Strategy · Pine Script v4 · On the chart

MACD + Support / Resistance Short Strategy

by krosenfeld7

The MACD + Support / Resistance Short Strategy is a Pine Script v4 strategy that generates short signals on the price chart.

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GitHub stars5on the repository
Pine versionv4older, still runs
Lines of code173
Settings22inputs
LicenceApache-2.0
Last update3 years ago12 May 2023

Add It to Your TradingView Chart

  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

173 lines of Pine Script v4 from MACD+Support_Resistance/MACD+Support_Resistance_Short_Strategy.txt, published under Apache-2.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

MACD+Support_Resistance_Short_Strategy.txt
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © krosenfeld7

//@version=4
strategy("MACD + Support / Resistance Short Strategy", overlay = true, pyramiding = 0, 
         margin_long = 100, margin_short = 100, 
         default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, 
         default_qty_value = 20, initial_capital = 2000, 
         process_orders_on_close = true)

// Set the starting point for backtesting
start = input(title = "Backtesting Start", type = input.time,
     defval = timestamp("1 Jan 2015"))
maxTimeOpen = input(title = "Order Expiration", type = input.integer,
     defval = 100, minval = 1)
tpSlStrategy = input(title = "Take Profit Strategy", type = input.string,
     defval = "Percent", options = ["Percent", "ATR"])
trailingStop = input(title = "Trailing Stop", type = input.string,
     defval = "Fixed", options = ["Fixed", "Trail"])

// ATR For Stop Loss
atrLength = input(title = "ATR SL Length", defval = 14,
     minval = 1)
atrMultiplier = input(title = "ATR Multiplier", type = input.float, 
     defval = 1, minval = 0.1)
riskLevel = input(title = "Risk Level", type = input.float, 
     defval = 1, minval = 0.1)

shortProfitPercent = input(title = "Take Profit %",
     type = input.float, minval = 0.0, step = 0.1, defval = 10) / 100
shortLossPercent = input(title = "Stop Loss %",
     type = input.float, minval = 0.0, step = 0.1, defval = 10) / 100

// Algorithm / Strategy Goes here
// Set short variables to execute positions below
lookback = input(title = "Pivot Lookback", type = input.integer, defval = 10, minval = 1)
epsilon  = input(title = "Price Epsilon (%)", type = input.float, defval = 0.5, minval = 0.1)
emaRes = input(title = "EMA Resolution", type = input.resolution, defval = "D")
emaSrc = input(title = "EMA Source", type = input.source, defval = close)
emaLength = input(title = "EMA Length", type = input.integer, defval = 100, minval = 1)

ema100 = ema(emaSrc, emaLength)

ema100Daily = security(syminfo.tickerid, emaRes, ema100[barstate.isrealtime ? 1 : 0], barmerge.gaps_off, barmerge.lookahead_off)

emaLong = close > ema100Daily
emaShort = close < ema100Daily

plot(ema100Daily, "EMA", color = color.white, linewidth = 2)

epsilon /= 100

// 100 EMA, MACD, previous high or low

prevHigh = pivothigh(close, lookback, lookback)
prevLow  = pivotlow(close,  lookback, lookback)

// MACD
// Getting inputs
macdRes = input(title = "MACD Resolution", type = input.resolution, defval = "30")
fast_length = input(title="MACD Fast Length", type=input.integer, defval=12)
slow_length = input(title="MACD Slow Length", type=input.integer, defval=26)
src = input(title="MACD Source", type=input.source, defval=close)
signal_length = input(title="MACD Signal Smoothing", type=input.integer, minval = 1, maxval = 50, defval = 9)
sma_source = input(title="MACD Simple MA (Oscillator)", type=input.bool, defval=false)
sma_signal = input(title="MACD Simple MA (Signal Line)", type=input.bool, defval=false)
displayPivots = input(title = "Display Pivot Labels", type = input.bool, defval = false)

// Calculating
fast_ma = sma_source ? sma(src, fast_length) : ema(src, fast_length)
slow_ma = sma_source ? sma(src, slow_length) : ema(src, slow_length)
macd = fast_ma - slow_ma
signal = sma_signal ? sma(macd, signal_length) : ema(macd, signal_length)
hist = macd - signal

macdSec   = security(syminfo.tickerid, macdRes, macd[barstate.isrealtime ? 1 : 0],   barmerge.gaps_off, barmerge.lookahead_off)
signalSec = security(syminfo.tickerid, macdRes, signal[barstate.isrealtime ? 1 : 0], barmerge.gaps_off, barmerge.lookahead_off)

macdCrossDown = crossunder(macdSec, signalSec)
macdCrossUp   = crossover(macdSec,  signalSec)

var bool highPointReached = na
var bool lowPointReached  = na

if (high + (epsilon * high)) >= prevHigh
    if displayPivots
        label.new(bar_index, y = na, yloc = yloc.abovebar, color = color.green, style = label.style_triangledown)
    highPointReached := true
else
    highPointReached := na
if (low - (epsilon * low)) <= prevLow
    if displayPivots
        label.new(bar_index, y = na, yloc = yloc.belowbar, color = color.red, style = label.style_triangleup)
    lowPointReached := true
else
    lowPointReached := na

macdPriceLong = false
macdPriceShort = false

if macdCrossDown and barssince(not na(highPointReached)) < lookback
    macdPriceShort := true

if macdCrossUp and barssince(not na(lowPointReached)) < lookback
    macdPriceLong := true

if not na(prevHigh) and displayPivots
    label.new(bar_index - lookback, y = na, yloc = yloc.abovebar, style = label.style_triangledown)
if not na(prevLow) and displayPivots
    label.new(bar_index - lookback, y = na, yloc = yloc.belowbar, style = label.style_triangleup)

long  = macdPriceLong and emaLong
short = macdPriceShort and emaShort

// End Algorithm

shortExitPrice = 0.0
shortStopPrice = 0.0

shortExitPercentPrice = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 - 
     (shortProfitPercent * riskLevel))
shortStopPercentPrice = strategy.position_avg_price * (1 + 
     shortLossPercent)

// Profit & Loss via ATR
atr = atr(atrLength)

atr := valuewhen(strategy.position_size == 0, atr, 0)

shortExitAtrPrice = strategy.position_avg_price - (atr * 
     atrMultiplier * riskLevel)
shortStopAtrPrice = strategy.position_avg_price + (atr * 
     atrMultiplier)

if tpSlStrategy == "Percent"
    shortExitPrice := shortExitPercentPrice
    
    if trailingStop == "Fixed"
        shortStopPrice := shortStopPercentPrice
    else if trailingStop == "Trail"
        stopValue      = close * (1 + shortLossPercent)
        shortStopPrice := (strategy.position_size < 0) ? 
             min(stopValue, shortStopPrice[1]) : 999999

else if tpSlStrategy == "ATR"
    if strategy.position_size < 0
        shortExitPrice := shortExitAtrPrice
        
    if trailingStop == "Fixed"
        shortStopPrice := shortStopAtrPrice
    else if trailingStop == "Trail"
        stopValue      = close + (atr * atrMultiplier)
        shortStopPrice := (strategy.position_size < 0) ? 
             min(stopValue, shortStopPrice[1]) : 999999

// Plotting profit / loss targets
plot(series = (strategy.position_size < 0) ? shortExitPrice : na, 
     color = color.green, style = plot.style_linebr, linewidth = 3, 
     title = "Short Target")
plot(series = (strategy.position_size < 0) ? shortStopPrice : na, 
     color = color.red, style = plot.style_linebr, linewidth = 3, 
     title = "Short Stop Loss")

// Submit entry orders
if time >= start
    strategy.entry(id = "Short", long = strategy.short, 
         comment = "Short Open", when = short)

// Submit exit orders
strategy.exit(id = "Short", limit = shortExitPrice, stop = shortStopPrice, 
     comment = "Short Close", when = strategy.position_size < 0)
strategy.close(id = "Short", comment = "Expired: >" + tostring(maxTimeOpen), 
     when = (barssince(change(strategy.opentrades)) + 1) >= maxTimeOpen)

Overview

MACD + Support / Resistance Short Strategy plots the 100-period EMA as a trend filter, the MACD line and histogram, and pivot highs and lows as support and resistance levels. The strategy enters short positions when the MACD crosses below its signal line, price is below the EMA, and price touches a pivot low. It exits positions at take profit or stop loss targets, using either percentage-based or ATR-based stops with optional fixed or trailing stop modes. Key settings control MACD lengths, EMA period and resolution, pivot lookback, and risk parameters. It draws all elements directly on the main price chart and supports backtesting from 2015.

Details

Published by

krosenfeld7 on GitHub

Type

Strategy, Pine Script v4

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Oscillators & momentum, Trend, Support & resistance

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.

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Backtesting Starttimetimestamp("1 Jan 2015")start
Order Expirationint100maxTimeOpen
Take Profit StrategystringPercenttpSlStrategy
Trailing StopstringFixedtrailingStop
ATR SL Lengthint14atrLength
ATR Multiplierfloat1atrMultiplier
Risk Levelfloat1riskLevel
Take Profit %float10shortProfitPercent
Stop Loss %float10shortLossPercent
Pivot Lookbackint10lookback
Price Epsilon (%)float0.5epsilon
EMA ResolutiontimeframeDemaRes
Show all 22 settings
SettingTypeDefaultVariable
EMA SourcesourcecloseemaSrc
EMA Lengthint100emaLength
MACD Resolutiontimeframe30macdRes
MACD Fast Lengthint12fast_length
MACD Slow Lengthint26slow_length
MACD Sourcesourceclosesrc
MACD Signal Smoothingint9signal_length
MACD Simple MA (Oscillator)boolfalsesma_source
MACD Simple MA (Signal Line)boolfalsesma_signal
Display Pivot LabelsboolfalsedisplayPivots
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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