Break of structure (BOS) forex StrategyPlease read all Details before using this indicator
This strategy is based on taking position after the break of a Previous High/Low swing happens (fixed time frame), the break of structure happens because of the swing happens then we go long or short respectively in this strategy.
I will be discussing the setting details through which you can make it work on different forex pairs.
Does it work on other pairs?
Yes, I have found similar back test results on other USD pairs.
Does it works on smaller time frame?
Yes it does work on smaller time frame , you have to understand the below concepts used and try different settings.
For the user the most important thing is to understand the settings of the indicator so that they can optimize the setting and get the best results:
This indicator contains the following IMPORTANT setting:
i. Fixed trading session for long trades (long position can be taken in that period of time only)
ii. Fixed trading session for short trades (Short position can be taken in that period of time only)
The concept behind restricting the time to go long or short is because in forex the particular pair move in a particular direction depending upon the currency and time zones.
This strategy works on different forex pairs, you need to find the best settings. I will be providing the best settings which works for this strategy and different pairs.
2. Choose Previous High/Low Timeframe
This is the most important option where you have to choose the timeframe for which you want H/L by default it is set to “D”. This timeframe H/L reference will be taken for taking trading decisions.
3.Setting for back test selection date range you can check the beck test of a particular time range.
4.You can check Long and Short positions performance separately, by unchecking the “Go_long” option it will remove all long positions from back test. Vice versa for “Go_short option”
5.Internal Bar Strength
IBS is simply an indicator where you buy on weakness and sell on strength, the cornerstone of any mean-reverting strategy.
It oscillates from zero to one and measures the relative position of the closing price relative to the High and Low.
IBS = (Close – Low) / (High – Low)
In the input setting the you can disable enable the IBS option from the strategy.
6. Parkinson volatility
Parkinson volatility is a volatility measure that uses the stock’s high and low price of the day (can be changed in the setting, instead of day it can be set to any bar length)
The main difference between regular volatility and Parkinson volatility is that the latter uses high and low prices for a day, rather than only the closing price.
In the setting you have three option
i. Enter Volatility Threshold
If the Parkinson volatility value is greater than the the threshold value then it lets the trade happen.
ii.Set the high/low bar time frame for calculating Parkinson volatility. ( Set 60m by default)
Formula used as below:
high_=security(syminfo.ticker, input("60"), high)
low_=security(syminfo.ticker, input("60"), low)
hourlyRangeSquared = pow((log(high_) - log(low_)), 2)
dailyParkinsonVol = sqrt(sum(hourlyRangeSquared, 24) / (4 * log(2)))
7. "Enter no of contract size"
This setting helps you to set the contract size , by default it is set to 100000.
8. “Zigzag Filter Length” this setting is for SWING H/L Lookback. With the help of this I have ploted Swing Support and Resistance.
9.Futrther confirmation of trade is done through the RSI criteria. In this I have provided four kind of RSI confirmation you can test all by selecting any one of the four.
i. filter trade on the basis of BB of RSI (as shown in the image)
ii. filter trade on the basis of RSI Levels (RSI>50 for long, vice versa for short)
iii. filter trade by rsi>basis of BB of RSI(for long) & rsi<50(for short)
iv. filter trade by rsi>50(long) & rsi< basis of BB of RSI(short)
SELECT ONLY ONE OF THE ABOVE IN SETTING.
10.For Exiting the trade I have used the trailing SL you can change it in setting.
You can exit the trade using two targets (two take profit) using different size for exiting the trade.
If you want to take only on target then you have to make QANTITY of shares for 1st Exit as 100. Then you will exit all your position in the first target.
A big thanks to kodify.net there articles are very helpful kodify.net
Thanks to Mickey for providing assistance.
Thanks to stack overflow community for clearing the doubts.
Trading view official documentation on V4 of pine script also helped me.
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Scroll all the way down in the setting menu to adjust the backtesting strategy.
Current features:
Find out the backtesting results for your customized strategy.
Set alerts for strong buy, buy, strong sell and sell signals.
Option for waiting fractal candle stick pattern before entering or exiting.
All features and setups used can be found on this tradingview page.
This backtester has settings of:
Setting 1 lets user select the source for putting a buy order.
Setting 2 lets user select the source for putting a sell order.
Setting 3 defines how much percent user wants to risk per trade to buy.
Setting 4 defines maximum possible trades for buying.
Setting 5 lets user only buy with fractal bottom after a buy signal has been found.
Setting 6 lets user only sell with fractal top after a sell signal has been found.
Setting 7 lets user only buy if the pre defined time period has elapsed on the chart.
Setting 8 lets user only sell if the pre defined time period has elapsed on the chart.
Setting 9 lets user only buy with a strong buy signal (orange color).
Setting 10 lets user only sell with a strong sell signal (purple color).
Setting 11 defines the time period to be elapsed to trigger a buy.
Setting 12 defines the time period to be elapsed to trigger a sell.
Upcoming features:
Advanced pre-defined strategies for user to select from. This will also auto adjust the setups and time frames being combined.
Stop Loss and Stop to Trailing options for the strategy.
Stop Loss and Stop to Trailing alerts.
Defining risk/reward ratio before entering the trade.
~Bo
Founder of Megalodon Indicators
My EA Strategy for 3 minute BOI made an EA for my long term project on Binary Option trading.
TimeFram = 1 minute
Signals are:
Green Spike = Buy (for 3 minutes expiration)
Red Spike = Sell (for 3 minutes expiration)
Strategy:
VMWA (50&200) = Trend Indicators
RSI (30) = pull back entry signal on a strong trend
BackTest = 80% Winning Rate
Improvements Needed:
>> Better Entry Star Signals
>> How to be automatically connected to a certain broker for HFT
