Premium Breakout + Alerts

Apr 4, 2021

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Price Action Based
Signals
Money Management
Trailing-Stop
Volatility

The Premium Breakout + Alerts indicator provides a comprehensive trend-following framework designed to identify and execute breakout trades with built-in risk management and automation features. It aims to capture strong directional movements by buying on strength and selling on weakness while minimizing drawdown through systematic stop-loss logic.

Usage

The Usage section focuses on how to interpret the signals and manage trades using the built-in logic. The script identifies potential entries based on price breaking above the highest high or below the lowest low of a user-defined period.

  • Long Entry: Triggered when the price crosses above the "Highest High" line.
  • Short Entry: Triggered when the price crosses below the "Lowest Low" line.
  • Exit Logic: The strategy utilizes a dual-stop mechanism. A fixed stop-loss is established upon entry based on an ATR multiple, while a trailing stop-loss follows the price to lock in profits as the trend progresses. Users should exit positions immediately when price hits either the fixed or trailing stop lines.

This tool is alert-ready, meaning you can configure TradingView alerts to receive real-time notifications for entries and exits. Each entry alert includes calculated position sizing, suggested leverage, and the specific stop-loss price to facilitate disciplined execution.

Details

The script is built on the core principles of Trend Following. It utilizes the Average True Range (ATR) to determine volatility-adjusted stop levels, ensuring that the strategy adapts to current market conditions. The risk management module calculates position sizes dynamically based on your total equity and the distance to the stop-loss, aiming to keep the risk per trade consistent regardless of volatility.

Settings

Risk Management

  • Max % risk: The percentage of total equity you are willing to risk on a single trade.
  • How many pairs: The number of different assets you plan to trade simultaneously. This adjusts position sizing to ensure sufficient capital allocation across your portfolio.

Entry Condition

  • Highest High Period: The lookback period used to determine the breakout level for Long entries.
  • Lowest Low Period: The lookback period used to determine the breakdown level for Short entries.

Exit Condition

  • Trailing ATR Period: The lookback period for the ATR used in the trailing stop calculation.
  • Trailing ATR Multiplier: Determines how far the trailing stop follows the price.
  • Fix ATR Period: The lookback period for the ATR used to set the initial fixed stop-loss.
  • Fix ATR Multiplier: Determines the distance of the initial stop-loss from the entry price.

FAQ

How do I use the alerts for this strategy?

To use alerts, select the indicator as the condition in the TradingView Alert box. The script is optimized to send detailed messages including position size and stop-loss levels directly to your notifications.

Can I trade this on any timeframe?

While the logic is universal, trend-following strategies typically perform better on higher timeframes (e.g., 1H, 4H, Daily) where trends are more established and market noise is reduced.

How do I get access to Premium Breakout + Alerts?

You can get access on the LuxAlgo Library for charting platforms like TradingView, MetaTrader (MT4/MT5), and NinjaTrader for free.

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