Strategy · Pine Script v4 · On the chart

Trailing Stop Loss to Long and Short

by wocclyl· code credited to Mauricio Pimenta | exit490

Trailing Stop Loss to Long and Short is a Pine Script strategy designed to manage trade exits using a percentage-based trailing stop loss for long or short positions.

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GitHub stars9on the repository
Pine versionv4older, still runs
Lines of code214
Settings11inputs
LicenceMIT
Last update7 years ago29 Aug 2019

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

214 lines of Pine Script v4 from trailing_stop_loss_to_short_and_long/trailing_stop_loss_to_short_and_long.pine, published under MIT. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

trailing_stop_loss_to_short_and_long.pine
//@version=4
//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Copyright 2019 Mauricio Pimenta | exit490
//  Trailing Stop Loss script may be freely distributed under the MIT license.
//
//  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, 
//  to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), 
//  to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, 
//  publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, 
//  subject to the following conditions:
//
//  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
//  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 
//  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
//  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, 
//  DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 
//  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
//
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//  Authors:  @exit490
//  Revision: v1.0.0
//  Date:     03-Aug-2019
//
//  DESCRIPTION
//  ===========
//
//  This TradingView strategy it is designed to integrate with other strategies with indicators. 
//  It performs a trailing stop loss from entry and exit conditions. 
//  In this strategy you can add conditions for long and short positions.
//  The strategy will ride up your stop loss when price moviment 1%.
//  The strategy will close your operation when the market price crossed the stop loss.
//  Also is possible to select the period that strategy will execute the backtest.
//
//  The strategy has the following parameters:
//  INITIAL STOP LOSS - Where can isert the value to first stop.
//  POSITION TYPE - Where can to select trade position.
//  BACKTEST PERIOD - To select range.
//  
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//  DISCLAIMER:
//    1. I am not licensed financial advisors or broker dealers. I do not tell you 
//       when or what to buy or sell. I developed this software which enables you 
//       execute manual or automated trades multiple trades using TradingView. The 
//       software allows you to set the criteria you want for entering and exiting 
//       trades.
//    2. Do not trade with money you cannot afford to lose.
//    3. I do not guarantee consistent profits or that anyone can make money with no 
//       effort. And I am not selling the holy grail.
//    4. Every system can have winning and losing streaks.
//    5. Money management plays a large role in the results of your trading. For 
//       example: lot size, account size, broker leverage, and broker margin call 
//       rules all have an effect on results. Also, your Take Profit and Stop Loss 
//       settings for individual pair trades and for overall account equity have a 
//       major impact on results. If you are new to trading and do not understand 
//       these items, then I recommend you seek education materials to further your knowledge.
//
//    YOU NEED TO FIND AND USE THE TRADING SYSTEM THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU AND YOUR 
//    TRADING TOLERANCE.
//
//    I HAVE PROVIDED NOTHING MORE THAN A TOOL WITH OPTIONS FOR YOU TO TRADE WITH THIS PROGRAM ON TRADINGVIEW.
//    
//    I accept suggestions to improve the script.
//    If you encounter any problems I will be happy to share with me.
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //

strategy("TRAILING STOP LOSS TO LONG AND SHORT", overlay=true)

// === ADD YOUR CONTIDIONAL HERE ====

hasEntryLongConditional() => 1 == 1
hasCloseLongConditional() => 1 != 1

hasEntryShortConditional() => 1 == 1
hasCloseShortConditional() => 1 != 1

//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //

// === BACKTEST RANGE ===
backTestSectionFrom = input(title = "═══════════════ FROM ═══════════════", defval = true, type = input.bool)

FromMonth       = input(defval = 1, title = "Month", minval = 1)
FromDay         = input(defval = 1, title = "Day", minval = 1)
FromYear        = input(defval = 2014, title = "Year", minval = 2014)

backTestSectionTo = input(title = "════════════════ TO ════════════════", defval = true, type = input.bool)
ToMonth         = input(defval = 31, title = "Month", minval = 1)
ToDay           = input(defval = 12, title = "Day", minval = 1)
ToYear          = input(defval = 9999, title = "Year", minval = 2014)

backTestPeriod() => (time > timestamp(FromYear, FromMonth, FromDay, 00, 00)) and (time < timestamp(ToYear, ToMonth, ToDay, 23, 59))

//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //


parameterSection = input(title = "═════════════ STRATEGY ═════════════", defval = true, type = input.bool)
// === INPUT TO SELECT POSITION ===
positionType = input(defval="LONG", title="Position Type", options=["LONG", "SHORT"])

// === INPUT TO SELECT INITIAL STOP LOSS
initialStopLossPercent = input(defval = 3.0, minval = 0.0, title="Initial Stop Loss")

//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //

// === GLOBAL VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS TO STORE IMPORTANT CONDITIONALS
stopLossPercent = positionType == "LONG" ? initialStopLossPercent * -1 : initialStopLossPercent

var entryPrice = 0.0
var updatedEntryPrice = 0.0
var stopLossPrice = 0.0

hasOpenTrade() => strategy.opentrades != 0
notHasOpenTrade() => strategy.opentrades == 0

strategyClose() =>
    if positionType == "LONG"
        strategy.close("LONG", when=true)
    else 
        strategy.close("SHORT", when=true)

strategyOpen() =>
    if positionType == "LONG"
        strategy.entry("LONG", strategy.long, when=true)
    else 
        strategy.entry("SHORT", strategy.short, when=true)

isLong() => positionType == "LONG" ? true : false
isShort() => positionType == "SHORT" ? true : false

//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //

// === LOGIC TO TRAILING STOP IN LONG POSITION
if (isLong() and backTestPeriod())

    crossedStopLoss = close <= stopLossPrice
    terminateOperation = hasOpenTrade() and (crossedStopLoss or hasCloseLongConditional())

    if (terminateOperation)
        entryPrice := 0.0
        updatedEntryPrice := entryPrice
        stopLossPrice := 0.0
        strategyClose()
    
    startOperation = notHasOpenTrade() and hasEntryLongConditional()

    if(startOperation)
        entryPrice := close
        updatedEntryPrice := entryPrice
        stopLossPrice := entryPrice + (entryPrice * stopLossPercent) / 100
        strategyOpen()
        
    strategyPercentege = (close - updatedEntryPrice) / updatedEntryPrice * 100.00
    rideUpStopLoss = hasOpenTrade() and strategyPercentege > 1

    if (isLong() and rideUpStopLoss)
        stopLossPercent := stopLossPercent + strategyPercentege - 1.0
        newStopLossPrice = updatedEntryPrice + (updatedEntryPrice * stopLossPercent) / 100  
        stopLossPrice := max(stopLossPrice, newStopLossPrice)
        updatedEntryPrice := stopLossPrice


//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //

// === LOGIC TO TRAILING STOP IN SHORT POSITION
if (isShort() and backTestPeriod())

    crossedStopLoss = close >= stopLossPrice
    terminateOperation = hasOpenTrade() and (crossedStopLoss or hasCloseShortConditional())

    if (terminateOperation)
        entryPrice := 0.0
        updatedEntryPrice := entryPrice
        stopLossPrice := 0.0
        strategyClose()
    
    startOperation = notHasOpenTrade() and hasEntryShortConditional()

    if(startOperation)
        entryPrice := close
        updatedEntryPrice := entryPrice
        stopLossPrice := entryPrice + (entryPrice * stopLossPercent) / 100
        strategyOpen()
        
    strategyPercentege = (close - updatedEntryPrice) / updatedEntryPrice * 100.00
    rideDownStopLoss = hasOpenTrade() and strategyPercentege < -1

    if (rideDownStopLoss)
        stopLossPercent := stopLossPercent + strategyPercentege + 1.0
        newStopLossPrice = updatedEntryPrice + (updatedEntryPrice * stopLossPercent) / 100  
        stopLossPrice := min(stopLossPrice, newStopLossPrice)
        updatedEntryPrice := stopLossPrice
    

//
// ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ //

// === DRAWING SHAPES 

entryPricePlotConditinal = entryPrice == 0.0 ? na : entryPrice
trailingStopLossPlotConditional = stopLossPrice == 0.0  ? na : stopLossPrice

plotshape(entryPricePlotConditinal, title= "Entry Price", color=color.blue, style=shape.circle, location=location.absolute, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(trailingStopLossPlotConditional, title= "Stop Loss", color=color.red, style=shape.circle, location=location.absolute, size=size.tiny)

Overview

The strategy sets an initial stop loss percentage relative to the entry price and systematically trails the stop loss level in the trade's favor as price advances by fixed increments. When market price crosses the trailing stop loss level, the strategy closes the position. Users can configure position direction, initial stop loss percentage, and backtest date ranges. The script overlays directly on the main price chart.

Details

Published by

wocclyl on GitHub

Code credit

Mauricio Pimenta | exit490, as written in the script's header

Type

Strategy, Pine Script v4

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Support & resistance

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

  • 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
═══════════════ FROM ═══════════════booltruebackTestSectionFrom
Monthint1FromMonth
Dayint1FromDay
Yearint2014FromYear
════════════════ TO ════════════════booltruebackTestSectionTo
Monthint31ToMonth
Dayint12ToDay
Yearint9999ToYear
═════════════ STRATEGY ═════════════booltrueparameterSection
Position TypestringLONGpositionType
Initial Stop Lossfloat3.0initialStopLossPercent
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