Bitcoin Momentum Strategy

This Pine Script lesson breaks down the source code to a Bitcoin Momentum trading system which achieves a +15,000% return with only a -34% max drawdown.

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Source Code

// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © ZenAndTheArtOfTrading / www.PineScriptMastery.com
// @version=5
strategy("Bitcoin Momentum Strategy", 
     overlay=true, 
     initial_capital=10000, 
     currency=currency.USDT,
     default_qty_type=strategy.percent_of_equity, 
     default_qty_value=100,
     commission_type=strategy.commission.percent,
     commission_value=0.1)

// Get user input
var const string    G_STRATEGY  = "Strategy Entry Settings"
var const string    G_EXIT      = "Strategy Exit Settings"
var const string    G_FILTER    = "Strategy Filters"
i_HigherTimeframe   = input.timeframe("W", "Higher Timeframe", group=G_STRATEGY, tooltip="Higher timeframe MA reference")
i_EmaLength         = input.int(20, "EMA Length", group=G_STRATEGY, tooltip="Moving average period length")
i_AtrLength         = input.int(5, "ATR Length", group=G_STRATEGY, tooltip="ATR period length")
i_TrailStopSource   = input.source(low, "Trail Stop Source", group=G_EXIT, tooltip="Lowest price source for trailing stop")
i_TrailStopLookback = input.int(7, "Trail Stop Lookback", group=G_EXIT, tooltip="How many bars to look back for trailing price source")
i_TrailStopMulti    = input.float(0.2, "Trailing Stop Ratchet Multiplier", group=G_EXIT, tooltip="When momentum is yellow (caution), shrink ATR distance for TS by this much")
i_StartTime         = input.time(timestamp("01 Jan 2000 13:30 +0000"), "Start Filter", group=G_FILTER, tooltip="Start date & time to begin searching for setups")
i_EndTime           = input.time(timestamp("1 Jan 2099 19:30 +0000"), "End Filter", group=G_FILTER, tooltip="End date & time to stop searching for setups")

// Define custom security function which does not repaint
RequestSecurity_NonRP(_market, _res, _exp) => request.security(_market, _res, _exp[barstate.isrealtime ? 1 : 0])[barstate.isrealtime ? 0 : 1]

// Define date filter check
DateFilter(int start, int end) => time >= start and time <= end

// Get indicator values
float   atrValue    = ta.atr(i_AtrLength)
float   emaValue    = ta.ema(close, i_EmaLength)
float   htfEmaValue = RequestSecurity_NonRP(syminfo.tickerid, i_HigherTimeframe, emaValue)

// Check if trading timeframe price is above higher timeframe EMA
float   marketPrice = close
bool    isBullish   = marketPrice > htfEmaValue //+ (atrValue * 0.25)

// Check for bearish volatility caution
bool    isCaution   = isBullish and (ta.highest(high, 7) - low > (atrValue * 1.5) or close < emaValue) 

// Set momentum color
color   bgCol = color.red
if isBullish[1]
    bgCol := color.green
if isCaution[1]
    bgCol := color.orange

// Handle strategy entry, and reset trailing stop
var float trailStop = na
if isBullish and strategy.position_size == 0 and DateFilter(i_StartTime, i_EndTime) and not isCaution
    strategy.entry(id="Buy", direction=strategy.long)
    trailStop := na

// Update trailing stop
float temp_trailStop = ta.highest(i_TrailStopSource, i_TrailStopLookback) - (isCaution[1] ? atrValue * i_TrailStopMulti : atrValue)
if strategy.position_size > 0
    if temp_trailStop > trailStop or na(trailStop)
        trailStop := temp_trailStop

// Handle strategy exit
if (close < trailStop or close < htfEmaValue) and barstate.isconfirmed
    strategy.close("Buy", comment="Sell")

// Draw trailing stop, HTF EMA and color-coded momentum indicator
plotshape(true, color=bgCol, style=shape.square, location=location.bottom, size=size.auto, title="Momentum Strength")
plot(htfEmaValue, color=close > htfEmaValue ? color.green : color.red, linewidth=2, title="HTF EMA")
plot(strategy.position_size[1] > 0 ? trailStop : na, style=plot.style_linebr, color=color.red, title="Stop Loss")