ChaoZhang
Overview
This strategy is a high-frequency quantitative trading system focused on capturing price breakout opportunities during London and US trading sessions. It achieves stable trading returns through customized trading sessions (Kill Zones), dynamic position management, and precise order management. The core of the strategy is to establish a complete trading framework through price action analysis within specific sessions, combined with high and low point data from the lookback period.
Strategy Principles
The strategy operates based on the following core principles: 1. Session Selection: The strategy focuses on London and US trading sessions, which typically have higher liquidity and volatility. 2. Breakout Signals: Identifies potential breakout opportunities by analyzing the relationship between current closing and opening prices, as well as comparison with previous highs and lows. 3. Dynamic Positioning: Dynamically calculates position size for each trade based on account equity, risk percentage, and stop-loss distance. 4. Order Management: Implements automatic pending order cancellation mechanism to avoid risks from expired orders. 5. Risk-Reward Ratio: Allows traders to set risk-reward ratios according to personal risk preferences.
Strategy Advantages
- Precise Time Management: Ensures trading during the most liquid times through customized trading sessions.
- Intelligent Position Management: Dynamically calculates position sizes to effectively control risk exposure for each trade.
- Flexible Parameter Configuration: Traders can adjust various parameters according to personal needs.
- Comprehensive Risk Control: Includes multiple risk control mechanisms such as stop-loss, take-profit, and order timeout cancellation.
- High Automation Level: Fully automated from signal generation to order management, reducing human intervention.
Strategy Risks
- Market Volatility Risk: False breakout signals may be triggered during high volatility periods.
- Slippage Risk: Slippage in high-frequency trading may affect strategy performance.
- False Breakout Risk: Market may exhibit false breakouts leading to trading losses.
- Liquidity Risk: Insufficient liquidity during specific sessions may affect order execution.
Strategy Optimization Directions
- Implement Volatility Filter: Optimize entry timing through market volatility analysis.
- Add Trend Filtering: Improve trading direction accuracy by incorporating longer-term trend indicators.
- Optimize Time Windows: Fine-tune trading session settings based on historical data analysis.
- Enhance Position Management: Consider adding volatility-based dynamic position adjustment mechanisms.
Summary
The strategy builds a complete high-frequency trading system by comprehensively utilizing management methods across multiple dimensions including time, price, and position. Its core advantages lie in precise timing of trades and comprehensive risk management mechanisms, but traders need to closely monitor changes in market conditions and adjust parameter settings accordingly.
/*backtest
start: 2019-12-23 08:00:00
end: 2024-12-10 08:00:00
period: 1d
basePeriod: 1d
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
//@version=6
strategy("ENIGMA ENDGAME Strategy", overlay=true, margin_long=100, margin_short=100)
// Description:
// The ENIGMA ENDGAME strategy leverages price action breakouts within specific kill zones (London and US sessions) to capture profitable opportunities.
// The strategy uses dynamic position sizing based on account equity, precise entry logic via buy-stop and sell-stop orders, and robust risk management to achieve consistent profitability.
// Features include:
// - Customizable kill zones for session-specific trading.
// - Risk management with dynamic position sizing based on user-defined percentages.
// - Multiple entry opportunities with lookback-based high/low tracking.
// - Automatic pending order cancellation to avoid stale trades.
// - Adjustable risk-reward ratios for optimal profit-taking.
// Define customizable kill zones for London and US sessions
london_start_hour = input.int(2, minval=0, maxval=23, title="London Start Hour (UTC)")
london_end_hour = input.int(5, minval=0, maxval=23, title="London End Hour (UTC)")
us_start_hour = input.int(8, minval=0, maxval=23, title="US Start Hour (UTC)")
us_end_hour = input.int(11, minval=0, maxval=23, title="US End Hour (UTC)")
// Risk management parameters
risk_percentage = input.float(0.1, title="Risk Percentage per Trade (%)", step=0.01)
account_balance = strategy.equity
// Define lookback parameters
lookback_period = 3
cancel_after_bars = input.int(5, title="Cancel Pending Orders After Bars")
// User-defined risk-reward ratio
risk_reward_ratio = input.float(1.0, title="Risk-Reward Ratio", minval=0.1, step=0.1)
// Kill zone function
in_kill_zone = (hour(time) >= london_start_hour and hour(time) < london_end_hour) or (hour(time) >= us_start_hour and hour(time) < us_end_hour)
// Calculate Position Size Based on Risk
calc_position_size(entry_price, stop_loss) =>
// This function calculates the position size based on the account equity, risk percentage, and stop-loss distance.
risk = account_balance * (risk_percentage / 100)
stop_loss_distance = math.abs(entry_price - stop_loss)
// Validate stop-loss distance
stop_loss_distance := stop_loss_distance < syminfo.mintick * 10 ? syminfo.mintick * 10 : stop_loss_distance
position_size = risk / stop_loss_distance
// Clamp position size
math.min(position_size, 10000000000.0) // Limit to Pine Script max qty
// Initialize arrays to store high/low levels
var float[] buy_highs = array.new_float(0)
var float[] sell_lows = array.new_float(0)
var int[] pending_orders = array.new_int(0)
// Buy and Sell Arrow Conditions
bullish_arrow = close > open and close > high[1] and in_kill_zone // Triggers buy logic when price action breaks out in the upward direction within a kill zone.
bearish_arrow = close < open and close < low[1] and in_kill_zone // Triggers sell logic when price action breaks out in the downward direction within a kill zone.
// Store Highs and Place Buy-Stops
if bullish_arrow
array.clear(buy_highs) // Clears previous data to store new highs.
for i = 1 to lookback_period
array.push(buy_highs, high[i]) // Tracks highs from the lookback period.
// Place buy-stop orders
for high_level in buy_highs
stop_loss = low - syminfo.mintick * 10 // 1 pip below the low
take_profit = high_level + (high_level - stop_loss) * risk_reward_ratio // Calculate take-profit based on the risk-reward ratio.
strategy.entry("Buy", strategy.long, stop=high_level, qty=calc_position_size(high_level, stop_loss))
strategy.exit("Take Profit", "Buy", limit=take_profit, stop=stop_loss)
// Store Lows and Place Sell-Stops
if bearish_arrow
array.clear(sell_lows) // Clears previous data to store new lows.
for i = 1 to lookback_period
array.push(sell_lows, low[i]) // Tracks lows from the lookback period.
// Place sell-stop orders
for low_level in sell_lows
stop_loss = high + syminfo.mintick * 10 // 1 pip above the high
take_profit = low_level - (stop_loss - low_level) * risk_reward_ratio // Calculate take-profit based on the risk-reward ratio.
strategy.entry("Sell", strategy.short, stop=low_level, qty=calc_position_size(low_level, stop_loss))
strategy.exit("Take Profit", "Sell", limit=take_profit, stop=stop_loss)
// Cancel Pending Orders After Defined Bars
if array.size(pending_orders) > 0
for i = 0 to array.size(pending_orders) - 1
if bar_index - array.get(pending_orders, i) >= cancel_after_bars
array.remove(pending_orders, i) // Removes outdated pending orders.
// Alerts for debugging
alertcondition(bullish_arrow, title="Buy Alert", message="Buy signal generated.")
alertcondition(bearish_arrow, title="Sell Alert", message="Sell signal generated.")