The strategy looks for bullish or bearish bars combined with Bollinger Bands and trend confirmation. It enters long on bullish gaps in uptrends and short on bearish gaps in downtrends. Exits use ATR-based stop-loss and take-profit levels.
Details
Entry Criteria:
Long: bullish candle with gap up, close above trend MA and above lower Bollinger band.
Short: bearish candle with gap down, close below trend MA and below upper Bollinger band.
Long/Short: Both.
Exit Criteria:
Price touches ATR-based stop-loss or take-profit (1.5× ATR).
Stops: ATR-based stop and take-profit.
Default Values:
BbLength = 20
BbMultiplier = 2
MaLength = 50
AtrLength = 14
AtrMultiplierSl = 2
AtrMultiplierTp = 3
Filters:
Category: Trend following
Direction: Both
Indicators: Bollinger Bands, SMA, ATR
Stops: Yes
Complexity: Low
Timeframe: Any
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;
public class EnhancedBarUpDnStrategy : 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 EnhancedBarUpDnStrategy()
{
_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");
}
public override IEnumerable<(Security sec, DataType dt)> GetWorkingSecurities()
{
return [(Security, CandleType)];
}
protected override void OnReseted()
{
base.OnReseted();
_prevFastEma = 0m;
_prevSlowEma = 0m;
}
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 enhanced_bar_up_dn_strategy(Strategy):
"""
EMA crossover strategy.
Uses fast and slow EMA to generate entry/exit signals.
"""
def __init__(self):
super(enhanced_bar_up_dn_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", "Candle type for strategy", "General")
self._prev_fast_ema = 0.0
self._prev_slow_ema = 0.0
@property
def candle_type(self):
return self._candle_type.Value
def OnReseted(self):
super(enhanced_bar_up_dn_strategy, self).OnReseted()
self._prev_fast_ema = 0.0
self._prev_slow_ema = 0.0
def OnStarted2(self, time):
super(enhanced_bar_up_dn_strategy, self).OnStarted2(time)
fast_ema = ExponentialMovingAverage()
fast_ema.Length = self._fast_ema_period.Value
slow_ema = ExponentialMovingAverage()
slow_ema.Length = self._slow_ema_period.Value
subscription = self.SubscribeCandles(self.candle_type)
subscription.Bind(fast_ema, slow_ema, self.on_process).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 on_process(self, candle, fast_val, slow_val):
if candle.State != CandleStates.Finished:
return
fast_v = float(fast_val)
slow_v = float(slow_val)
if self._prev_fast_ema == 0.0 or self._prev_slow_ema == 0.0:
self._prev_fast_ema = fast_v
self._prev_slow_ema = slow_v
return
if self._prev_fast_ema <= self._prev_slow_ema and fast_v > slow_v and self.Position <= 0:
self.BuyMarket()
elif self._prev_fast_ema >= self._prev_slow_ema and fast_v < slow_v and self.Position >= 0:
self.SellMarket()
self._prev_fast_ema = fast_v
self._prev_slow_ema = slow_v
def CreateClone(self):
return enhanced_bar_up_dn_strategy()