This trend following strategy utilizes an enhanced MACD indicator. It calculates fast EMA, slow EMA, their difference, and EMA of that difference to generate signals.
The logic is:
Compute fast EMA period, e.g. 12-day
Compute slow EMA period, e.g. 26-day
Subtract fast from slow EMA to get MACD
Take EMA of MACD as signal line, e.g. 9-day
EMA of MACD minus signal gives enhanced signal
Go long when enhanced signal crosses above zero line
Close long when enhanced signal crosses below zero line
The strategy taps into MACD’s trend following ability, and optimizes it further for quality mid- to long-term trend signals.
Enhanced MACD reduces noise and improves signals
Fast/slow EMA combo gauges direction and strength
Slower parameters focus on mid- to long-term trends
Careful optimization of EMA periods needed
LONG only unable to use short opportunities
Less frequent signal occurrence
This strategy leverages enhanced MACD for improved mid- to long-term trend identification. But optimization and risk controls are key. Combining with other factors can improve performance.
/*backtest
start: 2022-09-07 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-13 00:00:00
period: 1d
basePeriod: 1h
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
//@version=3
//study("MACDAS")
// strategy("macdas",shorttitle="macdas",overlay=true,default_qty_value=10000,initial_capital=10000,currency=currency.USD)
// Date range filter
testStartYear = input(2018, "Backtest Start Year")
testStartMonth = input(4, "Backtest Start Month")
testStartDay = input(1, "Backtest Start Day")
testPeriodStart = timestamp(testStartYear, testStartMonth, testStartDay, 0, 0)
testStopYear = input(2018, "Backtest Stop Year")
testStopMonth = input(12, "Backtest Stop Month")
testStopDay = input(31, "Backtest Stop Day")
testPeriodStop = timestamp(testStopYear, testStopMonth, testStopDay, 0, 0)
inTimeRange = true
fastperiod = input(12,title="fastperiod",minval=1,maxval=500)
slowperiod = input(26,title="slowperiod",minval=1,maxval=500)
signalperiod = input(9,title="signalperiod",minval=1,maxval=500)
fastMA = ema(close, fastperiod)
slowMA = ema(close, slowperiod)
macd = fastMA - slowMA
signal = ema(macd, signalperiod)
macdAS = macd - signal
signalAS = ema(macdAS, signalperiod)
plot(macdAS, color=blue, linewidth=2)
plot(signalAS, color=red, linewidth=2)
plot(0, color=black)
strategy.entry("LONG", strategy.long, when =inTimeRange and crossover(macdAS,signalAS))
strategy.close("LONG", when= inTimeRange and crossunder(macdAS,signalAS))
plotshape(crossover(macdAS, signalAS) , style = shape.arrowup, text="Long",color=green,size=size.huge)
plotshape(crossover(signalAS,macdAS) , style = shape.arrowdown, text="End Long",color=red,size=size.huge)