Here is a Easy Language based simple Volatility based intraday scalping strategy testing in 1-min bars of ES mini futures(US Markets) with 76% winning ratio. Easy Language supports both Tradestation and Multicharts Software.
Easylanguage code for ES scalping strategy
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About the Creator of the Indicator
Dr Jonathan Kinlay is the Head of Quantitative Trading at Systematic Strategies, LLC, a systematic hedge fund that deploys high frequency trading strategies using news-based algorithms.
The creator splits the volatility into upside volatility and downside volatility using True Range.
Long Volatility: Profit Target = 8 ticks, Stop Loss = 2 ticks
Short Volatility: Profit Target = 2 ticks, Stop Loss = 30 ticks
Buy/Sell Rules
LONG VOLATILITY
If upsideVolatilityForecast > upperVolThrehold, buy at the market with wide PT and tight ST (long market, long volatility)
If downsideVolatilityForecast > upperVolThrehold, sell at the market with wide PT and tight ST (short market, long volatility)
SHORT VOLATILITY
If upsideVolatilityForecast < lowerVolThrehold, sell at the Ask on a limit with tight PT and wide ST (short market, short volatility)
If downsideVolatilityForecast < lowerVolThrehold, buy at the Bid on a limit with tight PT and wide ST (long market, short volatility)
PT Represents Profit Taget and SL Represent Stop Target.
Iam not gonna say more about this strategy as his site explains How to create a Scalping Strategy based on Volatility a lot more than what i could brief here.
Backtesting on ES-Mini 1-min bar from 2000-2014
The strategy includes fees and commissions of $3 per contract, or $6 for two legs.
Equity Curve
As you can see, the strategy produces a smooth, upward sloping equity curve, the slope of which increases markedly during the period of high market volatility in 2008. Net profits after commissions for a single ES contract amount to $243,000 ($3.42 per contract) with a win rate of 76% and Profit Factor of 1.24.
Appreciate It.
Though i understand very little of it, with explanation & backtesting, It seems a strategy that worked out well.
Would be useful for fellow traders & retailers.
Thank you
Regards.
Thiagu
CAn you please convert it into an AFL.
Fantastic equity curve….will this work in amibroker…if so what is the coding.
Yes it can be implemented in Amibroker and you have to put your own efforts to do it.
Sir, will it work in MT4. Is there template available for download…
Thanks
Hi,
In MT4 you have to create a custom coding in mql4 or mql5 launaguage. The above code works only with Multicharts or Tradestation software or any other platform which supports easy language.
Rajandran!
Can you do us all a favour again.. please write this logic in AFL! đŸ™‚
Ashwini
SIR
I request you to kindly convert it into Mt4 trading system as most ppl are unaware of the coding techniques and conversion.
Pls Sir, a very humble request.
Thx
hello
please make an afl for it .
Sorry, this is not actually real. Kinlay’s code is buggy, and the results are not capable of being reproduced. Did you actually try this yourself?
Do you have NinjaTrader version?
Did you run this strategy live?
Is that correct? Risk30ticks to get 2??
How long anything can survive that Ratio?
Am I missing something, please?
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Long Volatility: Profit Target = 8 ticks, Stop Loss = 2 ticks
Short Volatility: Profit Target = 2 ticks, Stop Loss = 30 ticks
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