "wma")
ma := wma(source,length)
ma
f_getTrailingStop(atr, atrMult)=>
stop = close - atrMult*atr
stop := strategy.position_size > 0 ? max(stop, stop[1]) : stop
stop
f_getMaAlignment(MAType, includePartiallyAligned)=>
ma5 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,5)
ma10 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,10)
ma20 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,20)
ma30 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,30)
ma50 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,50)
ma100 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,100)
ma200 = f_getMovingAverage(close,MAType,200)
upwardScore = 0
upwardScore := close > ma5? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwardScore := ma5 > ma10? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwardScore := ma10 > ma20? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwardScore := ma20 > ma30? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwardScore := ma30 > ma50? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwardScore := ma50 > ma100? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwardScore := ma100 > ma200? upwardScore+1:upwardScore
upwards = close > ma5 and ma5 > ma10 and ma10 > ma20 and ma20 > ma30 and ma30 > ma50 and ma50 > ma100 and ma100 > ma200
downwards = close < ma5 and ma5 < ma10 and ma10 < ma20 and ma20 < ma30 and ma30 < ma50 and ma50 < ma100 and ma100 < ma200
upwards?1:downwards?-1:includePartiallyAligned ? (upwardScore > 5? 0.5: upwardScore < 2?-0.5:upwardScore>3?0.25:-0.25) : 0
//////////////////////////////////// Calculate new high low condition //////////////////////////////////////////////////
f_calculateNewHighLows(shortHighLowPeriod, longHighLowPeriod, considerNewLongTermHighLows)=>
newHigh = highest(shortHighLowPeriod) == highest(longHighLowPeriod) or not considerNewLongTermHighLows
newLow = lowest(shortHighLowPeriod) == lowest(longHighLowPeriod) or not considerNewLongTermHighLows
[newHigh,newLow]
//////////////////////////////////// Calculate Yearly High Low //////////////////////////////////////////////////
f_getYearlyHighLowCondition(considerYearlyHighLow)=>
yhigh = security(syminfo.tickerid, '12M', high[1])
ylow = security(syminfo.tickerid, '12M', low[1])
yhighlast = yhigh[365]
ylowlast = ylow[365]
yhighllast = yhigh[2 * 365]
ylowllast = ylow[2 * 365]
yearlyTrendUp = na(yhigh)? true : na(yhighlast)? close > yhigh : na(yhighllast)? close > max(yhigh,yhighlast) : close > max(yhigh, min(yhighlast, yhighllast))
yearlyHighCondition = ( (na(yhigh) or na(yhighlast) ? true : (yhigh > yhighlast) ) and ( na(yhigh) or na(yhighllast) ? true : (yhigh > yhighllast))) or yearlyTrendUp or not considerYearlyHighLow
yearlyTrendDown = na(ylow)? true : na(ylowlast)? close < ylow : na(ylowllast)? close < min(ylow,ylowlast) : close < min(ylow, max(ylowlast, ylowllast))
yearlyLowCondition = ( (na(ylow) or na(ylowlast) ? true : (ylow < ylowlast) ) and ( na(ylow) or na(ylowllast) ? true : (ylow < ylowllast))) or yearlyTrendDown or not considerYearlyHighLow
label_x = time+(60*60*24*1000*1)
[yearlyHighCondition,yearlyLowCondition]
donchian(rangeLength)=>
upper = highest(rangeLength)
lower = lowest(rangeLength)
middle = (upper+lower)/2
[middle, upper, lower]
inDateRange = time >= timestamp(syminfo.timezone, year(timenow) - backtestYears, 01, 01, 0, 0)
[eMiddle, eUpper, eLower] = donchian(donchianEntryLength)
[exMiddle, exUpper, exLower] = donchian(donchianExitLength)
maAlignment = f_getMaAlignment(MAType, false)
[yearlyHighCondition, yearlyLowCondition] = f_getYearlyHighLowCondition(considerYearlyHighLow)
[newHigh,newLow] = f_calculateNewHighLows(shortHighLowPeriod, longHighLowPeriod, considerNewLongTermHighLows)
maAlignmentLongCondition = highest(maAlignment, LookbackPeriod) == 1 or not considerMAAlignment
atr = atr(atrLength)
tsl = f_getTrailingStop(atr, atrMult)
//U = plot(eUpper, title="Up", color=color.green, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_linebr)
//D = plot(exLower, title="Ex Low", color=color.red, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_linebr)
longCondition = crossover(close, eUpper[1]) and yearlyHighCondition and newHigh and maAlignmentLongCondition
exitLongCondition = crossunder(close, exLower[1])
shortCondition = crossunder(close, eLower[1]) and yearlyLowCondition and newLow
exitShortCondition = crossover(close, exUpper[1])
strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long, when=longCondition and inDateRange, oca_name="oca_buy", oca_type=strategy.oca.none)
strategy.exit("ExitBuyDC", "Buy", when=exitStrategy=='dc', stop=exLower)
strategy.exit("ExitBuyTSL", "Buy", when=exitStrategy=='tsl', stop=tsl)
plot(strategy.position_size > 0 ? (exitStrategy=='dc'?exLower:tsl) : na, title="Trailing Stop", color=color.red, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_linebr)
//strategy.close("Buy", when=exitLongCondition)
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Overview
BuyHigh-SellLow Strategy evaluates alignment across seven moving average periods alongside multi-period and yearly high or low filters. Long positions are entered on breakout confirmations and exited through either a Donchian channel band or an ATR-based trailing stop loss. Users can customize moving average types, Donchian lookback periods, ATR trailing multipliers, and filter toggles directly on the price chart.
- Donchian channel breakout entry and exit logic
- Multi-period moving average alignment filter
- Configurable ATR-based trailing stop loss
- Long-term and yearly high or low condition filters
- Multiple moving average types including EMA, SMA, HMA, and VWMA
Details
Published by
hasnocool on GitHub
Code credit
HeWhoMustNotBeNamed, as written in the script's header
Type
Strategy, Pine Script v4
Draws
On the price chart
Category
Trend, Breakout, Moving averages
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk Notes
No repainting, lookahead or stacked entries were found in its code or README. That says nothing about how well it works: test it first.
Topics
analysisbtcusdtcryptocurrencydatapandaspythonsimulationtradingtradingview
Settings
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
| Setting | Type | Default | Variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| donchianEntryLength | int | 40 | donchianEntryLength |
| donchianExitLength | int | 20 | donchianExitLength |
| considerNewLongTermHighLows | bool | true | considerNewLongTermHighLows |
| shortHighLowPeriod | int | 120 | shortHighLowPeriod |
| longHighLowPeriod | int | 180 | longHighLowPeriod |
| considerMAAlignment | bool | true | considerMAAlignment |
| Moving Average Type | string | ema | MAType |
| LookbackPeriod | int | 40 | LookbackPeriod |
| atrLength | int | 22 | atrLength |
| atrMult | int | 4 | atrMult |
| Exit Strategy | string | tsl | exitStrategy |
| considerYearlyHighLow | bool | true | considerYearlyHighLow |
Show all 13 settings
| Setting | Type | Default | Variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| backtestYears | int | 10 | backtestYears |
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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