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Backtesting 3commas DCA Bot v2

By rouxam
Updated
Updating previously published simulated 3commas DCA logic with a sexier insert and more meaningful default parameters.
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Added possibility to use the RSI [configurable as per 3c presets] as buy signal
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Large Revamp:
- Added Label with warning and summary
- Added Stop Loss support
- Improved time inputs
- General bug fixes
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Quick amend on previous commit:
- add comments in script
- add warnings for limitations on backtesting with stop loss (in general, do not use a stop loss if you use DCA on the Spot market)
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Quick amend previous commit:
- Improved currency formatting
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more realistic amount of BTC (divided amount of BTC by 1000 because who owns 2000 BTC ?!)
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Fixed stop loss, reordered input as per 3c bot setup, fix max deviation calculation, add list of bot parameters on label printout
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- Fix quantities calculation
- Default to RSI-7 < 30 for buy signal

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amend previous commit
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- fix RSI start condition (Below; not crossover)
- set RSI default timeframe to 15
- small rework on the warning/results labels
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- Fixed Stop Loss triggers. Thank you RealSaim for testing and reporting !
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- more meaningful default inputs
- Slightly more sexy snapshot
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New feature:
- Add a counter of total deals
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New Feature:
- Add nb of deals closed on hitting Stop Loss
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added support for Take Profit Type "% From Total Volume" or "% From Base Order "
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After getting the request from many of you, here it is:
- YOU CAN NOW BACK-TEST SHORT BOTS !
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new update includes:
- refactored closing deal code
- add comparison of DCA bot performance to simple Buy and Hold.
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Fix Trailing TP logic for short bot
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New features !!
- Using TA Presets (Buy/Strong Buy/Sell/Strong Sell)
- Allow using different timeframes for RSI
- Allow using a percentage of equity rather than fixed amount of currency
- Numbered warnings
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New feature !!
- Backtesting timeframe updated automatically on the label

This is because the number of bars available is a fixed amount so if you select a 1m timeframe, you can backtest over only a few days, but if you select a 15m timeframe you can backtest over several months.

limits:
free account = 5000 bars
pro/pro+ account = 10000 bars
premium account = 20000 bars
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Fix bug on deal closure
Renamed "TA Preset" to "TV Preset"
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fixed typo
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Fancy update people !! A few weeks ago, TradingView released a new object called a "Table" and this is really a big upgrade on the usability of this backtester.
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Open-source script

In true TradingView spirit, the author of this script has published it open-source, so traders can understand and verify it. Cheers to the author! You may use it for free, but reuse of this code in publication is governed by House rules. You can favorite it to use it on a chart.

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