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Gold Trend Following Trading Strategy TradeStation



A gold futures contracts (@GC) trading strategy built on the proven techniques that made the famous "Turtle Traders" so successful.

This strategy can also be the foundation for creating your own strategies to trade many other types of commodities (oil, silver, copper, etc.)

This is a professional trading strategy, ready for real-world automation or manual trading and includes user adjustable stop-loss orders.

Unlocking the power of trend-following and Turtle Trader techniques.

This trading strategy for Gold futures contracts (@GC) is meticulously crafted on the foundations of trend-following principles, complemented by the time-tested methods of Turtle Traders, renowned for their ability to seize breakouts and capitalizing on breakdowns in prices.

This method has proven to yield some of the most substantial profits in trading, with the potential for holding positions for weeks or even months as gold ascends to new heights.

While tailored for Gold futures contracts, the code for this system can be easily adapted and tested on your commodity of choice and even individual stocks as most markets have similar underlying structures.

This strategy adapts to market volatility through a dynamic position sizing function, providing consistent performance.

Developed and rigorously tested in 2012 using advanced statistical techniques and tools, this strategy has continuously proven its mettle in real-time deployment. Its track record speaks for itself, standing as a testament to its enduring efficacy and reliability.

How It Works

The strategy automatically detects patterns that have historically produced repeatable outcomes that can be exploited as long trading opportunities. These patterns are defined mathematically using large tolerances to minimize curve-fitting to past data.

Parameters used and that can be adjust:

X number of days to look back for break-out detection
Y number of days to look back for break-down detection
Z number of days to look back for trend determination



Features

Adaptive position sizing based on real-time market volatility.
Option to manually set position size.
Ready for automated trading out of the box.
Fully annotated code for easy comprehension.
Full transparency with no "black boxes."

What's Included

Quick start guide
EasyLanguage source code (.eld format)
TradeStation Workspace (.tsw format)
Full code (.txt format)
Life-time strategy updates



Learning From My Code

I think you'll find the following functions of interest to start coding and testing your own strategies!
Implemented Sub-Functions In This Strategy:

Trend determination
Break-out and Break-down detection
Automatic position size calculation based on volatility
Open trade management
Stop-loss orders based on volatility

Happy Trading!