Moving Average Entries with Trailing Stop Exit Backtests

# trail.py


```py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8; py-indent-offset:4 -*-
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from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                        unicode_literals)

import argparse
import datetime

import backtrader as bt


class St(bt.Strategy):
    params = dict(
        ma=bt.ind.SMA,
        p1=10,
        p2=30,
        stoptype=bt.Order.StopTrail,
        trailamount=0.0,
        trailpercent=0.0,
        limitoffset=0.0,
    )

    def __init__(self):
        ma1, ma2 = self.p.ma(period=self.p.p1), self.p.ma(period=self.p.p2)
        self.crup = bt.ind.CrossUp(ma1, ma2)
        self.order = None

    def next(self):
        if not self.position:
            if self.crup:
                o = self.buy()
                self.order = None
                print('*' * 50)

        elif self.order is None:
            if self.p.stoptype == bt.Order.StopTrailLimit:
                price = self.data.close[0]
                plimit = self.data.close[0] + self.p.limitoffset
            else:
                price = None
                plimit = None

            self.order = self.sell(exectype=self.p.stoptype,
                                   price=price,
                                   plimit=plimit,
                                   trailamount=self.p.trailamount,
                                   trailpercent=self.p.trailpercent)

            if self.p.trailamount:
                tcheck = self.data.close - self.p.trailamount
            else:
                tcheck = self.data.close * (1.0 - self.p.trailpercent)
            print(','.join(
                map(str, [self.datetime.date(), self.data.close[0],
                          self.order.created.price, tcheck])
                )
            )
            print('-' * 10)
        else:
            if self.p.trailamount:
                tcheck = self.data.close - self.p.trailamount
            else:
                tcheck = self.data.close * (1.0 - self.p.trailpercent)
            print(','.join(
                map(str, [self.datetime.date(), self.data.close[0],
                          self.order.created.price, tcheck])
                )
            )


def runstrat(args=None):
    args = parse_args(args)

    cerebro = bt.Cerebro()

    # Data feed kwargs
    kwargs = dict()

    # Parse from/to-date
    dtfmt, tmfmt = '%Y-%m-%d', 'T%H:%M:%S'
    for a, d in ((getattr(args, x), x) for x in ['fromdate', 'todate']):
        if a:
            strpfmt = dtfmt + tmfmt * ('T' in a)
            kwargs[d] = datetime.datetime.strptime(a, strpfmt)

    # Data feed
    data0 = bt.feeds.BacktraderCSVData(dataname=args.data0, **kwargs)
    cerebro.adddata(data0)

    # Broker
    cerebro.broker = bt.brokers.BackBroker(**eval('dict(' + args.broker + ')'))

    # Sizer
    cerebro.addsizer(bt.sizers.FixedSize, **eval('dict(' + args.sizer + ')'))

    # Strategy
    cerebro.addstrategy(St, **eval('dict(' + args.strat + ')'))

    # Execute
    cerebro.run(**eval('dict(' + args.cerebro + ')'))

    if args.plot:  # Plot if requested to
        cerebro.plot(**eval('dict(' + args.plot + ')'))


def parse_args(pargs=None):
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
        description=(
            'StopTrail Sample'
        )
    )

    parser.add_argument('--data0', default='../../datas/2005-2006-day-001.txt',
                        required=False, help='Data to read in')

    # Defaults for dates
    parser.add_argument('--fromdate', required=False, default='',
                        help='Date[time] in YYYY-MM-DD[THH:MM:SS] format')

    parser.add_argument('--todate', required=False, default='',
                        help='Date[time] in YYYY-MM-DD[THH:MM:SS] format')

    parser.add_argument('--cerebro', required=False, default='',
                        metavar='kwargs', help='kwargs in key=value format')

    parser.add_argument('--broker', required=False, default='',
                        metavar='kwargs', help='kwargs in key=value format')

    parser.add_argument('--sizer', required=False, default='',
                        metavar='kwargs', help='kwargs in key=value format')

    parser.add_argument('--strat', required=False, default='',
                        metavar='kwargs', help='kwargs in key=value format')

    parser.add_argument('--plot', required=False, default='',
                        nargs='?', const='{}',
                        metavar='kwargs', help='kwargs in key=value format')

    return parser.parse_args(pargs)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    runstrat()

```