Strategy that trades Bollinger Bands breakouts with an optional EMA trend filter. Enters long when price crosses above the upper band and short when it crosses below the lower band.
Stop-loss is placed at the recent high or low and take-profit is a multiple of the risk.
Details
Entry Criteria:
Long: price crosses above upper Bollinger Band
Short: price crosses below lower Bollinger Band
Long/Short: Both
Exit Criteria:
Long: stop at recent low, target at risk * factor
Short: stop at recent high, target at risk * factor
Stops: Highest/lowest of last N candles
Default Values:
BollingerLength = 20
BollingerDeviation = 0.38m
EmaLength = 80
HighestLength = 7
LowestLength = 7
TargetFactor = 1.6m
EmaTrend = true
CrossoverCheck = false
CrossunderCheck = false
CandleType = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5).TimeFrame()
Filters:
Category: Trend
Direction: Both
Indicators: Bollinger Bands, EMA, Highest, Lowest
Stops: Yes
Complexity: Beginner
Timeframe: Mid-term
Seasonality: No
Neural Networks: No
Divergence: No
Risk Level: Medium
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Ecng.Common;
using StockSharp.Algo.Indicators;
using StockSharp.Algo.Strategies;
using StockSharp.BusinessEntities;
using StockSharp.Messages;
namespace StockSharp.Samples.Strategies;
/// <summary>
/// BollingerBandsModifiedStrategy using EMA crossover for trend timing.
/// Enters long on golden cross, short on death cross.
/// </summary>
public class BollingerBandsModifiedStrategy : Strategy
{
private readonly StrategyParam<int> _fastEmaPeriod;
private readonly StrategyParam<int> _slowEmaPeriod;
private readonly StrategyParam<DataType> _candleType;
private decimal _prevFastEma;
private decimal _prevSlowEma;
public int FastEmaPeriod { get => _fastEmaPeriod.Value; set => _fastEmaPeriod.Value = value; }
public int SlowEmaPeriod { get => _slowEmaPeriod.Value; set => _slowEmaPeriod.Value = value; }
public DataType CandleType { get => _candleType.Value; set => _candleType.Value = value; }
public BollingerBandsModifiedStrategy()
{
_fastEmaPeriod = Param(nameof(FastEmaPeriod), 120)
.SetGreaterThanZero()
.SetDisplay("Fast EMA", "Fast EMA period", "Indicators");
_slowEmaPeriod = Param(nameof(SlowEmaPeriod), 450)
.SetGreaterThanZero()
.SetDisplay("Slow EMA", "Slow EMA period", "Indicators");
_candleType = Param(nameof(CandleType), TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1).TimeFrame())
.SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Type of candles to use", "General");
}
/// <inheritdoc />
public override IEnumerable<(Security sec, DataType dt)> GetWorkingSecurities()
{
return [(Security, CandleType)];
}
/// <inheritdoc />
protected override void OnReseted()
{
base.OnReseted();
_prevFastEma = 0m;
_prevSlowEma = 0m;
}
/// <inheritdoc />
protected override void OnStarted2(DateTime time)
{
base.OnStarted2(time);
var fastEma = new ExponentialMovingAverage { Length = FastEmaPeriod };
var slowEma = new ExponentialMovingAverage { Length = SlowEmaPeriod };
var subscription = SubscribeCandles(CandleType);
subscription
.Bind(fastEma, slowEma, ProcessCandle)
.Start();
var area = CreateChartArea();
if (area != null)
{
DrawCandles(area, subscription);
DrawIndicator(area, fastEma);
DrawIndicator(area, slowEma);
DrawOwnTrades(area);
}
}
private void ProcessCandle(ICandleMessage candle, decimal fastEmaValue, decimal slowEmaValue)
{
if (candle.State != CandleStates.Finished)
return;
if (_prevFastEma == 0m || _prevSlowEma == 0m)
{
_prevFastEma = fastEmaValue;
_prevSlowEma = slowEmaValue;
return;
}
if (_prevFastEma <= _prevSlowEma && fastEmaValue > slowEmaValue && Position <= 0)
{
BuyMarket();
}
else if (_prevFastEma >= _prevSlowEma && fastEmaValue < slowEmaValue && Position >= 0)
{
SellMarket();
}
_prevFastEma = fastEmaValue;
_prevSlowEma = slowEmaValue;
}
}
import clr
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Messages")
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Algo")
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Algo.Indicators")
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Algo.Strategies")
from System import TimeSpan
from StockSharp.Messages import DataType, CandleStates
from StockSharp.Algo.Indicators import ExponentialMovingAverage
from StockSharp.Algo.Strategies import Strategy
class bollinger_bands_modified_strategy(Strategy):
def __init__(self):
super(bollinger_bands_modified_strategy, self).__init__()
self._fast_ema_period = self.Param("FastEmaPeriod", 120) .SetDisplay("Fast EMA", "Fast EMA period", "Indicators")
self._slow_ema_period = self.Param("SlowEmaPeriod", 450) .SetDisplay("Slow EMA", "Slow EMA period", "Indicators")
self._candle_type = self.Param("CandleType", DataType.TimeFrame(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1))) .SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Type of candles to use", "General")
self._prev_fast_ema = 0.0
self._prev_slow_ema = 0.0
@property
def fast_ema_period(self):
return self._fast_ema_period.Value
@property
def slow_ema_period(self):
return self._slow_ema_period.Value
@property
def candle_type(self):
return self._candle_type.Value
def OnReseted(self):
super(bollinger_bands_modified_strategy, self).OnReseted()
self._prev_fast_ema = 0.0
self._prev_slow_ema = 0.0
def OnStarted2(self, time):
super(bollinger_bands_modified_strategy, self).OnStarted2(time)
fast_ema = ExponentialMovingAverage()
fast_ema.Length = self.fast_ema_period
slow_ema = ExponentialMovingAverage()
slow_ema.Length = self.slow_ema_period
subscription = self.SubscribeCandles(self.candle_type)
subscription.Bind(fast_ema, slow_ema, self.OnProcess).Start()
area = self.CreateChartArea()
if area is not None:
self.DrawCandles(area, subscription)
self.DrawIndicator(area, fast_ema)
self.DrawIndicator(area, slow_ema)
self.DrawOwnTrades(area)
def OnProcess(self, candle, fast_ema_value, slow_ema_value):
if candle.State != CandleStates.Finished:
return
if self._prev_fast_ema == 0 or self._prev_slow_ema == 0:
self._prev_fast_ema = float(fast_ema_value)
self._prev_slow_ema = float(slow_ema_value)
return
if self._prev_fast_ema <= self._prev_slow_ema and fast_ema_value > slow_ema_value and self.Position <= 0:
self.BuyMarket()
elif self._prev_fast_ema >= self._prev_slow_ema and fast_ema_value < slow_ema_value and self.Position >= 0:
self.SellMarket()
self._prev_fast_ema = float(fast_ema_value)
self._prev_slow_ema = float(slow_ema_value)
def CreateClone(self):
return bollinger_bands_modified_strategy()