BuyHighSellLow - Pivot points: Free TradingView Strategy (Pine Script)

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Source Code

153 lines of Pine Script v4 from BuyHighSellLow - Pivot points.pine, published under GPL-3.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

BuyHighSellLow - Pivot points.pine

// 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("BuyHighSellLow - Pivot points", overlay=true, initial_capital = 100000, default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value = 100, commission_type = strategy.commission.percent, pyramiding = 1, commission_value = 0.01)
Source = input(close)
resolution = input("4D", type=input.resolution)
HTFMultiplier = input(4, title="Higher Timeframe multiplier (Used when resolution is set to Same as Symbol)", minval=2, step=1)
//ppType = input(title="Pivot points type", defval="classic", options=["classic", "fib"])
ppType = "fib"
tradeDirection = input(title="Trade Direction", defval=strategy.direction.long, options=[strategy.direction.all, strategy.direction.long, strategy.direction.short])
backtestBars = input(title="Backtest from ", defval=10, minval=1, maxval=30)
backtestFrom = input(title="Timeframe", defval="years", options=["days", "months", "years"])
hideBands = input(true)
f_multiple_resolution(HTFMultiplier) => 
    target_Res_In_Min = timeframe.multiplier * HTFMultiplier * (
      timeframe.isseconds   ? 1. / 60. :
      timeframe.isminutes   ? 1. :
      timeframe.isdaily     ? 1440. :
      timeframe.isweekly    ? 7. * 24. * 60. :
      timeframe.ismonthly   ? 30.417 * 24. * 60. : na)
    target_Res_In_Min     <= 0.0417       ? "1S"  :
      target_Res_In_Min   <= 0.167        ? "5S"  :
      target_Res_In_Min   <= 0.376        ? "15S" :
      target_Res_In_Min   <= 0.751        ? "30S" :
      target_Res_In_Min   <= 1440         ? tostring(round(target_Res_In_Min)) :
      tostring(round(min(target_Res_In_Min / 1440, 365))) + "D"
f_getBackTestTimeFrom(backtestFrom, backtestBars)=>
    byDate = backtestFrom == "days"
    byMonth = backtestFrom == "months"
    byYear = backtestFrom == "years"
    
    date = dayofmonth(timenow)
    mth = month(timenow)
    yr = year(timenow)
    
    leapYearDaysInMonth = array.new_int(12,0)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,0,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,1,29)
    nonleapYearDaysInMonth = array.new_int(12,0)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,0,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,1,28)
    
    restMonths = array.new_int(10,0)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,0,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,1,30)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,2,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,3,30)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,4,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,5,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,6,30)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,7,31)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,8,30)
    array.set(leapYearDaysInMonth,9,31)
    
    array.concat(leapYearDaysInMonth,restMonths)
    array.concat(nonleapYearDaysInMonth,restMonths)
    isLeapYear = yr % 4 == 0 and (year%100 != 0 or year%400 == 0)
    numberOfDaysInCurrentMonth = isLeapYear ? array.get(leapYearDaysInMonth, mth-2) : array.get(nonleapYearDaysInMonth, mth-2)
    if(byDate)
        mth := (date - backtestBars) < 0 ? mth - 1 : mth
        yr := mth < 1 ? yr - 1 : yr
        mth := mth < 1 ? 1 : mth
        date := (date - backtestBars) < 0 ? numberOfDaysInCurrentMonth - backtestBars + date + 1 : date - backtestBars + 1
    if(byMonth)
        date := 1
        yr := (mth - (backtestBars%12)) < 0 ? yr - int(backtestBars/12) - 1 : yr - int(backtestBars/12)
        mth := mth - (backtestBars%12) + 1
    if(byYear)
        date := 1
        mth := 1
        yr := yr - backtestBars
    [date, mth, yr]
f_secureSecurity(_symbol, _res, _src) => security(_symbol, _res, _src[1], lookahead = barmerge.lookahead_on)
f_getClassicPivots(HIGHprev, LOWprev, CLOSEprev)=>
    PP = (HIGHprev + LOWprev + CLOSEprev) / 3
    R1 = PP * 2 - LOWprev
    S1 = PP * 2 - HIGHprev
    R2 = PP + (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    S2 = PP - (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R3 = PP * 2 + (HIGHprev - 2 * LOWprev)
    S3 = PP * 2 - (2 * HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R4 = PP * 3 + (HIGHprev - 3 * LOWprev)
    S4 = PP * 3 - (3 * HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R5 = PP * 4 + (HIGHprev - 4 * LOWprev)
    S5 = PP * 4 - (4 * HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    [R5, R4, R3, R2, R1, PP, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5]
    
f_getFibPivots(HIGHprev, LOWprev, CLOSEprev)=>
    PP = (HIGHprev + LOWprev + CLOSEprev) / 3
    R1 = PP + 0.382 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    S1 = PP - 0.382 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R2 = PP + 0.618 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    S2 = PP - 0.618 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R3 = PP + (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    S3 = PP - (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R4 = PP + 1.41 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    S4 = PP - 1.41 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    R5 = PP + 1.65 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    S5 = PP - 1.65 * (HIGHprev - LOWprev)
    [R5, R4, R3, R2, R1, PP, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5]
    
f_getPivotPoints(HTFMultiplier, resolution, ppType)=>
    derivedResolution = resolution == ""? f_multiple_resolution(HTFMultiplier) : resolution
    HIGHprev = f_secureSecurity(syminfo.tickerid, derivedResolution, high)
    LOWprev = f_secureSecurity(syminfo.tickerid, derivedResolution, low)
    CLOSEprev = f_secureSecurity(syminfo.tickerid, derivedResolution, close)
    [R5, R4, R3, R2, R1, PP, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5] = f_getClassicPivots(HIGHprev, LOWprev, CLOSEprev)
    [Rf5, Rf4, Rf3, Rf2, Rf1, PPf, Sf1, Sf2, Sf3, Sf4, Sf5] = f_getFibPivots(HIGHprev, LOWprev, CLOSEprev)
    [R5, R4, R3, R2, R1, PP, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5]
f_getState(Source, R5, R4, R3, R2, R1, PP, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5)=>
    state =
     Source > R5 ? 5 :
     Source > R4 ? 4 :
     Source > R3 ? 3 : 
     Source > R2 ? 2 :
     Source > R1 ? 1 :
     Source > PP ? 0 :
     Source > S1 ? -1 :
     Source > S2 ? -2 :
     Source > S3 ? -3 :
     Source > S4 ? -4 :
     Source > S5 ? -5 : -6
    state
[R5, R4, R3, R2, R1, PP, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5] = f_getPivotPoints(HTFMultiplier, resolution, ppType)
[date, mth, yr] = f_getBackTestTimeFrom(backtestFrom, backtestBars)
inDateRange = time >= timestamp(syminfo.timezone, yr, mth, date, 0, 0)
BBU5 = plot(not hideBands ? R5: na, title="R5", color=color.orange, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBU4 = plot(not hideBands ? R4: na, title="R4", color=color.yellow, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBU3 = plot(not hideBands ? R3: na, title="R3", color=color.navy, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBU2 = plot(not hideBands ? R2: na, title="R2", color=color.olive, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBU1 = plot(not hideBands ? R1: na, title="R1", color=color.lime, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBM4 = plot(not hideBands ? PP:na, title="PP", color=color.black, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBL1 = plot(not hideBands ? S1: na, title="S1", color=color.lime, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBL2 = plot(not hideBands ? S2: na, title="S2", color=color.olive, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBL3 = plot(not hideBands ? S3: na, title="S3", color=color.navy, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBL4 = plot(not hideBands ? S4: na, title="S4", color=color.yellow, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
BBL5 = plot(not hideBands ? S5: na, title="S5", color=color.orange, linewidth=1, transp=50, style=plot.style_linebr)
fill(BBU5, BBU4, title="RZ5", color=color.green, transp=90)
fill(BBU4, BBU3, title="RZ4", color=color.lime, transp=90)
fill(BBU3, BBU2, title="RZ3", color=color.olive, transp=90)
fill(BBU2, BBU1, title="RZ2", color=color.navy, transp=90)
fill(BBU1, BBM4, title="RZ1", color=color.yellow, transp=90)
fill(BBM4, BBL1, title="SZ1", color=color.orange, transp=90)
fill(BBL1, BBL2, title="SZ2", color=color.red, transp=90)
fill(BBL2, BBL3, title="SZ3", color=color.maroon, transp=90)
fill(BBL3, BBL4, title="SZ4", color=color.maroon, transp=90)
fill(BBL4, BBL5, title="SZ5", color=color.maroon, transp=90)
strategy.risk.allow_entry_in(tradeDirection)
longCondition = crossover(Source[1],R1) and inDateRange
shortCondition = crossunder(Source[1], S2) and inDateRange
strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long, when=longCondition, oca_name="oca", oca_type=strategy.oca.cancel)
strategy.entry("Sell", strategy.short, when=shortCondition, oca_name="oca", oca_type=strategy.oca.cancel)
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Overview

BuyHighSellLow - Pivot points evaluates price interactions against these pivot levels to execute trades according to the selected trade direction. Users can adjust the resolution, timeframe multiplier, backtest duration window, and toggle the visibility of pivot bands. Drawn directly on the price chart, the strategy operates without a built-in stop loss by default.

Multi-timeframe Fibonacci pivot point calculation
Dynamic higher timeframe resolution multiplier
Configurable backtest date window filter
Selectable trade direction filter
Toggleable pivot band visualization

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

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

The strategy enters trades without a stop loss

File

BuyHighSellLow - Pivot points.pine

Repository

github.com/hasnocool/tradingview-pine-scripts. See its other scripts in the library

Topics

analysisbtcusdtcryptocurrencydatapandaspythonsimulationtradingtradingview

Settings

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

Setting	Type	Default	Variable
Source	`source`	`close`	`Source`
resolution	`timeframe`	`4D`	`resolution`
Higher Timeframe multiplier (Used when resolution is set to Same as Symbol)	`int`	`4`	`HTFMultiplier`
Trade Direction	`input`	`strategy.direction.long`	`tradeDirection`
Backtest from	`int`	`10`	`backtestBars`
Timeframe	`string`	`years`	`backtestFrom`
hideBands	`bool`	`true`	`hideBands`

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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