SuperTrendU11 backtesting

July 4th, 2012, 03:22 PM

Can anyone explain how to use the indicator "SuperTrendU11" in a simple backtest? I am trying to understand the three settings it offers.

Beyond that, if you know;

1) Can you test just a simple crossover backtest?

and,

2) Can you use it as a trailing stop in a backtest?

and,

3) A real bonus would be if there is a way to have the "Baseline Smoothing" type also be a backtest variable?

Thanks to anyone who can help with this.

July 4th, 2012, 07:51 PM

@GaryD :

1) yes, you can test a crossover

2) yes, you can use it as a trailing stop

3) yes, you can select the moving average and offset type

But you need to code the strategy for a backtest.

If you call the SuperTrendU11 from a strategy, you need to

- declare the parameters under variables
- declare the SuperTrend under variables
- then call the SuperTrend in Initialize

Example:

Code

#region Variables
private double	multiplier = 2.5; 
private int basePeriod = 13;
private int rangePeriod = 14;       
private bool reverseIntraBar = false;
private anaSuperTrendU11BaseType thisBaseType	= anaSuperTrendU11BaseType.Median; 
private anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType thisOffsetType = anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType.Median; 
private anaSuperTrendU11VolaType thisVolaType = anaSuperTrendU11VolaType.True_Range; 
Indicator.anaSuperTrendU11 mySTU = null;

protected override void Initialize()
{
   mySTU = anaSuperTrendU11(basePeriod, multiplier, rangePeriod, reverseIntraBar, thisBaseType, thisOffsetType, thisVolaType);
...
}

Now, if you want to access the parameters of the strategy for a backtest, you need to serialize them within the strategy.

That is about all.

P.S: I have updated the anaSuperTrendU11 today, as it did not catch the correct baseline period for the Butterworth, Gauss and Supersmoother filters. Please download it again.

July 7th, 2012, 02:38 PM

Fat Tails

@GaryD :

1) yes, you can test a crossover

2) yes, you can use it as a trailing stop

3) yes, you can select the moving average and offset type

But you need to code the strategy for a backtest.

If you call the SuperTrendU11 from a strategy, you need to

- declare the parameters under variables
- declare the SuperTrend under variables
- then call the SuperTrend in Initialize

Example:

Code

#region Variables
private double	multiplier = 2.5; 
private int basePeriod = 13;
private int rangePeriod = 14;       
private bool reverseIntraBar = false;
private anaSuperTrendU11BaseType thisBaseType	= anaSuperTrendU11BaseType.Median; 
private anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType thisOffsetType = anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType.Median; 
private anaSuperTrendU11VolaType thisVolaType = anaSuperTrendU11VolaType.True_Range; 
Indicator.anaSuperTrendU11 mySTU = null;

protected override void Initialize()
{
   mySTU = anaSuperTrendU11(basePeriod, multiplier, rangePeriod, reverseIntraBar, thisBaseType, thisOffsetType, thisVolaType);
...
}

Now, if you want to access the parameters of the strategy for a backtest, you need to serialize them within the strategy.

That is about all.

P.S: I have updated the anaSuperTrendU11 today, as it did not catch the correct baseline period for the Butterworth, Gauss and Supersmoother filters. Please download it again.

That is how YOU do it... lol!

For a guy who barely understands anything about programming language, is there a simpler way? or am I making it complicated?

Oh, and I now see the gauss baseline thing, may be a problem I was seeing. Thanks so much.

July 8th, 2012, 02:58 PM

I figured it out. It took a few tries to determine what I was looking for, but I managed to get the SuperTrend to function in a backtest for entries and/or exits. I was calling for price to be above, below, equal, etc, and it did not work, but it took at "crosses..."

May 29th, 2013, 05:54 PM

Fat Tails

@GaryD :

1) yes, you can test a crossover

2) yes, you can use it as a trailing stop

3) yes, you can select the moving average and offset type

But you need to code the strategy for a backtest.

If you call the SuperTrendU11 from a strategy, you need to

- declare the parameters under variables
- declare the SuperTrend under variables
- then call the SuperTrend in Initialize

Example:

Code

#region Variables
private double	multiplier = 2.5; 
private int basePeriod = 13;
private int rangePeriod = 14;       
private bool reverseIntraBar = false;
private anaSuperTrendU11BaseType thisBaseType	= anaSuperTrendU11BaseType.Median; 
private anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType thisOffsetType = anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType.Median; 
private anaSuperTrendU11VolaType thisVolaType = anaSuperTrendU11VolaType.True_Range; 
Indicator.anaSuperTrendU11 mySTU = null;

protected override void Initialize()
{
   mySTU = anaSuperTrendU11(basePeriod, multiplier, rangePeriod, reverseIntraBar, thisBaseType, thisOffsetType, thisVolaType);
...
}

Now, if you want to access the parameters of the strategy for a backtest, you need to serialize them within the strategy.

That is about all.

P.S: I have updated the anaSuperTrendU11 today, as it did not catch the correct baseline period for the Butterworth, Gauss and Supersmoother filters. Please download it again.

Hi Fat Tails,

sorry to bother you, but I am incurring in the following message error when attempting to optimize the values of anaSuperTrendU11 in StrategyAnalyzer:

Below is the code I am using, I would really appreciate if you could tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanksfor your help, and wish you a good day

Code

#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Indicator;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
using NinjaTrader.Strategy;
#endregion

namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{
    [Description("")]
    public class aaaAnaSuperTrendLong : Strategy
    {
    
        #region Variables
		
		private int period = 14;
		private int multiplier = 2;
		private int rngPeriod = 4;
		private bool reverseIntraBar = false;
		private anaSuperTrendU11BaseType thisBaseType	= anaSuperTrendU11BaseType.TEMA; 
		private anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType thisOffsetType = anaSuperTrendU11OffsetType.Default; 
		private anaSuperTrendU11VolaType thisVolaType = anaSuperTrendU11VolaType.Standard_Deviation; 
		Indicator.anaSuperTrendU11 mySTU = null;

        #endregion

        protected override void Initialize()
        {
			mySTU = anaSuperTrendU11(period, multiplier, rngPeriod, reverseIntraBar, thisBaseType, thisOffsetType, thisVolaType);
			Add(anaSuperTrendU11(period, multiplier, rngPeriod, reverseIntraBar, thisBaseType, thisOffsetType, thisVolaType));
            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
			EntryHandling 	=	EntryHandling.UniqueEntries;
			ExitOnClose = false;
		}
        
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {							

			//StopLoss Reset
			if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Flat)
				SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Ticks,100);
				
			//Enter Long
			if (CrossAbove(...))
				EnterLong("Long");

			//Set StopLoss anaSuperTrendU11
			if (Position.MarketPosition == MarketPosition.Long)
             SetStopLoss(CalculationMode.Price,Instrument.MasterInstrument.Round2TickSize(anaSuperTrendU11(period, multiplier, rngPeriod, reverseIntraBar, thisBaseType, thisOffsetType, thisVolaType).StopDot[0]));
			
        }

        #region Properties
				
		[Description("")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public int Period
        {
            get { return period; }
            set { period = Math.Max(0, value); }
        }
		
		[Description("")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public int Multiplier
        {
            get { return multiplier; }
            set { multiplier = Math.Max(0, value); }
        }		
		
		[Description("")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public int RngPeriod
        {
            get { return rngPeriod; }
            set { rngPeriod = Math.Max(0, value); }
        }		
	
		[Description("")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public bool ReverseIntraBar
        {   get { return reverseIntraBar; }
            set { reverseIntraBar = value; }
        }
 		#endregion
    }
}

May 29th, 2013, 06:06 PM

Please show a screenshot of the parameters.
I replaced the "if (CrossAbove(...))" by an "if (true)", and the optimization works fine...

May 29th, 2013, 06:17 PM

sam028

Please show a screenshot of the parameters.
I replaced the "if (CrossAbove(...))" by an "if (true)", and the optimization works fine...

effectively your right, i tried that, I was using the multiplier with a double instead of int value. thanks!

December 8th, 2014, 04:25 PM

Hello guys ..

He has served this indicator ranges 1 minute, 3 minutes or f5 minutes?
that difference with the "chandelier stop" that also takes the trend?

they rank them work better? I have not tried it but I think it is not like any other trend indicator, I think it really is very good.

sorry for my English ..
thanks

SuperTrendU11 backtesting

Discussion in NinjaTrader

SuperTrendU11 backtesting