Combined TrendFollow + Scalping Strategy ---------------------------------------- Entry : EMA crossover + MACD + ADX (trend) confirmed by BB position + Stochastic (timing) Filter: 1h trend direction Exit : Trailing stop + ROI
Timeframe
5m
Direction
Long & Short
Stoploss
-2.0%
Trailing Stop
Yes
ROI
0m: 5.0%, 60m: 3.0%, 120m: 2.0%
Interface Version
3
Startup Candles
N/A
Indicators
6
freqtrade/freqtrade-strategies
Strategy 003 author@: Gerald Lonlas github@: https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade-strategies
from freqtrade.strategy import IStrategy, IntParameter, DecimalParameter, merge_informative_pair
from pandas import DataFrame
import talib.abstract as ta
class CombinedStrategy(IStrategy):
"""
Combined TrendFollow + Scalping Strategy
----------------------------------------
Entry : EMA crossover + MACD + ADX (trend)
confirmed by BB position + Stochastic (timing)
Filter: 1h trend direction
Exit : Trailing stop + ROI
"""
INTERFACE_VERSION = 3
timeframe = "5m"
can_short = True
# ── ROI ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
minimal_roi = {
"0": 0.05,
"60": 0.03,
"120": 0.02
}
# ── Risk management ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
stoploss = -0.02
trailing_stop = True
trailing_stop_positive = 0.01
trailing_stop_positive_offset = 0.015
trailing_only_offset_is_reached = True
# ── Buy parameters (TrendFollow) ───────────────────────────────────────
ema_fast = IntParameter(5, 20, default=10, space="buy")
ema_slow = IntParameter(15, 40, default=29, space="buy")
rsi_long_min = IntParameter(30, 60, default=53, space="buy")
rsi_long_max = IntParameter(55, 80, default=60, space="buy")
adx_threshold = IntParameter(10, 35, default=15, space="buy")
# ── Buy parameters (Scalping confirmation) ─────────────────────────────
stoch_long_max = IntParameter(30, 60, default=45, space="buy")
bb_zone = DecimalParameter(0.3, 0.8, default=0.6, space="buy")
# ── Sell parameters ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
ema_fast_short = IntParameter(5, 20, default=10, space="sell")
ema_slow_short = IntParameter(15, 40, default=29, space="sell")
rsi_short_min = IntParameter(40, 65, default=46, space="sell")
rsi_short_max = IntParameter(55, 80, default=63, space="sell")
adx_threshold_short = IntParameter(10, 35, default=15, space="sell")
stoch_short_min = IntParameter(50, 80, default=55, space="sell")
startup_candle_count: int = 100
def informative_pairs(self):
pairs = self.dp.current_whitelist()
return [(pair, "1h") for pair in pairs]
def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
# ── EMA ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
dataframe["ema_fast"] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=self.ema_fast.value)
dataframe["ema_slow"] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=self.ema_slow.value)
dataframe["ema_fast_short"] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=self.ema_fast_short.value)
dataframe["ema_slow_short"] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=self.ema_slow_short.value)
# ── MACD ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
macd = ta.MACD(dataframe, fastperiod=12, slowperiod=26, signalperiod=9)
dataframe["macd_hist"] = macd["macdhist"]
# ── RSI ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
dataframe["rsi"] = ta.RSI(dataframe, timeperiod=14)
# ── ADX ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
dataframe["adx"] = ta.ADX(dataframe, timeperiod=14)
# ── Bollinger Bands ────────────────────────────────────────────────
bollinger = ta.BBANDS(dataframe, timeperiod=20, nbdevup=2.0, nbdevdn=2.0)
dataframe["bb_upper"] = bollinger["upperband"]
dataframe["bb_lower"] = bollinger["lowerband"]
dataframe["bb_mid"] = bollinger["middleband"]
dataframe["bb_range"] = dataframe["bb_upper"] - dataframe["bb_lower"]
dataframe["bb_pos"] = (
(dataframe["close"] - dataframe["bb_lower"]) / dataframe["bb_range"]
)
# ── Stochastic ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
stoch = ta.STOCH(dataframe, fastk_period=14, slowk_period=3, slowd_period=3)
dataframe["stoch_k"] = stoch["slowk"]
dataframe["stoch_d"] = stoch["slowd"]
# ── 1h trend filter ────────────────────────────────────────────────
informative_1h = self.dp.get_pair_dataframe(
pair=metadata["pair"], timeframe="1h"
)
informative_1h["ema_1h_fast"] = ta.EMA(informative_1h, timeperiod=9)
informative_1h["ema_1h_slow"] = ta.EMA(informative_1h, timeperiod=21)
informative_1h["trend_up"] = (
informative_1h["ema_1h_fast"] > informative_1h["ema_1h_slow"]
).astype(int)
dataframe = merge_informative_pair(
dataframe, informative_1h, self.timeframe, "1h", ffill=True
)
return dataframe
def populate_entry_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
# ── LONG entry ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# TrendFollow conditions
trend_long = (
(dataframe["trend_up_1h"] == 1) &
(dataframe["ema_fast"] > dataframe["ema_slow"]) &
(dataframe["ema_fast"].shift(1) <= dataframe["ema_slow"].shift(1)) &
(dataframe["macd_hist"] > 0) &
(dataframe["macd_hist"].shift(1) <= 0) &
(dataframe["rsi"] >= self.rsi_long_min.value) &
(dataframe["rsi"] <= self.rsi_long_max.value) &
(dataframe["adx"] > self.adx_threshold.value)
)
# Scalping confirmation — price in lower BB zone, stoch not overbought
# LONG - scalping confirmation
scalp_confirm_long = (
(dataframe["bb_pos"] <= self.bb_zone.value + 0.3) &
(dataframe["stoch_k"] <= self.stoch_long_max.value + 20)
)
dataframe.loc[
(trend_long & scalp_confirm_long & (dataframe["volume"] > 0)),
["enter_long", "enter_tag"]
] = 1, "combined_long"
# ── SHORT entry ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# TrendFollow conditions
trend_short = (
(dataframe["trend_up_1h"] == 0) &
(dataframe["ema_fast_short"] < dataframe["ema_slow_short"]) &
(dataframe["ema_fast_short"].shift(1) >= dataframe["ema_slow_short"].shift(1)) &
(dataframe["macd_hist"] < 0) &
(dataframe["macd_hist"].shift(1) >= 0) &
(dataframe["rsi"] >= self.rsi_short_min.value) &
(dataframe["rsi"] <= self.rsi_short_max.value) &
(dataframe["adx"] > self.adx_threshold_short.value)
)
# Scalping confirmation — price in upper BB zone, stoch not oversold
# SHORT - scalping confirmation
scalp_confirm_short = (
(dataframe["bb_pos"] >= 1 - self.bb_zone.value - 0.3) &
(dataframe["stoch_k"] >= self.stoch_short_min.value - 20)
)
dataframe.loc[
(trend_short & scalp_confirm_short & (dataframe["volume"] > 0)),
["enter_short", "enter_tag"]
] = 1, "combined_short"
return dataframe
def populate_exit_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
return dataframe