Guide
How does the Swing Breaker Strategy [v0.1] - Support and resistance breakout strategy work ?
The Swing Breaker Strategy focuses on identifying support and resistance breakouts using a non-repainting method. Key components of the strategy include:
- Determining swing highs and lows by examining a symmetrical range of candles based on the Swing Barsback setting, which defaults to 10. This setting helps in spotting significant pivot points without the influence of immediate price action.
- Confirming trends through the sequential pattern of swings, with the default requiring three consecutive swings either ascending for a bullish trend or descending for a bearish trend.
- Once a trend is verified, the strategy prompts a stop entry order at the price of the last identified swing. This order remains until the price breaks through this level, signaling a trade entry.
- The Stoploss Candles Lookback parameter, set to a default of 5, determines where to place the initial stop loss. This is done by examining a preset number of past candles to identify the lowest or highest point for long or short setups respectively.
- The strategy aims for a 2:1 risk-reward ratio, setting the take profit target at twice the distance of the stop loss from the entry point.
This unique combination of identifying swings and customizing parameters such as stop loss limits and the number of swings to confirm a trend is what makes this strategy distinct.