SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategyvsTradingView SuperTrend strategy
SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy: Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds. · TradingView SuperTrend strategy: Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.
SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
TradingView SuperTrend strategy
Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.
Indicators
- SMA (period 20)
- SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)
Timeframes
Bias
Long only
Long & short
Market fit
Volatility expansion
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Enter long when close crosses above the 20-bar SMA.
- 4-bar cooldown after exit reduces back-to-back whipsaws.
- Long the bar after state crosses up through zero.
- Short the bar after state crosses down through zero.
Exit rules
- Close on a cross back below the SMA.
- Trailing 5% stop catches deeper retracements before the SMA flips.
- Any state flip closes the active position.
- 4% trailing stop on the runner; 2-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Trendy growth in directional regimes punctuated by ugly chop when price oscillates around the SMA. Best paired with a higher-timeframe trend filter to skip the chop.
Trend-friendly equity curve — clean in directional regimes, whipsaws in chop. The 10/3.0 default fires frequently on intraday timeframes and less often on daily candles.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
- You expect volatility expansion — the thesis is "Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds."
- You want a long-only bot on 1h–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (SMA (period 20)).
Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
When to pick TradingView SuperTrend strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–1d candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)).
Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.
SMA breakout (Donchian-style) strategy
Buy a fresh push above the 20-bar mean and trail the winner until it folds.
TradingView SuperTrend strategy
Classic ATR-band trail — long when the trend flips up, short when it flips down.
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