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Moving Average Cross Strategy for TradingView

Strategy Premise

This is a simple Moving Average crossover strategy. If the fast MA crosses above the slow MA, buy and in case the fast MA crosses below the slow MA, sell.

Moving Average Cross Strategy for TradingView

Strategy Logic

Long Entry: When MA fast > MA slow, send LE

Long Exit: Either when SL or Target is hit. If SL/TGT is not hit, and MA fast < MA slow, send LX and SE

Short Entry: When MA fast < MA slow, send SE

Short Exit: Either when SL or Target is hit. If SL/TGT is not hit, When MA fast > MA slow, send SX and LE

MA Cross Parameters for TradingView Charts

Moving Average Type: Choose whether to use EMA, SMA, WMA, Linear, RMA, VWMA

MA Source: Source for the moving average

Fast MA: Length of fast MA to calculate

Slow MA: Length of slow MA to calculate

Quantity: This is used to specify the trade quantity 

Custom Stop Loss in Points: Movement in chart price against the momentum which will trigger exit

Custom Target in Points: Movement in chart price against the momentum which will trigger exit

TradingView Settings

Step 1: Download the PineScript Algo

Step 2: Open desired chart in TradingView with normal candlestick. Select desired timeframe of the chart.

Go to the Pine Editor section, remove the default code, paste the downloaded code, save the file and add to chart.

TradingView Settings

Step 3: Once Strategy is applied to the chart, click on settings to optimize parameters for your own trading

Optimize parameters for your own trading

Step 4: Setting Up Alert

Before setting up an alert make sure that You have selected the desired script, timeframe, strategy settings, API bridge is configured and running. Click in settings add alert and paste {{strategy.order.comment}} in the message box.

Important: Do not change any settings during live trading.

NOTE: The pine script works both with webhook alerts (TV Pro plan) and normal popup alerts (TV free plan).