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Exp TrendMagic Strategy

Overview

The Exp TrendMagic strategy is a direct port of the MetaTrader 5 expert advisor "Exp_TrendMagic". It monitors the color changes of the TrendMagic indicator, which combines a Commodity Channel Index (CCI) with an Average True Range (ATR) channel. When the indicator switches color, the strategy closes positions from the opposite side and optionally opens a new trade in the direction of the fresh trend.

The conversion keeps the original money management options, configurable signal offset (Signal Bar), and the same permission toggles for entering or exiting long and short trades.

Trading Logic

  1. Indicator inputs

    • CCI (Commodity Channel Index) with configurable period and applied price.
    • ATR (Average True Range) with configurable period.
    • The TrendMagic value is computed as:
      • When CCI ≥ 0: TrendMagic = Low - ATR, clamped to avoid decreasing the support line.
      • When CCI < 0: TrendMagic = High + ATR, clamped to avoid increasing the resistance line.
    • The resulting line color is 0 for bullish (support below price) and 1 for bearish (resistance above price).

  2. Signal evaluation

    • The strategy stores the indicator colors in chronological order to emulate the MetaTrader buffer and uses the Signal Bar offset to read the most recent completed bar.
    • If the previous color (Signal Bar + 1) is 0 and the current color (Signal Bar) is 1, the algorithm treats this as a bullish switch: it closes any short position and, if allowed, opens a long trade.
    • If the previous color is 1 and the current color is 0, the algorithm closes any open long position and, if permitted, enters a short trade.
    • The trade-permission flags (Allow Buy Entry, Allow Sell Entry, Allow Buy Exit, Allow Sell Exit) follow the exact semantics of the MT5 version.

  3. Money management

    • Money Management determines how much capital should be allocated per trade. Negative values are interpreted as a fixed lot size.
    • Margin Mode selects the interpretation of the money-management value:
      • FreeMargin / Balance: invest a share of account equity divided by price.
      • LossFreeMargin / LossBalance: risk a share of capital relative to the stop-loss distance.
      • Lot: treat the value as a fixed volume.
    • Volumes are aligned with VolumeStep, MinVolume, and MaxVolume of the selected security.

  4. Risk management

    • When a new trade is placed, the strategy records the entry price and enforces the original stop-loss and take-profit distances (expressed in points, i.e., multiples of PriceStep).
    • Hitting the stop-loss or take-profit immediately closes the position and clears the saved entry price.
    • A throttle prevents reopening a position of the same direction before the next candle opens, reproducing the MQL "time level" guard.

Parameters

Parameter Description
Money Management Fraction of capital used for sizing (negative values become fixed volume).
Margin Mode Conversion mode for money management into volume.
Stop Loss Protective stop distance in price points.
Take Profit Profit target in price points.
Deviation Reserved for compatibility with the MT5 input (not used directly).
Allow Buy Entry / Allow Sell Entry Toggle long/short entries.
Allow Buy Exit / Allow Sell Exit Toggle closing short/long trades.
Candle Type Main timeframe used for indicators and signal evaluation.
CCI Period / CCI Price CCI length and applied price source.
ATR Period ATR length.
Signal Bar Index of the finished bar used for signals (0 = current, 1 = previous, etc.).

Notes

  • The strategy relies on finished candles only (CandleStates.Finished) to mimic the MT5 tick-based implementation.
  • All indicator values and state variables reset when the strategy is restarted, ensuring deterministic optimisation runs.
  • The Deviation parameter is provided for full compatibility, even though StockSharp market orders do not use an explicit slippage parameter.
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using Ecng.Common;
using Ecng.Collections;
using Ecng.Serialization;

using StockSharp.Algo.Indicators;
using StockSharp.Algo.Strategies;
using StockSharp.BusinessEntities;
using StockSharp.Messages;

namespace StockSharp.Samples.Strategies;

/// <summary>
/// TrendMagic based strategy converted from the MetaTrader version.
/// The strategy reacts to TrendMagic color changes and mirrors the
/// original money-management configuration options.
/// </summary>
public class ExpTrendMagicStrategy : Strategy
{
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _moneyManagement;
	private readonly StrategyParam<MarginModeOptions> _marginMode;
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _stopLossPoints;
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _takeProfitPoints;
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _deviationPoints;
	private readonly StrategyParam<bool> _allowBuyEntry;
	private readonly StrategyParam<bool> _allowSellEntry;
	private readonly StrategyParam<bool> _allowBuyExit;
	private readonly StrategyParam<bool> _allowSellExit;
	private readonly StrategyParam<DataType> _candleType;
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _cciPeriod;
	private readonly StrategyParam<AppliedPriceModes> _cciPrice;
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _atrPeriod;
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _signalBar;

	private CommodityChannelIndex _cci;
	private AverageTrueRange _atr;
	private List<int> _colorHistory;
	private decimal? _previousTrendMagicValue;
	private decimal? _entryPrice;
	private TimeSpan _candleTimeFrame;
	private DateTimeOffset? _nextLongTradeAllowed;
	private DateTimeOffset? _nextShortTradeAllowed;

	/// <summary>
	/// Initializes strategy parameters.
	/// </summary>
	public ExpTrendMagicStrategy()
	{
		_moneyManagement = Param(nameof(MoneyManagement), 0.1m)
		.SetDisplay("Money Management", "Share of capital used per trade", "Trading")
		
		.SetOptimize(0.05m, 0.5m, 0.05m);

		_marginMode = Param(nameof(MarginMode), MarginModeOptions.Lot)
		.SetDisplay("Margin Mode", "Mode used to translate MM into volume", "Trading");

		_stopLossPoints = Param(nameof(StopLossPoints), 1000m)
		.SetDisplay("Stop Loss", "Protective stop in points", "Risk")
		
		.SetOptimize(100m, 2000m, 100m);

		_takeProfitPoints = Param(nameof(TakeProfitPoints), 2000m)
		.SetDisplay("Take Profit", "Profit target in points", "Risk")
		
		.SetOptimize(200m, 4000m, 200m);

		_deviationPoints = Param(nameof(DeviationPoints), 10m)
		.SetDisplay("Deviation", "Maximum price deviation in points", "Trading");

		_allowBuyEntry = Param(nameof(AllowBuyEntry), true)
		.SetDisplay("Allow Buy Entry", "Enable long entries", "Permissions");

		_allowSellEntry = Param(nameof(AllowSellEntry), true)
		.SetDisplay("Allow Sell Entry", "Enable short entries", "Permissions");

		_allowBuyExit = Param(nameof(AllowBuyExit), true)
		.SetDisplay("Allow Buy Exit", "Enable exits for short trades", "Permissions");

		_allowSellExit = Param(nameof(AllowSellExit), true)
		.SetDisplay("Allow Sell Exit", "Enable exits for long trades", "Permissions");

		_candleType = Param(nameof(CandleType), TimeSpan.FromHours(4).TimeFrame())
		.SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Primary candle series", "Data");

		_cciPeriod = Param(nameof(CciPeriod), 50)
		.SetDisplay("CCI Period", "Length of the CCI", "Indicator")
		.SetGreaterThanZero();

		_cciPrice = Param(nameof(CciPrice), AppliedPriceModes.Median)
		.SetDisplay("CCI Price", "Applied price for the CCI", "Indicator");

		_atrPeriod = Param(nameof(AtrPeriod), 5)
		.SetDisplay("ATR Period", "Length of the ATR", "Indicator")
		.SetGreaterThanZero();

		_signalBar = Param(nameof(SignalBar), 1)
		.SetDisplay("Signal Bar", "Bar shift used for signals", "Indicator")
		.SetNotNegative();
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Money management multiplier.
	/// </summary>
	public decimal MoneyManagement
	{
		get => _moneyManagement.Value;
		set => _moneyManagement.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Mode used to convert the money management value into an order volume.
	/// </summary>
	public MarginModeOptions MarginMode
	{
		get => _marginMode.Value;
		set => _marginMode.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Stop loss distance expressed in price points.
	/// </summary>
	public decimal StopLossPoints
	{
		get => _stopLossPoints.Value;
		set => _stopLossPoints.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Take profit distance expressed in price points.
	/// </summary>
	public decimal TakeProfitPoints
	{
		get => _takeProfitPoints.Value;
		set => _takeProfitPoints.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Allowed deviation in price points (placeholder for compatibility).
	/// </summary>
	public decimal DeviationPoints
	{
		get => _deviationPoints.Value;
		set => _deviationPoints.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Enables long entries.
	/// </summary>
	public bool AllowBuyEntry
	{
		get => _allowBuyEntry.Value;
		set => _allowBuyEntry.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Enables short entries.
	/// </summary>
	public bool AllowSellEntry
	{
		get => _allowSellEntry.Value;
		set => _allowSellEntry.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Enables exiting short positions.
	/// </summary>
	public bool AllowBuyExit
	{
		get => _allowBuyExit.Value;
		set => _allowBuyExit.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Enables exiting long positions.
	/// </summary>
	public bool AllowSellExit
	{
		get => _allowSellExit.Value;
		set => _allowSellExit.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Candle type processed by the strategy.
	/// </summary>
	public DataType CandleType
	{
		get => _candleType.Value;
		set => _candleType.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Period used by the CCI indicator.
	/// </summary>
	public int CciPeriod
	{
		get => _cciPeriod.Value;
		set => _cciPeriod.Value = Math.Max(1, value);
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Applied price used as the CCI input.
	/// </summary>
	public AppliedPriceModes CciPrice
	{
		get => _cciPrice.Value;
		set => _cciPrice.Value = value;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Period used by the ATR indicator.
	/// </summary>
	public int AtrPeriod
	{
		get => _atrPeriod.Value;
		set => _atrPeriod.Value = Math.Max(1, value);
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Bar offset used when reading TrendMagic colors.
	/// </summary>
	public int SignalBar
	{
		get => _signalBar.Value;
		set => _signalBar.Value = Math.Max(0, value);
	}

	/// <inheritdoc />
	public override IEnumerable<(Security sec, DataType dt)> GetWorkingSecurities()
	{
		return [(Security, CandleType)];
	}

	/// <inheritdoc />
	protected override void OnReseted()
	{
		base.OnReseted();

		_cci = null;
		_atr = null;
		_colorHistory = null;
		_previousTrendMagicValue = null;
		_entryPrice = null;
		_candleTimeFrame = TimeSpan.Zero;
		_nextLongTradeAllowed = null;
		_nextShortTradeAllowed = null;
	}

	/// <inheritdoc />
	protected override void OnStarted2(DateTime time)
	{
		base.OnStarted2(time);

		_candleTimeFrame = CandleType.Arg is TimeSpan span ? span : TimeSpan.Zero;
		_colorHistory = new List<int>();

		_cci = new CommodityChannelIndex
		{
			Length = CciPeriod,
		};

		_atr = new AverageTrueRange
		{
			Length = AtrPeriod,
		};

		var subscription = SubscribeCandles(CandleType);

		subscription
		.BindEx(_atr, ProcessCandle)
		.Start();

		var area = CreateChartArea();
		if (area != null)
		{
			DrawCandles(area, subscription);
			DrawIndicator(area, _atr);
			DrawOwnTrades(area);
		}
	}

	private void ProcessCandle(ICandleMessage candle, IIndicatorValue atrValue)
	{
		if (candle.State != CandleStates.Finished)
			return;

		var cci = _cci;
		var atr = _atr;
		if (cci == null || atr == null)
			return;

		// check ATR formed

		var price = GetAppliedPrice(candle, CciPrice);
		var cciIndicatorValue = cci.Process(new DecimalIndicatorValue(cci, price, candle.OpenTime) { IsFinal = true });

		if (!cci.IsFormed || !atr.IsFormed)
			return;

		var atrDecimal = atrValue.ToDecimal();
		var cciDecimal = cciIndicatorValue.ToDecimal();

		UpdateTrendMagic(candle, cciDecimal, atrDecimal);
	}

	private void UpdateTrendMagic(ICandleMessage candle, decimal cciValue, decimal atrValue)
	{
		var color = CalculateColor(candle, cciValue, atrValue);
		_colorHistory.Insert(0, color);

		var maxHistory = Math.Max(2, SignalBar + 2);
		if (_colorHistory.Count > maxHistory)
			_colorHistory.RemoveRange(maxHistory, _colorHistory.Count - maxHistory);

		if (_colorHistory.Count <= SignalBar + 1)
		{
			ManageRisk(candle);
			return;
		}

		var recent = _colorHistory[SignalBar];
		var older = _colorHistory[SignalBar + 1];

		if (older == 0 && AllowSellExit && Position < 0m)
		{
			BuyMarket(Math.Abs(Position));
			_entryPrice = null;
		}
		else if (older == 1 && AllowBuyExit && Position > 0m)
		{
			SellMarket(Position);
			_entryPrice = null;
		}

		if (older == 0 && recent == 1 && AllowBuyEntry)
			TryEnterLong(candle);
		else if (older == 1 && recent == 0 && AllowSellEntry)
			TryEnterShort(candle);

		ManageRisk(candle);
	}

	private void TryEnterLong(ICandleMessage candle)
	{
		if (_nextLongTradeAllowed.HasValue && candle.OpenTime < _nextLongTradeAllowed.Value)
			return;

		var volume = CalculateOrderVolume(candle.ClosePrice);
		if (volume <= 0m)
			return;

		if (Position < 0m)
		{
			BuyMarket(Math.Abs(Position));
			_entryPrice = null;
		}

		BuyMarket(volume);
		_entryPrice = candle.ClosePrice;
		_nextLongTradeAllowed = _candleTimeFrame > TimeSpan.Zero
		? candle.OpenTime + _candleTimeFrame
		: candle.OpenTime;
	}

	private void TryEnterShort(ICandleMessage candle)
	{
		if (_nextShortTradeAllowed.HasValue && candle.OpenTime < _nextShortTradeAllowed.Value)
			return;

		var volume = CalculateOrderVolume(candle.ClosePrice);
		if (volume <= 0m)
			return;

		if (Position > 0m)
		{
			SellMarket(Position);
			_entryPrice = null;
		}

		SellMarket(volume);
		_entryPrice = candle.ClosePrice;
		_nextShortTradeAllowed = _candleTimeFrame > TimeSpan.Zero
		? candle.OpenTime + _candleTimeFrame
		: candle.OpenTime;
	}

	private void ManageRisk(ICandleMessage candle)
	{
		if (Position == 0m || _entryPrice is null)
			return;

		var step = Security?.PriceStep ?? 0m;
		if (step <= 0m)
			step = 1m;

		if (Position > 0m)
		{
			if (StopLossPoints > 0m)
			{
				var stopPrice = _entryPrice.Value - StopLossPoints * step;
				if (candle.LowPrice <= stopPrice)
				{
					SellMarket(Position);
					_entryPrice = null;
					return;
				}
			}

			if (TakeProfitPoints > 0m)
			{
				var takePrice = _entryPrice.Value + TakeProfitPoints * step;
				if (candle.HighPrice >= takePrice)
				{
					SellMarket(Position);
					_entryPrice = null;
				}
			}
		}
		else if (Position < 0m)
		{
			if (StopLossPoints > 0m)
			{
				var stopPrice = _entryPrice.Value + StopLossPoints * step;
				if (candle.HighPrice >= stopPrice)
				{
					BuyMarket(Math.Abs(Position));
					_entryPrice = null;
					return;
				}
			}

			if (TakeProfitPoints > 0m)
			{
				var takePrice = _entryPrice.Value - TakeProfitPoints * step;
				if (candle.LowPrice <= takePrice)
				{
					BuyMarket(Math.Abs(Position));
					_entryPrice = null;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	private int CalculateColor(ICandleMessage candle, decimal cciValue, decimal atrValue)
	{
		var previous = _previousTrendMagicValue;
		decimal trendMagic;
		int color;

		if (cciValue >= 0m)
		{
			trendMagic = candle.LowPrice - atrValue;
			if (previous.HasValue && trendMagic < previous.Value)
				trendMagic = previous.Value;
			color = 0;
		}
		else
		{
			trendMagic = candle.HighPrice + atrValue;
			if (previous.HasValue && trendMagic > previous.Value)
				trendMagic = previous.Value;
			color = 1;
		}

		_previousTrendMagicValue = trendMagic;
		return color;
	}

	private decimal CalculateOrderVolume(decimal price)
	{
		var mm = MoneyManagement;
		if (mm == 0m)
			return NormalizeVolume(Volume);

		if (mm < 0m)
			return NormalizeVolume(Math.Abs(mm));

		var security = Security;
		var portfolio = Portfolio;
		if (security == null || portfolio == null || price <= 0m)
			return NormalizeVolume(Volume);

		var capital = portfolio.CurrentValue ?? portfolio.BeginValue ?? 0m;
		if (capital <= 0m)
			return NormalizeVolume(Volume);

		decimal volume;

		switch (MarginMode)
		{
			case MarginModeOptions.FreeMargin:
			case MarginModeOptions.Balance:
			{
				var amount = capital * mm;
				volume = amount / price;
				break;
			}
			case MarginModeOptions.LossFreeMargin:
			case MarginModeOptions.LossBalance:
			{
				if (StopLossPoints <= 0m)
					return NormalizeVolume(Volume);

				var step = security.PriceStep ?? 0m;
				if (step <= 0m)
					return NormalizeVolume(Volume);

				var riskPerContract = StopLossPoints * step;
				if (riskPerContract <= 0m)
					return NormalizeVolume(Volume);

				var lossAmount = capital * mm;
				volume = lossAmount / riskPerContract;
				break;
			}
			case MarginModeOptions.Lot:
			default:
				volume = mm;
				break;
		}

		return NormalizeVolume(volume);
	}

	private decimal NormalizeVolume(decimal volume)
	{
		var security = Security;
		if (security == null)
			return volume;

		var step = security.VolumeStep ?? 0m;
		if (step > 0m)
		{
			var steps = Math.Round(volume / step, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
			volume = steps * step;
		}

		var minVolume = security.MinVolume ?? 0m;
		if (minVolume > 0m && volume < minVolume)
			volume = minVolume;

		var maxVolume = security.MaxVolume ?? 0m;
		if (maxVolume > 0m && volume > maxVolume)
			volume = maxVolume;

		return volume;
	}

	private static decimal GetAppliedPrice(ICandleMessage candle, AppliedPriceModes mode)
	{
		return mode switch
		{
			AppliedPriceModes.Close => candle.ClosePrice,
			AppliedPriceModes.Open => candle.OpenPrice,
			AppliedPriceModes.High => candle.HighPrice,
			AppliedPriceModes.Low => candle.LowPrice,
			AppliedPriceModes.Median => (candle.HighPrice + candle.LowPrice) / 2m,
			AppliedPriceModes.Typical => (candle.HighPrice + candle.LowPrice + candle.ClosePrice) / 3m,
			AppliedPriceModes.Weighted => (candle.HighPrice + candle.LowPrice + 2m * candle.ClosePrice) / 4m,
			AppliedPriceModes.Average => (candle.OpenPrice + candle.HighPrice + candle.LowPrice + candle.ClosePrice) / 4m,
			_ => candle.ClosePrice,
		};
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Available money-management modes.
	/// </summary>
	public enum MarginModeOptions
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Use the account free margin share.
		/// </summary>
		FreeMargin,

		/// <summary>
		/// Use the account balance share.
		/// </summary>
		Balance,

		/// <summary>
		/// Use a fraction of free margin as risk measured via stop loss.
		/// </summary>
		LossFreeMargin,

		/// <summary>
		/// Use a fraction of balance as risk measured via stop loss.
		/// </summary>
		LossBalance,

		/// <summary>
		/// Fixed lot size.
		/// </summary>
		Lot,
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Applied price options for the CCI input.
	/// </summary>
	public enum AppliedPriceModes
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Close price.
		/// </summary>
		Close,

		/// <summary>
		/// Open price.
		/// </summary>
		Open,

		/// <summary>
		/// High price.
		/// </summary>
		High,

		/// <summary>
		/// Low price.
		/// </summary>
		Low,

		/// <summary>
		/// Median price (high + low) / 2.
		/// </summary>
		Median,

		/// <summary>
		/// Typical price (high + low + close) / 3.
		/// </summary>
		Typical,

		/// <summary>
		/// Weighted price (high + low + 2 * close) / 4.
		/// </summary>
		Weighted,

		/// <summary>
		/// Average price (open + high + low + close) / 4.
		/// </summary>
		Average,
	}
}