This is a simple day trading strategy based on moving averages, suitable for GBPUSD 1-hour timeframe. It only enters at the London open and exits at the London close, making it ideal for trend breakout trading during the London session.
The strategy uses two moving averages, one very fast and one very slow. The logic is as follows:
Only enter at the London open (8 AM) when price breaks the fast MA. Go long if close or high breaks above fast MA, go short if close or low breaks below fast MA.
Require previous bar’s close to be above slow MA for long, below slow MA for short, to filter out non-trending moves.
Use a very small stop loss of 50-100 points.
No take profit, exits unconditionally at the London close (15:00).
This is a very simple breakout strategy, but by properly utilizing the London session trend characteristics, it has the following advantages:
Only enters in clear trends, avoiding choppy market risks.
Trades breakouts only during London high volatility period.
Small stop loss can withstand some retracement.
Unconditional exit avoids overnight risks.
The strategy also has some risks:
May stay flat for long periods when London has no clear trend.
Stop loss risks of being stopped out on retracements.
Early exit risks when strong trends require extended holding periods.
Mitigations include widening entry rules, using trailing stops to lock in profits, and dynamically adjusting exit time based on market conditions.
The strategy can be improved in several areas:
Add other filters like RSI, Bollinger Bands to further avoid choppy markets.
Optimize moving average combinations by testing different parameters.
Test different stop loss sizes to find optimal range.
Dynamically adjust exit time based on price action rather than fixed time.
Test other currency pairs and timeframes.
Add risk management like position sizing based on account size.
Overall this is a very simple and practical London session breakout strategy. It benefits from avoiding certain trading risks by properly utilizing session characteristics. There are also areas for further optimizations to improve robustness and profitability. The strategy provides a useful framework and template for effectively trading London session breakouts.
/*backtest
start: 2023-09-08 00:00:00
end: 2023-10-08 00:00:00
period: 1h
basePeriod: 15m
exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}]
*/
//@version=4
// strategy(title="2 ma breakout",shorttitle="2 ma breakout", initial_capital=10000,overlay=true, commission_type = strategy.commission.cash_per_contract, commission_value = 0.00008 )
timeinrange(res, sess) => time(res, sess) != 0
//Change false to false = You have to turn on, won't show up by default
//****Always use lowercase letters
doNYOpen = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="NY Open On")
doNYSession = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="NY Session On")
doNYClose = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="NY Close On")
doAussieOpen = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="Aussie Open On")
doAussieSession = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="Aussie Session On")
doAussieClose = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="Aussie Close On")
doAsiaOpen = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="Asia Open On")
doAsiaSession = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="Asia Session On")
doAsiaClose = input(defval=false, type = input.bool, title="Asia Close On")
doEurOpen = input(defval=true, type = input.bool, title="Euro Open On")
doEurSession = input(defval=true, type = input.bool, title="Euro Session On")
doEurClose = input(defval=true, type = input.bool, title="Euro Close On")
//You can copy and paste these colors. white - silver - gray - maroon - red - purple - fuchsia - green - lime
// olive - yellow - navy - blue - teal - aqua - orange
nySessionStart = color.olive
nySession = color.olive
nySessionEnd = color.olive
asiaSessionStart = color.blue
asiaSession = color.blue
asiaSessionEnd = color.blue
europeSessionStart = color.red
europeSession = color.red
europeSessionEnd = color.red
colorwhite = color.white
//****Note ---- Use Military Times --- So 3:00PM = 1500
bgcolor(doAsiaSession and timeinrange(timeframe.period, "1800-0400") ? asiaSession : na, transp=75)
//bgcolor(timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0000-0300") ? color.white : na, transp=75)
bgcolor(doEurSession and timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-1100") ? europeSession : na, transp=75)
bgcolor(doNYSession and timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0800-1600") ? nySession : na, transp=75)
active = input(true, title="Show On Chart")
pricehigh = security(syminfo.tickerid, '60', high[0])
pricelow = security(syminfo.tickerid, '60', low[0])
//Daily Plots
offs_daily = 0
hiHighs = 0
loLows = 0
//plot(timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0000-0300") and pricehigh ? pricehigh : na, title="Previous Daily High", style=plot.style_line, linewidth=2, color=color.gray)
//plot(timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0000-0300") and pricelow ? pricelow : na, title="Previous Daily Low", style=plot.style_linebr, linewidth=2, color=color.gray)
if(timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0000-0300"))
hiHighs = highest(high, 3)
loLows = lowest(low, 3)
// From Date Inputs
fromDay = input(defval = 1, title = "From Day", minval = 1, maxval = 31)
fromMonth = input(defval = 1, title = "From Month", minval = 1, maxval = 12)
fromYear = input(defval = 2020, title = "From Year", minval = 1970)
// To Date Inputs
toDay = input(defval = 31, title = "To Day", minval = 1, maxval = 31)
toMonth = input(defval = 12, title = "To Month", minval = 1, maxval = 12)
toYear = input(defval = 2020, title = "To Year", minval = 1970)
// Calculate start/end date and time condition
startDate = timestamp(fromYear, fromMonth, fromDay, 00, 00)
finishDate = timestamp(toYear, toMonth, toDay, 00, 00)
time_cond = true
len = input(2)
src = input(close, title="Source")
out = sma(src, len)
lena = input(200, minval=1, title="Length slow")
srca = input(close, title="Source")
outa = ema(srca, lena)
//tp = input(100, title="tp")
sl = input(66, title="sl")
// if(smabool)
// out := sma(src, len)
// else if(emabool)
// out := ema(src, len)
// else if(hmabool)
// out := hma(src, len)
// else if(vmabool)
// out := wma(src, len)
// else if(vwmabool)
// out := vwma(src, len)
// else if(smmabool)
// out := sma(src, len)
plot(out, color=color.white, title="MA")
plot(outa, color=color.white, title="MA")
longC = timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-0400") and (crossover(close,out) or crossover(high,out)) and close[1] > outa and time_cond
shortC = timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-0400") and (crossunder(close,out) or crossunder(low,out)) and close[1] < outa and time_cond
//inputlondon = input(false, title="london session")
//inputny = input(false, title="new york session")
//if(inputlondon==true)
strategy.initial_capital = 50000
//MONEY MANAGEMENT--------------------------------------------------------------
balance = strategy.netprofit + strategy.initial_capital //current balance
floating = strategy.openprofit //floating profit/loss
risk = input(1,type=input.float,title="Risk % of equity ")/100 //risk % per trade
temp01 = balance * risk //Risk in USD
temp02 = temp01/sl //Risk in lots
temp03 = temp02*100 //Convert to contracts
size = temp03 - temp03%1 //Normalize to 1000s (Trade size)
if(size < 1)
size := 1 //Set min. lot size
strategy.entry("long",1,when=longC)
//strategy.close("long", when = crossunder(close,out) or not (timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-1000")))
strategy.close("long", when = not (timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-0945")))
strategy.exit("x_long","long", loss = sl)
strategy.entry("short",0,when=shortC)
//strategy.close("short",when = crossover(close,out) or not (timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-1000")))
strategy.close("short",when = not (timeinrange(timeframe.period, "0300-0945")))
strategy.exit("x_short","short", loss = sl)
//strategy.exit("closelong", "RSI_BB_LONG" , profit = close * 0.01 / syminfo.mintick, loss = close * 0.01 / syminfo.mintick, alert_message = "closelong")
//strategy.exit("closeshort", "RSI_BB_SHORT" , profit = close * 0.01 / syminfo.mintick, loss = close * 0.01 / syminfo.mintick, alert_message = "closeshort")