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TASC 2010-01 | Vortex Indicator (Botes & Siepman)

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Traders' Tip text

We’ve add the Vortex Indicators to our TASCIndicators library for easy reference and programmed a stop and reverse version of the suggested trading strategy using an ATR trailing stop. On the S&P e-mini, the strategy was effective in entering and remaining in large trends, garnering more than $33,000 in profits trading 2 contracts 24 times over the past two years (no slippage or commissions). As typically observed when using stops, tightening the stop by reducing the ATR factor reduced trading profit.


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Figure 1. The strategy to reverse on a stop was effective in remaining in strong trends despite multiple Vortex crossings.


WealthScript Code (C#)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using WealthLab;
using WealthLab.Indicators;
using TASCIndicators;

namespace WealthLab.Strategies { public class MyStrategy : WealthScript { //Pushed indicator StrategyParameter statements private StrategyParameter vmPeriod; private StrategyParameter atrFactor;

public MyStrategy() { vmPeriod = CreateParameter("VM Period",14,5,100,10); atrFactor = CreateParameter("ATR Factor",4,1,5,0.5);

} protected override void Execute() { int period = vmPeriod.ValueInt; int xBar = 0; // Crossing bar or stop bar bool bull = false; double triggerPrice = -1d; double stopPrice = -1d; DataSeries vmPlus = VMPlus.Series(Bars ,period); DataSeries vmMinus = VMMinus.Series(Bars ,period); DataSeries atr = atrFactor.Value * ATR.Series(Bars, 10); ChartPane paneVM = CreatePane(40,true,true); PlotSeries(paneVM, vmPlus, Color.Blue, LineStyle.Solid, 2); PlotSeries(paneVM, vmMinus, Color.Red, LineStyle.Solid, 2); PlotStops(); HideVolume(); for(int bar = period; bar < Bars.Count; bar++) { if (CrossOver(bar, vmPlus, vmMinus)) { SetBackgroundColor(bar, Color.LightBlue); bull = true; xBar = bar; } else if (CrossUnder(bar, vmPlus, vmMinus)) { SetBackgroundColor(bar, Color.LightPink); bull = false; xBar = bar; } if (IsLastPositionActive) { Position p = LastPosition; if (p.PositionType == PositionType.Long) { if (!bull) { SellAtStop(bar + 1, p, Low[xBar]); ShortAtStop(bar + 1, Low[xBar]); } else if (SellAtTrailingStop(bar + 1, p, Close[bar] - atr[bar], "T-Stop")) xBar = bar + 1; } else { if (bull) { CoverAtStop(bar + 1, p, High[xBar]); BuyAtStop(bar + 1, High[xBar]); } else if (CoverAtTrailingStop(bar + 1, p, Close[bar] + atr[bar], "T-Stop")) xBar = bar + 1; } } else if (xBar > period) // initial and re-entry { if (bull) BuyAtStop(bar + 1, High[xBar]); else ShortAtStop(bar + 1, Low[xBar]); } } } } }

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