Strategy · Pine Script v6 · On the chart

Tactical DCA with Cash Top-up (Date Filter)

by propuchon· code credited to ExpertPineQuant

This Pine Script is a strategy that performs tactical dollar cost averaging with periodic cash top-ups.

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GitHub stars1on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code84
Settings5inputs
LicenceNone statedfile: MPL-2.0
Last update8 months ago1 Feb 2026

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  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

84 lines of Pine Script v6 from week 3/dca_top_up.pine, published under MPL-2.0 (file header). Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

dca_top_up.pine
// This Pine Script™ code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © ExpertPineQuant

//@version=6
strategy("[CUCEDT-W34] Tactical DCA with Cash Top-up (Date Filter)", overlay = true, pyramiding = 1000, initial_capital = 1000, default_qty_type = strategy.cash, currency = currency.USD, margin_long = 0)

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TABLE OF CONTENTS 
// 1. Inputs
// 2. Calculations
// 3. Strategy Logic
// 4. Visuals
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------{

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 1. Inputs
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------{
// --- DCA Settings ---
grp_strat = "DCA Settings"
cashTopUpInput = input.float(1.0, "Cash Top-up Amount (Per Bar)", minval = 1.0, group = grp_strat)
smaLengthInput = input.int(100, "SMA Filter Length", minval = 1, group = grp_strat)

// --- Backtest Range ---
grp_backtest   = "Backtest Range"
useDateFilter  = input.bool(true, "Filter Date Range", group = grp_backtest)
startDateInput = input.time(timestamp("1 Jan 2025"), "Start Date", group = grp_backtest)
endDateInput   = input.time(timestamp("18 Jan 2026"), "End Date", group = grp_backtest)

// Function to check date range
isDateInRange() =>
    not useDateFilter or (time >= startDateInput and time <= endDateInput)

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
// 2. Calculations
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------{
float smaValue = ta.sma(close, smaLengthInput)
bool isBullishCrossover = ta.crossover(close, smaValue)

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
// 3. Strategy Logic
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------{
// Variable to track accumulated cash (Savings Account)
var float accumulatedCash = 0.0

// --- 1. Accumulation Phase ---
// Only accumulate cash if we are within the Start Date and End Date
if isDateInRange()
    accumulatedCash := accumulatedCash + cashTopUpInput

// --- 2. Deployment Phase ---
// Condition: Bullish Crossover AND We have cash AND We are in date range
if isBullishCrossover and accumulatedCash > 0 and isDateInRange()
    // Calculate quantity based on current price
    float qtyToBuy = accumulatedCash / close
    
    // Execute Buy Order using strategy.order
    strategy.order("DCA Buy", strategy.long, qty = qtyToBuy, comment = "Deployed: $" + str.tostring(accumulatedCash, "#.##"))
    
    // Reset cash pile after spending
    accumulatedCash := 0.0

// --- 3. Force Close Phase ---
// If the current time exceeds the end date, close all positions
if time > endDateInput
    strategy.close_all(comment = "End Date Reached")
    // Reset cash to 0
    accumulatedCash := 0.0

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
// 4. Visuals
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------{
plot(smaValue, "Trend SMA", color = color.new(color.orange, 0), linewidth = 2)

plotshape(isBullishCrossover and isDateInRange(), title = "Buy Signal", style = shape.triangleup, location = location.belowbar, color = color.teal, size = size.small)

// Display accumulated cash in Data Window
plot(accumulatedCash, "Accumulated Cash Pile", color = color.green, display = display.data_window)

// Show pending cash on the last bar (only if within range)
if barstate.islast and isDateInRange()
    label.new(bar_index, high, "Pending Cash:\n$" + str.tostring(accumulatedCash, "#.##"), 
         style = label.style_label_down, color = color.green, textcolor = color.white)

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------}

Overview

Tactical DCA with Cash Top-up (Date Filter) accumulates a fixed cash amount each bar and deploys the full pile at a bullish crossover above a simple moving average, provided the date is within the input range. After deployment the cash resets to zero. Once the end date is reached it closes all positions and resets cash. The script draws the SMA line and buy signal triangles on the price chart. Inputs control the top-up amount, SMA length and optional date filter. It has no stop loss and relies on the date-based exit.

Details

Published by

propuchon on GitHub

Code credit

ExpertPineQuant, as written in the script's header

Type

Strategy, Pine Script v6

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Trend, Moving averages

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

  • The strategy can add several entries in the same direction
  • The strategy enters trades without a stop loss

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Cash Top-up Amount (Per Bar)float1.0cashTopUpInput
SMA Filter Lengthint100smaLengthInput
Filter Date RangebooltrueuseDateFilter
Start Datetimetimestamp("1 Jan 2025")startDateInput
End Datetimetimestamp("18 Jan 2026")endDateInput
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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