This strategy uses the Stochastic oscillator indicator to determine overbought and oversold market conditions for short-term trading. It goes long when there is a golden cross on the Stochastic indicator, and goes short on a death cross, with elastic stop loss based on previous pivot points to secure profits while controlling risks.
The Stochastic oscillator indicator consists of the %K line and %D line. When the %K line crosses above the %D line, a golden cross buy signal is generated. When the %K line crosses below the %D line, a death cross sell signal is triggered. This strategy simply follows the crossovers on the Stochastic indicator to determine entries.
Specifically, when there is a golden cross on the Stochastic indicator, if the %K value is less than 80 (not overbought), a long position will be taken. On a Stochastic death cross, if the %K value is greater than 20 (not oversold), a short position will be initiated.
GoLong=crossover(k,d) and k<80
GoShort=crossunder(k,d) and k>20
This strategy uses an elastic stop loss approach, setting the stop price based on previous pivot points, as shown below:
piv_high = pivothigh(high,1,1)
piv_low = pivotlow(low,1,1)
stoploss_long=valuewhen(piv_low,piv_low,0)
stoploss_short=valuewhen(piv_high,piv_high,0)
Pivots represent important support and resistance levels. If price breaks through the pivot level, the position will be closed and the stop loss price will “elasticly” follow the changing pivot points.
In addition, the stop price also considers the highest and lowest prices of the current period for further optimization:
if GoLong
stoploss_long := low<pl ? low : pl
if GoShort
stoploss_short := high>ph ? high : ph
Using Stochastic to avoid chasing tops and bottoms;
Elastic stop loss follows market changes and optimizes stop price;
Stop loss based on pivot point breakout is more effective;
Stop price optimization using current highest and lowest prices makes stop more precise.
Risk of false signals from Stochastic
Risk of stop loss being hit and loss increased
Risk of high trading frequency and commissions
Optimize stop loss, using methods like Chandelier Exit, trailing stop, oscillating stop loss etc
Optimize entry rules with other indicators to avoid Stochastic false signals
Optimize profit taking, using trailing profit target, oscillating profit target etc to increase profitability
Add position sizing, like fixed quantity per trade, fixed risk percentage etc to control per trade risk
Optimize parameters like K, D periods, smoothing etc based on different markets
This strategy enters based on Stochastic overbought/oversold and manages risk with elastic stop loss. It has the advantage of avoiding chasing momentum, effective stops, but also has some false signal risks. Future improvements can be made on entries, stops, exits, risk management etc.
/*backtest
start: 2023-08-28 00:00:00
end: 2023-09-27 00:00:00
period: 2h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © Peter_O
//@version=4
//strategy(title="TradingView Alerts to MT4 MT5 example with cancelling pending orders", commission_type=strategy.commission.cash_per_order, commission_value=0.00003, overlay=true, default_qty_value=100000, initial_capital=1000)
// This script was created for educational purposes only.
// It is showing how to create pending orders and cancel them
// Together with syntax to send these events through TradingView alerts system
// All the way to brokers for execution
TakeProfitLevel=input(400)
// **** Entries logic **** {
periodK = 13 //input(13, title="K", minval=1)
periodD = 3 //input(3, title="D", minval=1)
smoothK = 4 //input(4, title="Smooth", minval=1)
k = sma(stoch(close, high, low, periodK), smoothK)
d = sma(k, periodD)
// plot(k, title="%K", color=color.blue)
// plot(d, title="%D", color=color.orange)
// h0 = hline(80)
// h1 = hline(20)
// fill(h0, h1, color=color.purple, transp=75)
GoLong=crossover(k,d) and k<80
GoShort=crossunder(k,d) and k>20
// } End of entries logic
// **** Pivot-points and stop-loss logic **** {
piv_high = pivothigh(high,1,1)
piv_low = pivotlow(low,1,1)
var float stoploss_long=low
var float stoploss_short=high
pl=valuewhen(piv_low,piv_low,0)
ph=valuewhen(piv_high,piv_high,0)
if GoLong
stoploss_long := low<pl ? low : pl
if GoShort
stoploss_short := high>ph ? high : ph
plot(stoploss_long, color=color.lime, title="stoploss_long")
plot(stoploss_short, color=color.red, title="stoploss_short")
// } End of Pivot-points and stop-loss logic
CancelLong=crossunder(low,stoploss_long) and strategy.position_size[1]<=0 and strategy.position_size<=0
CancelShort=crossover(high,stoploss_short) and strategy.position_size[1]>=0 and strategy.position_size>=0
entry_distance=input(10, title="Entry distance for stop orders")
plotshape(CancelLong ? stoploss_long[1]-10*syminfo.mintick : na, location=location.absolute, style=shape.labelup, color=color.gray, textcolor=color.white, text="cancel\nlong", size=size.tiny)
plotshape(CancelShort ? stoploss_short[1]+10*syminfo.mintick : na, location=location.absolute, style=shape.labeldown, color=color.gray, textcolor=color.white, text="cancel\nshort", size=size.tiny)
strategy.entry("Long", strategy.long, when=GoLong, stop=close+entry_distance*syminfo.mintick)
strategy.exit("XLong", from_entry="Long", stop=stoploss_long, profit=TakeProfitLevel)
strategy.cancel("Long", when = CancelLong)
strategy.entry("Short", strategy.short, when=GoShort, stop=close-entry_distance*syminfo.mintick)
strategy.exit("XShort", from_entry="Short", stop=stoploss_short, profit=TakeProfitLevel)
strategy.cancel("Short", when = CancelShort)
if GoLong
alertsyntax_golong='long offset=' + tostring(entry_distance) + ' slprice=' + tostring(stoploss_long) + ' tp=' + tostring(TakeProfitLevel)
alert(message=alertsyntax_golong, freq=alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)
if GoShort
alertsyntax_goshort='short offset=' + tostring(-entry_distance) + ' slprice=' + tostring(stoploss_short) + ' tp=' + tostring(TakeProfitLevel)
alert(message=alertsyntax_goshort, freq=alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)
if CancelLong
alertsyntax_cancellong='cancel long'
alert(message=alertsyntax_cancellong, freq=alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)
if CancelShort
alertsyntax_cancelshort='cancel short'
alert(message=alertsyntax_cancelshort, freq=alert.freq_once_per_bar_close)