// Workshop 5: Counter trend trading, optimized ////////////////

function reverseShort(int MaxTrades)
{
// update the stops and profit targets of open trades
  if(Stop > 0) 
    exitShort(0,priceClose()+Stop);
  if(TakeProfit > 0) 
    exitShort(0,(priceClose()+TakeProfit));
 
// if MaxTrades is not reached, open a new trade
  if(NumOpenShort < MaxTrades)
    enterShort();
// otherwise, close all opposite trades
  else if(!mode(HEDGING))
    exitLong();
  return 0;
}

function reverseLong(int MaxTrades)
{
// update the stops and profit targets of open trades
  if(Stop > 0) 
    exitLong(0,priceClose()-Stop);
  if(TakeProfit > 0) 
    exitLong(0,-(priceClose()+TakeProfit));
 
// if MaxTrades is not reached, open a new trade
  if(NumOpenLong < MaxTrades)
    enterLong();
// otherwise, close all opposite trades
  else if(!mode(HEDGING))
    exitShort();
  return 0;
}

function run()
{
	set(PARAMETERS+NFA);  // generate and use optimized parameters
	BarPeriod = 240;	// 4 hour bars
	LookBack = 500;
	StartDate = 2002;
	NumWFOCycles = 5; // activate WFO

	if(ReTrain) {
		UpdateDays = -1;	// update price data from the server 
		SelectWFO = -1;	// select the last cycle for re-optimization
	}
	
// calculate the buy/sell signal
	vars Price = series(price());
	vars DomPeriod = series(DominantPeriod(Price,30));
	var LowPeriod = LowPass(DomPeriod,500);
	vars HP = series(HighPass(Price,LowPeriod*optimize(1,0.5,2)));
	vars Signal = series(Fisher(HP,500));
	var Threshold = optimize(1,0.5,2,0.1);

// buy and sell
	Stop = optimize(4,2,8) * ATR(100);
	Trail = 4*ATR(100);
	if(crossUnder(Signal,-Threshold))
		reverseLong(1); //max 1 trade, update stops
		//enterLong();
	else if(crossOver(Signal,Threshold))
		reverseShort(1); //max 1 trade, update stops
		//enterShort();

	PlotWidth = 800;
	PlotHeight1 = 300;
}

TRADE* reverseShort(int MaxTrades)
{
	if(Stop > 0) 
		exitShort(0,priceClose()+Stop); 
	if(TakeProfit > 0) 
		exitShort(0,-(priceClose()-TakeProfit));
	if(NumOpenShort < MaxTrades)
		return enterShort();
	else if(!mode(HEDGING))
		exitLong();
	return 0;
}

TRADE* reverseShort(int MaxTrades)

function reverseShort(int MaxTrades)