Arcturus Algo Setting
Documentation about how to tune the settings
Arcturus Algo
Arcturus Algo works in any timeframe and market including stocks, currencies, crypto, indices, forex, futures, and commodities on all timeframes. You can utilize Arcturus for scalping, trend trading, swing trading, or even trading options as well.
How to Connect Alerts to your broker?
Webhooks have been added to TradingView alerts, which creates endless integration possibilities and makes them a whole different game. By connecting to apps such as 3commas, Instabot Trader, or Alertatron the world of algotrading is also open, as the alerts can be delivered in a matter of seconds.
By using webhooks and Zapier.com you can send triggered alert details to Slack, Twitter, and thousands of other platforms.
- Since you can't automate your trading directly in TradingView you have to connect Arcturus alerts to a service that can execute orders in a broker.
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Some services that can be used:
https://trading.wunderbit.co/en
https://www.tradingconnector.com/
How to tune the settings
- This guide is about how to tune the settings and get a good backtest.
If you know what to adjust you will be able to create good strategies for almost any market and timeframe. Please read this guide and play around with the settings. Or you can see our Examples Markets / Timeframes.
Let’s get into it
Optimize the backtest in the following order
Overview
Read about some key features within the setting panel
Read the ToolTips: Make sure that you read all the Tooltips to better understand how the settings work and how to tune them. Hover over the “i” and a textbox will appear.
Backtest Range: This is the time interval the backtest is based on. The default backtest range includes the maximum historical data that Tradingview provides. If you want to test the Bot on a custom range you can set the Start Date and End Date.
Entry Direction: By default, the Bot is set to look for both Long entries and Short entries. The best practice is to set the Bot to look for entries in the same direction as the overall market trend. Have you identified a strong bullish trend in higher timeframes make sure that Arcturus only takes long entires. If the market is in a strong negative trend make sure that the Bot only takes short entries. By adjusting this setting accordingly to the market trend you increase your edge.
Custom Session: The user can set a custom session where the Bot should execute trades. This feature can be used to make sure that the Bot doesn’t take any trades during night hours, or only taking trade during a preferred session.
Enable “Close the position when the session ends?” if you want to close the position when the sessions end regardless of an exit signal or not.
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Step 1
The first setting to consider to change is “Precision/Confirmed Entries”
- The first thing you can try to do is to select Confirmed Entries. Check how the to backtest looks like now.
- The second thing to tune is to select Precision Entries. Use the Precision Sensitivity to adjust how sensitivity Arcturus should be to volatility. A high value returns fewer signals.
- You can also try to change the Exit Signals, you can change between using Precision Exit’s and Confirmed Exit’s (Confirmed Exit’s is Default). Try to enable the Precisions Exits and see how the backtest looks now. Use the Precision Sensitivity to adjust how sensitivity Arcturus should be to volatility.
Step 2
The user can also add a price action Filter that sets the underlying trend.
- You can Select Short-term or Long-term price action.
You can then try to change the Filter Sensitivity between 1-5. A lower value returns fewer signals (in most cases).
Step 3
The last step is to adjust:
Entry Direction: By default, the Bot is set to look for both Long entries and Short entries. The best practice is to set the Bot to look for entries in the same direction as the overall market trend. Have you identified a strong bullish trend in higher timeframes make sure that Arcturus only takes long entires. If the market is in a strong negative trend make sure that the Bot only takes short entries. By adjusting this setting accordingly to the market trend you increase your edge.
Exit: The user can choose Adaptive Exit and Customize Trailing Exit.
- If you use the Adaptive Exit no extra adjustment is needed.
- If you select the Customize Exit you use a trailing stop. You can set the TrailingStop Type and its Distance.
Stoploss: The last thing to do is to set a stop loss. You can start by enabling the Automatic Stop Loss and see how that works. The backtest will show the performance with the stop loss enable in real-time. You can also set a custom stop loss.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Arcturus Algo?
Arcturus Algo is a is a backtested Algorithm that is ready to be automated.
Arcturus Algo works in any timeframe and market including stocks, currencies, crypto, indices, forex, futures, and commodities on all timeframes. You can utilize Arcturus for scalping, trend trading, swing trading, or even trading options as well.
Where do I find Arcturus Backtest?
Once you have access to the Algo and have applied it to your chart the strategy tester should pop up automatically on the bottom of the screen.
If the backtest doesn’t pop up you can click on “Strategy Tester” at the bottom of the screen.
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Check the full backtest reports and some examples of markets/timeframe with backtests here
https://zeiiermantrading.com/arcturus-algo-markets
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Read more about how the strategy Tester work here:
How do I automate my trading using Arcturus Algo?
Arcturus Algo has inbuilt real-time alerts that can be connected to any broker of your choice that (allows automated trading).
We have a guide on how to set the alerts, and where you should put the Syntax/Message from your broker as well as where to put your WebHook URL. Read More Here
We at Zeiierman do not offer any support on how to set up the integration between the TradingView alerts and your broker. There are many third-party services that offer this kind of service.
However, you can always interact with other users in our Discord Channel and ask for help.
Why do we provide a fully backtested automated bot?
Many of our traders in the community want to automate their trading as a complement to their manually trading. We at Zeiierman have listened to their suggestions and decided to launch one fully automated Bot.
We do also see that more and more people are looking for automated trading so we decided to be part of the future of trading.
In which market & timeframe does Arcturus work in?
The algorithm works in any market and timeframe, you as a user can backtest which settings, market, and timeframe that works best. We at Zeiierman have backtested the algorithm in some markets and timeframes. Read More here
You can also get more info on our Discord Channel.
How much experience do I need to use it?
Generally speaking, Our tools and system can be used by anyone.
Regarding Arcturus Algo:
No particular trading experience is needed since the Algotrhim (Arcturus) does all the Trading. However, since you have to set up the integration between TradingView Alerts to your broker you need some knowledge of how to do that.
What do I need?
To use Zeiierman’s Indicators and Systems and Arcturus, you will need the following things:
1. A free account with Tradingview.com
2. A broker to place trades. Examples: Robinhood, Webull, MT4, Oanda, TD Ameritrade, CoinBase, Kraken, IG.
3. A third-party service that can connect TradingView Alerts to your broker.
What kind of support can I expect?
We at Zeiierman are here to help you with everything that is related to the Bot and our Premium & Advanced Indicators.
We at Zeiierman do not offer any support on how to set up the integration between the TradingView alerts and your broker. There are many third-party services that offer this kind of service.
However, you can always interact with other users on our Discord Channel and ask for help.
How should I use Arcturus Algo? (Important to read)
Make sure that you understand what Arcturus Algo is, and what the backtest means.
We do not recommend anyone to over-leverage or put all your savings at stake. This is not a "get rich quick - algorithm", Arcturus Algo should be evaluated after at least 3 months or after 100 trades. Make sure that you can run the algorithm for that long. That is why you should control the risk you're taking. Do not put everything at stake.
1. Control your risk, start with money you can afford to lose.
2. Make sure that you can run the algorithm for at least 3 months or 100 trades.
3. Do not over-leverage.
4. Use this Algorithm as a complement to your manually trading
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