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davidzr/freqtrade-strategies/strategies/EMABreakout/EMABreakout.py · ★563 · ⑂259 · first seen 2026-07-16 · repo updated 2024-02-10

Basics mode: spot timeframe: 5m outdated
Settings stoploss: -0.333 has minimal roi trailing process only new candles: false startup candle count: 30 hyperopt hyperopt params: 3
Indicators Bollinger_Bands EMA MACD RSI SAR SMA talib
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# pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, invalid-name, pointless-string-statement
# flake8: noqa: F401

# --- Do not remove these libs ---
from freqtrade.strategy.interface import IStrategy
from typing import Dict, List
from functools import reduce
from pandas import DataFrame
# --------------------------------
from freqtrade.strategy.hyper import CategoricalParameter, DecimalParameter, IntParameter


import talib.abstract as ta
import freqtrade.vendor.qtpylib.indicators as qtpylib
import numpy # noqa
# --------------------------------
# Add your lib to import here


class EMABreakout(IStrategy):
    """
    Simple strategy that trades based on Prices breaking above/below the EMA
    More information in https://www.freqtrade.io/en/latest/strategy-customization/

    You can:
        :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
    - Rename the class name (Do not forget to update class_name)
    - Add any methods you want to build your strategy
    - Add any lib you need to build your strategy

    You must keep:
    - the lib in the section "Do not remove these libs"
    - the methods: populate_indicators, populate_buy_trend, populate_sell_trend
    You should keep:
    - timeframe, minimal_roi, stoploss, trailing_*
    """

    buy_period = CategoricalParameter([20, 30, 30, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100], default=90, space="buy")
    buy_macd_enabled = CategoricalParameter([True, False], default=True, space="buy")
    sell_hold = CategoricalParameter([True, False], default=False, space="sell")

    # ROI table:
    minimal_roi = {
        "0": 0.278,
        "39": 0.087,
        "124": 0.038,
        "135": 0
    }

    # Trailing stop:
    trailing_stop = True
    trailing_stop_positive = 0.172
    trailing_stop_positive_offset = 0.212
    trailing_only_offset_is_reached = False

    # Stoploss:
    stoploss = -0.333

    # Optimal timeframe for the strategy.
    timeframe = '5m'

    # Run "populate_indicators()" only for new candle.
    process_only_new_candles = False

    # These values can be overridden in the "ask_strategy" section in the config.
    use_sell_signal = True
    sell_profit_only = True
    ignore_roi_if_buy_signal = False

    # Number of candles the strategy requires before producing valid signals
    startup_candle_count: int = 30

    # Optional order type mapping.
    order_types = {
        'buy': 'limit',
        'sell': 'limit',
        'stoploss': 'market',
        'stoploss_on_exchange': False
    }

    # Optional order time in force.
    order_time_in_force = {
        'buy': 'gtc',
        'sell': 'gtc'
    }
    
    plot_config = {
        # Main plot indicators (Moving averages, ...)
        'main_plot': {
            'ema': {},
            'sma': {},
            'sar': {'color': 'white'},
        },
        'subplots': {
            # Subplots - each dict defines one additional plot
            "MACD": {
                'macdhist': {'color': 'blue'}
            },
            "RSI": {
                'rsi': {'color': 'red'},
            },
        }
    }

    def informative_pairs(self):
        """
        Define additional, informative pair/interval combinations to be cached from the exchange.
        These pair/interval combinations are non-tradeable, unless they are part
        of the whitelist as well.
        For more information, please consult the documentation
        :return: List of tuples in the format (pair, interval)
            Sample: return [("ETH/USDT", "5m"),
                            ("BTC/USDT", "15m"),
                            ]
        """
        return []

    def populate_indicators(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        """
        Adds several different TA indicators to the given DataFrame

        Performance Note: For the best performance be frugal on the number of indicators
        you are using. Let uncomment only the indicator you are using in your strategies
        or your hyperopt configuration, otherwise you will waste your memory and CPU usage.
        :param dataframe: Dataframe with data from the exchange
        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
        :return: a Dataframe with all mandatory indicators for the strategies
        """
        
        # Momentum Indicators
        # ------------------------------------

        # ADX
        # dataframe['adx'] = ta.ADX(dataframe)

        # Plus Directional Indicator / Movement
        # dataframe['dm_plus'] = ta.PLUS_DM(dataframe)
        # dataframe['di_plus'] = ta.PLUS_DI(dataframe)

        # Minus Directional Indicator / Movement
        # dataframe['dm_minus'] = ta.MINUS_DM(dataframe)
        # dataframe['di_minus'] = ta.MINUS_DI(dataframe)
        # dataframe['dm_delta'] = dataframe['dm_plus'] - dataframe['dm_minus']
        # dataframe['di_delta'] = dataframe['di_plus'] - dataframe['di_minus']

        # # Aroon, Aroon Oscillator
        # aroon = ta.AROON(dataframe)
        # dataframe['aroonup'] = aroon['aroonup']
        # dataframe['aroondown'] = aroon['aroondown']
        # dataframe['aroonosc'] = ta.AROONOSC(dataframe)

        # # Awesome Oscillator
        # dataframe['ao'] = qtpylib.awesome_oscillator(dataframe)

        # # Keltner Channel
        # keltner = qtpylib.keltner_channel(dataframe)
        # dataframe["kc_upperband"] = keltner["upper"]
        # dataframe["kc_lowerband"] = keltner["lower"]
        # dataframe["kc_middleband"] = keltner["mid"]
        # dataframe["kc_percent"] = (
        #     (dataframe["close"] - dataframe["kc_lowerband"]) /
        #     (dataframe["kc_upperband"] - dataframe["kc_lowerband"])
        # )
        # dataframe["kc_width"] = (
        #     (dataframe["kc_upperband"] - dataframe["kc_lowerband"]) / dataframe["kc_middleband"]
        # )

        # # Ultimate Oscillator
        # dataframe['uo'] = ta.ULTOSC(dataframe)

        # # Commodity Channel Index: values [Oversold:-100, Overbought:100]
        # dataframe['cci'] = ta.CCI(dataframe)

        # RSI
        dataframe['rsi'] = ta.RSI(dataframe)


        # Inverse Fisher transform on RSI, values [-1.0, 1.0] (https://goo.gl/2JGGoy)
        # rsi = 0.1 * (dataframe['rsi'] - 50)
        # dataframe['fisher_rsi'] = (numpy.exp(2 * rsi) - 1) / (numpy.exp(2 * rsi) + 1)

        # Inverse Fisher transform on RSI normalized: values [0.0, 100.0] (https://goo.gl/2JGGoy)
        # dataframe['fisher_rsi_norma'] = 50 * (dataframe['fisher_rsi'] + 1)

        # # Stochastic Slow
        # stoch = ta.STOCH(dataframe)
        # dataframe['slowd'] = stoch['slowd']
        # dataframe['slowk'] = stoch['slowk']

        # Stochastic Fast
        # stoch_fast = ta.STOCHF(dataframe)
        # dataframe['fastd'] = stoch_fast['fastd']
        # dataframe['fastk'] = stoch_fast['fastk']

        # # Stochastic RSI
        # Please read https://github.com/freqtrade/freqtrade/issues/2961 before using this.
        # STOCHRSI is NOT aligned with tradingview, which may result in non-expected results.
        # stoch_rsi = ta.STOCHRSI(dataframe)
        # dataframe['fastd_rsi'] = stoch_rsi['fastd']
        # dataframe['fastk_rsi'] = stoch_rsi['fastk']

        # MACD
        macd = ta.MACD(dataframe)
        dataframe['macd'] = macd['macd']
        dataframe['macdsignal'] = macd['macdsignal']
        dataframe['macdhist'] = macd['macdhist']

        # MFI
        # dataframe['mfi'] = ta.MFI(dataframe)

        # # ROC
        # dataframe['roc'] = ta.ROC(dataframe)

        # Overlap Studies
        # ------------------------------------

        # Bollinger Bands
        bollinger = qtpylib.bollinger_bands(qtpylib.typical_price(dataframe), window=20, stds=2)
        dataframe['bb_lowerband'] = bollinger['lower']
        dataframe['bb_middleband'] = bollinger['mid']
        dataframe['bb_upperband'] = bollinger['upper']
        dataframe["bb_percent"] = (
            (dataframe["close"] - dataframe["bb_lowerband"]) /
            (dataframe["bb_upperband"] - dataframe["bb_lowerband"])
        )
        dataframe["bb_width"] = (
            (dataframe["bb_upperband"] - dataframe["bb_lowerband"]) / dataframe["bb_middleband"]
        )

        # Bollinger Bands - Weighted (EMA based instead of SMA)
        # weighted_bollinger = qtpylib.weighted_bollinger_bands(
        #     qtpylib.typical_price(dataframe), window=20, stds=2
        # )
        # dataframe["wbb_upperband"] = weighted_bollinger["upper"]
        # dataframe["wbb_lowerband"] = weighted_bollinger["lower"]
        # dataframe["wbb_middleband"] = weighted_bollinger["mid"]
        # dataframe["wbb_percent"] = (
        #     (dataframe["close"] - dataframe["wbb_lowerband"]) /
        #     (dataframe["wbb_upperband"] - dataframe["wbb_lowerband"])
        # )
        # dataframe["wbb_width"] = (
        #     (dataframe["wbb_upperband"] - dataframe["wbb_lowerband"]) / dataframe["wbb_middleband"]
        # )

        # # EMA - Exponential Moving Average
        # dataframe['ema3'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=3)
        # dataframe['ema5'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=5)
        # dataframe['ema10'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=10)
        # dataframe['ema21'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=21)
        # dataframe['ema50'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=50)
        # dataframe['ema100'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=100)
        #dataframe['ema200'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=200)

        # dataframe['ema7'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=7)
        # dataframe['ema25'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=25)
        dataframe['ema'] = ta.EMA(dataframe, timeperiod=self.buy_period.value)

        # # SMA - Simple Moving Average
        dataframe['sma'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=self.buy_period.value)
        # dataframe['sma3'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=3)
        # dataframe['sma5'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=5)
        # dataframe['sma10'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=10)
        # dataframe['sma21'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=21)
        # dataframe['sma50'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=50)
        # dataframe['sma100'] = ta.SMA(dataframe, timeperiod=100)

        # Parabolic SAR
        dataframe['sar'] = ta.SAR(dataframe)

        # TEMA - Triple Exponential Moving Average
        # dataframe['tema'] = ta.TEMA(dataframe, timeperiod=9)

        # Cycle Indicator
        # ------------------------------------
        # # Hilbert Transform Indicator - SineWave
        # hilbert = ta.HT_SINE(dataframe)
        # dataframe['htsine'] = hilbert['sine']
        # dataframe['htleadsine'] = hilbert['leadsine']

        # Pattern Recognition - Bullish candlestick patterns
        # ------------------------------------
        # # Hammer: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLHAMMER'] = ta.CDLHAMMER(dataframe)
        # # Inverted Hammer: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLINVERTEDHAMMER'] = ta.CDLINVERTEDHAMMER(dataframe)
        # # Dragonfly Doji: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLDRAGONFLYDOJI'] = ta.CDLDRAGONFLYDOJI(dataframe)
        # # Piercing Line: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLPIERCING'] = ta.CDLPIERCING(dataframe) # values [0, 100]
        # # Morningstar: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLMORNINGSTAR'] = ta.CDLMORNINGSTAR(dataframe) # values [0, 100]
        # # Three White Soldiers: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDL3WHITESOLDIERS'] = ta.CDL3WHITESOLDIERS(dataframe) # values [0, 100]

        # Pattern Recognition - Bearish candlestick patterns
        # ------------------------------------
        # # Hanging Man: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLHANGINGMAN'] = ta.CDLHANGINGMAN(dataframe)
        # # Shooting Star: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLSHOOTINGSTAR'] = ta.CDLSHOOTINGSTAR(dataframe)
        # # Gravestone Doji: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLGRAVESTONEDOJI'] = ta.CDLGRAVESTONEDOJI(dataframe)
        # # Dark Cloud Cover: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLDARKCLOUDCOVER'] = ta.CDLDARKCLOUDCOVER(dataframe)
        # # Evening Doji Star: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLEVENINGDOJISTAR'] = ta.CDLEVENINGDOJISTAR(dataframe)
        # # Evening Star: values [0, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLEVENINGSTAR'] = ta.CDLEVENINGSTAR(dataframe)

        # Pattern Recognition - Bullish/Bearish candlestick patterns
        # ------------------------------------
        # # Three Line Strike: values [0, -100, 100]
        # dataframe['CDL3LINESTRIKE'] = ta.CDL3LINESTRIKE(dataframe)
        # # Spinning Top: values [0, -100, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLSPINNINGTOP'] = ta.CDLSPINNINGTOP(dataframe) # values [0, -100, 100]
        # # Engulfing: values [0, -100, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLENGULFING'] = ta.CDLENGULFING(dataframe) # values [0, -100, 100]
        # # Harami: values [0, -100, 100]
        # dataframe['CDLHARAMI'] = ta.CDLHARAMI(dataframe) # values [0, -100, 100]
        # # Three Outside Up/Down: values [0, -100, 100]
        # dataframe['CDL3OUTSIDE'] = ta.CDL3OUTSIDE(dataframe) # values [0, -100, 100]
        # # Three Inside Up/Down: values [0, -100, 100]
        # dataframe['CDL3INSIDE'] = ta.CDL3INSIDE(dataframe) # values [0, -100, 100]

        # # Chart type
        # # ------------------------------------
        # # Heikin Ashi Strategy
        # heikinashi = qtpylib.heikinashi(dataframe)
        # dataframe['ha_open'] = heikinashi['open']
        # dataframe['ha_close'] = heikinashi['close']
        # dataframe['ha_high'] = heikinashi['high']
        # dataframe['ha_low'] = heikinashi['low']

        # Retrieve best bid and best ask from the orderbook
        # ------------------------------------


        return dataframe

    def populate_buy_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        """
        Based on TA indicators, populates the buy signal for the given dataframe
        :param dataframe: DataFrame populated with indicators
        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
        :return: DataFrame with buy column
        """

        conditions = []

        # GUARDS AND TRENDS


        # check that volume is not 0
        conditions.append(dataframe['volume'] > 0)

        # MACD OK?
        if self.buy_macd_enabled.value:
            conditions.append(dataframe['macdhist'] >= 0)

        # TRIGGERS

        # buy if close crosses above EMABreakout
        conditions.append(qtpylib.crossed_above(dataframe['close'], dataframe['ema']))

        # build the dataframe using the conditions
        if conditions:
            dataframe.loc[reduce(lambda x, y: x & y, conditions), 'buy'] = 1

        return dataframe

    def populate_sell_trend(self, dataframe: DataFrame, metadata: dict) -> DataFrame:
        """
        Based on TA indicators, populates the sell signal for the given dataframe
        :param dataframe: DataFrame populated with indicators
        :param metadata: Additional information, like the currently traded pair
        :return: DataFrame with buy column
        """

        conditions = []
        # if hold, then don't set a sell signal
        if self.sell_hold.value:
            dataframe.loc[(dataframe['close'].notnull() ), 'sell'] = 0

        else:

            # buy if close crosses below EMABreakout
            conditions.append(qtpylib.crossed_below(dataframe['close'], dataframe['ema']))

            if conditions:
                dataframe.loc[reduce(lambda x, y: x & y, conditions), 'sell'] = 1

        return dataframe