This strategy enters long or short when price closes beyond a Donchian channel and can require a slow moving average, called the tide, to agree with the direction.
Seykota Alt 5: Close-Confirmed + Tide sizes each unit from ATR risk, sets an initial ATR stop, and adds units after further ATR movement up to a unit cap. A shorter Donchian channel exits the position. Optional controls cover a market regime filter, minimum volume, and a time exit. It plots channels, the tide, signals, and stops 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
Allow LONGs?
bool
true
allowLong
Allow SHORTs?
bool
true
allowShort
Donchian ENTRY lookback
int
55
entryLen
Donchian EXIT lookback
int
10
exitLen
N = ATR length
int
20
nLen
Initial stop (in N)
float
2.0
stopN
Add every X * N
float
0.5
addStepN
Max units (incl. initial)
int
4
maxUnits
Risk % of equity PER UNIT
float
1.0
riskPct
Use slow MA 'tide' filter?
bool
true
useTide
Tide MA length
int
200
tideLen
Tide MA type
string
SMA
tideType
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Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Use market regime filter?
bool
false
useMarket
Market symbol for regime (if used)
symbol
SPY
marketSym
Regime timeframe (if used)
timeframe
D
marketTF
Market MA length (if used)
int
200
marketLen
Time exit
string
None
timeExitMode
Time exit bars (if used)
int
60
timeExitBars
Min 20-bar avg volume (chart TF)
int
0
minVol
Plot signals & stops?
bool
true
showSignals
Plot Donchian bands?
bool
true
plotDon
Plot tide MA?
bool
true
plotTide
Backtest FROM (yyyy-mm-dd)
time
timestamp("2022-01-01T00:00:00")
fromDate
Backtest TO (yyyy-mm-dd)
time
timestamp("2099-12-31T23:59:59")
toDate
Force FLAT at range start?
bool
true
flatAtFrom
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