Unicorn X-Algo

2022년 7월 30일

Unicorn X-Algo is a multifunctional trading indicator. It is designed to help traders make real-time decisions using quantitative models.
Its core is a trend trading strategy based on our enhanced Trailing Stop-Loss algorithm. This strategy provides the user with position entry and exit signals. It is customizable and has a built-in instant backtesting feature.
For those who have difficulty with finding the good settings the indicator has the Automatic Mode. In this mode, there is no need for the user to adjust any settings. The indicator calculates optimized trading signals automatically.
In addition, the indicator provides a number of useful tools that aim to provide additional confirmation to the trading signals. They include: support and resistance levels forecast, price range prediction and institutional activity detection.
The script can send real-time alerts to the user’s Email and to the cell phone via notifications in the TradingView app.
The indicator can be used for various types of trend and swing trading, including positional trading, day trading and scalping.

Unicorn X-Algo allows users to:

• forecast direction of trends with BUY and SELL signals;
  
• determine the right time to close a position;
  
• detect institutional activity in the market;
  
• forecast key support and resistance levels;
  
• predict the future price range for any market;
  
• customize any settings and do a backtest with one click;
  
• see historical trades on the chart;
  
• use the fully Automatic Mode where the algorithm optimizes all its settings itself.
  

When using this script, keep in mind that past results do not necessarily reflect future results and that many factors influence trading results.


FEATURES

Trading signals
The feature calculates trend or swing entry and exit signals. The underlying strategy does not use fixed Take-Profit levels. It trails the price with a Trailing Stop-Loss to get as many pips as possible from price movements.
The feature is based on our custom Volatility Stop algorithm. It uses linear regressions instead of averaging. As our practice shows, this helps to reduce signal lag while keeping the number of false signals low.
Trading signals are customizable with Sensitivity and Trade Length parameters which determine the trading signals frequency and width of the Trailing-Stop levels, respectively.

Automatic Mode
The Trading Signals function has an automatic mode. When it is turned on, you do not need to adjust the trading signals settings. The algorithm tries to calculate the best settings automatically using an optimization algorithm.
In this mode, Buy and Sell signals are displayed as green and red triangles respectively. There are two types of exit signals displayed as circles and crosses. A circle signal means that a price reversal is expected and you can partially close the position. A cross signal means that a trading signal in the opposite direction is expected soon and you can partially or completely close your position.

Support and Resistance Levels
Support/Resistance levels forecasting model. The forecasted levels are non-repainting. Once calculated for a specified period in the future (day, week, month, etc.), they don't change during this period.
The feature allows the trader to plan trades and use the forecasted levels as entry levels and targets for opening and closing positions. Both intraday and higher timeframes are supported.
The forecasting model analyses the distribution of the price time series to find clusters in the data. These clusters are then used to make the key price levels forecast.

Big Money Activity detection
The Big Money Activity tool identifies areas on the price chart associated with instructional traders' activity in the market.
Institutional activity in a trending market can be a leading signal for upcoming reversal. Institutions could be fixing their profit, causing the price to move against the current trend.
Institutional activity in a sideways market can be due to positions accumulation and signal a new trend formation.

The algorithm uses tick volume, volume, and volatility data to forecast activity of institutional investors. The method develops the idea described in the Daigler & Wiley (2015) and Shalen (1993) works. It says that when institutional traders actively open or close their positions in the market, a divergence between volume and volatility time-series arises. It can be due to their use of position-splitting algorithms that reduce the impact of their positions on the market.

Trading Range Forecast
Trading Range Forecast feature predicts the price range of an asset for a selected period of time in the future, called Forecast Horizon. It can be the next day or 12-hour trading session. This function works if your chart timeframe is intraday (i.e. the timeframe below "D"). It shows the upper and lower bounds between which the price is going to stay in the upcoming Forecast Horizon period.

Instant Backtesting
After changing any settings, you can immediately see the performance of the strategy on the Instant Backtesting panel. Two metrics are displayed there - the percentage of profitable trades and the total return. This information, as well as the historical trades shown on the chart, will help you quickly and easily evaluate any settings you make.


SETTINGS

TRADING SIGNALS
Trade Length - defines the length of the trades the algorithm tries to make. Recommended values are from 1.0 to 6.0.
Sensitivity - controls the sensitivity of the trading signals algorithm. The sensitivity determines the density of trading signals and how close the trailing-stop levels follow the price. The higher the value of this parameter is, the less sensitive the algorithm is. High values of the Sensitivity parameters (100-500) can help to withstand large price swings to stay in longer price moves. Lower values (10-100) work well for short- and medium-term trades.

TRADING TOOLS
Big Money Activity - turns on and off the identification of the areas associated with institutional traders activity.

SUPPORТ AND RESISTANCЕ LEVELS
Show Support And Resistance Levels - turns on and off support and resistance levels calculation.

TRADING RANGE FORECAST
Show Trading Range Forecast - turns on/off trading range forecasting
Forecast Horizon - sets the period for which the trading range forecast is made
Forecasting Method - allows to choose a forecasting algorithm for the trading range forecast.

BACKTESTING
Use Starting Date - turns on/off the starting date for the strategy and backtests. When off, all available historical data is used.
Starting Date - sets the starting date for the strategy and backtests.
Show Instant Backtesting Dashboard - turns on/off a dashboard that shows the current strategy performance: the percentage of profitable trades and total return.
Leverage - sets the leverage that the strategy uses.

2022년 12월 19일

릴리즈 노트

Version 2.1 features a new trend trading signal engine. It can avoid ranging markets and uses a flexible trailing stop loss algorithm.

It is controlled by two settings:

Sensitivity - The higher the value of this parameter, the more confirmations the algorithm needs to open a trade and the fewer signals you get. The recommended values are 10 - 80. Higher values are good for entering into longer trends.

Trade Length -The higher the value of this parameter, the more confirmations the algorithm needs to exit the open trade, and therefore the longer the algorithm remains in position. The recommended values are 5 - 50. This parameter should be less than or equal to the Sensitivity parameter.