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Cash Machine 5min Strategy

Overview

This strategy is a direct conversion of the CashMachine 5min expert advisor from MQL to the StockSharp high level API. It is designed for five-minute candles and combines the DeMarker indicator with a Stochastic oscillator crossover filter. Trade management uses hidden stop-loss / take-profit levels together with staged trailing rules that attempt to lock in gains once price momentum appears.

Trading Logic

Entry Conditions

  • Long: Previous DeMarker value below 0.30 and current value at or above 0.30 and Stochastic %K crosses above 20 on the same candle. No position must be open.
  • Short: Previous DeMarker value above 0.70 and current value at or below 0.70 and Stochastic %K crosses below 80. No position must be open.

Position Management

  • Only one position is maintained at a time; opposite signals are ignored until the current trade is closed.
  • Hidden exits close the position when price touches Entry ± HiddenStopLoss or Entry ± HiddenTakeProfit (values interpreted in pips).
  • Three intermediate profit targets (TargetTp1/2/3) move a hidden trailing stop to current price - (target - 13) pips for longs and current price + (target + 13) pips for shorts. The extra 13 pips mimics the original EA behaviour, locking in profits after each milestone without immediately exiting.
  • If the trailing stop is touched after activation, the position is closed at market.

Indicators

  • DeMarker – Detects momentum reversals; the length parameter matches the original averaging period.
  • Stochastic Oscillator – Uses the original %K period (StochasticLength), %K smoothing (StochasticK) and %D smoothing (StochasticD).

Parameters

Name Description Default
HiddenTakeProfit Hidden take-profit distance in pips. 60
HiddenStopLoss Hidden stop-loss distance in pips. 30
TargetTp1 First trailing activation level (pips). 20
TargetTp2 Second trailing activation level (pips). 35
TargetTp3 Third trailing activation level (pips). 50
DeMarkerLength DeMarker averaging period. 14
StochasticLength Stochastic %K lookback period. 5
StochasticK %K smoothing length. 3
StochasticD %D smoothing length. 3
CandleType Candle series used for calculations (default 5-minute). 5-minute timeframe

Notes

  • Pip size is derived from Security.PriceStep. When the step is unknown a fallback value of 0.0001 is used, reproducing the EA logic that adjusts for 3- and 5-digit quotes.
  • All trading decisions are based on finished candles; intra-bar behaviour of the original EA may differ slightly because the MQL version ran on every tick.
  • The strategy relies on StockSharp's standard order volume handling—set Strategy.Volume to control trade size.
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>
/// Cash Machine strategy: combines DeMarker and Stochastic oscillator crossovers
/// with staged profit protection using ATR-based distances.
/// </summary>
public class CashMachine5minStrategy : Strategy
{
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _tpAtrMult;
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _slAtrMult;
	private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _trailAtrMult;
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _deMarkerLength;
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _rsiLength;
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _atrLength;
	private readonly StrategyParam<DataType> _candleType;

	private decimal? _prevDeMarker;
	private decimal? _prevRsi;
	private decimal _entryPrice;
	private decimal? _stopPrice;

	public decimal TpAtrMult { get => _tpAtrMult.Value; set => _tpAtrMult.Value = value; }
	public decimal SlAtrMult { get => _slAtrMult.Value; set => _slAtrMult.Value = value; }
	public decimal TrailAtrMult { get => _trailAtrMult.Value; set => _trailAtrMult.Value = value; }
	public int DeMarkerLength { get => _deMarkerLength.Value; set => _deMarkerLength.Value = value; }
	public int RsiLength { get => _rsiLength.Value; set => _rsiLength.Value = value; }
	public int AtrLength { get => _atrLength.Value; set => _atrLength.Value = value; }
	public DataType CandleType { get => _candleType.Value; set => _candleType.Value = value; }

	public CashMachine5minStrategy()
	{
		_tpAtrMult = Param(nameof(TpAtrMult), 2.5m)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("TP ATR Mult", "Take profit ATR multiplier", "Risk");

		_slAtrMult = Param(nameof(SlAtrMult), 1.5m)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("SL ATR Mult", "Stop loss ATR multiplier", "Risk");

		_trailAtrMult = Param(nameof(TrailAtrMult), 1.0m)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("Trail ATR Mult", "Trailing stop ATR multiplier", "Risk");

		_deMarkerLength = Param(nameof(DeMarkerLength), 14)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("DeMarker Length", "DeMarker period", "Indicators");

		_rsiLength = Param(nameof(RsiLength), 14)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("RSI Length", "RSI period", "Indicators");

		_atrLength = Param(nameof(AtrLength), 14)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("ATR Length", "ATR calculation period", "Indicators");

		_candleType = Param(nameof(CandleType), TimeSpan.FromHours(1).TimeFrame())
			.SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Candle timeframe", "General");
	}

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

	protected override void OnReseted()
	{
		base.OnReseted();
		_prevDeMarker = null;
		_prevRsi = null;
		_entryPrice = 0;
		_stopPrice = null;
	}

	protected override void OnStarted2(DateTime time)
	{
		base.OnStarted2(time);

		var deMarker = new DeMarker { Length = DeMarkerLength };
		var rsi = new RelativeStrengthIndex { Length = RsiLength };
		var atr = new AverageTrueRange { Length = AtrLength };

		var subscription = SubscribeCandles(CandleType);
		subscription
			.Bind(deMarker, rsi, atr, ProcessCandle)
			.Start();

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

	private void ProcessCandle(ICandleMessage candle, decimal deMarker, decimal rsi, decimal atr)
	{
		if (candle.State != CandleStates.Finished)
			return;

		if (!IsFormedAndOnlineAndAllowTrading())
			return;

		var close = candle.ClosePrice;

		// Manage position
		if (Position > 0)
		{
			// Trailing stop
			var trail = close - TrailAtrMult * atr;
			if (_stopPrice == null || trail > _stopPrice)
				_stopPrice = trail;

			// Take profit
			var tp = _entryPrice + TpAtrMult * atr;

			if (close <= _stopPrice || close >= tp)
			{
				SellMarket(Math.Abs(Position));
				_stopPrice = null;
				_entryPrice = 0;
			}
		}
		else if (Position < 0)
		{
			var trail = close + TrailAtrMult * atr;
			if (_stopPrice == null || trail < _stopPrice)
				_stopPrice = trail;

			var tp = _entryPrice - TpAtrMult * atr;

			if (close >= _stopPrice || close <= tp)
			{
				BuyMarket(Math.Abs(Position));
				_stopPrice = null;
				_entryPrice = 0;
			}
		}

		// Entry signals
		if (Position == 0 && _prevDeMarker is decimal prevDe && _prevRsi is decimal prevRsi)
		{
			var longSignal = (prevDe < 0.25m && deMarker >= 0.25m) || (prevRsi < 25m && rsi >= 25m);
			var shortSignal = (prevDe > 0.75m && deMarker <= 0.75m) || (prevRsi > 75m && rsi <= 75m);

			if (longSignal)
			{
				BuyMarket();
				_entryPrice = close;
				_stopPrice = close - SlAtrMult * atr;
			}
			else if (shortSignal)
			{
				SellMarket();
				_entryPrice = close;
				_stopPrice = close + SlAtrMult * atr;
			}
		}

		_prevDeMarker = deMarker;
		_prevRsi = rsi;
	}
}