Not making any trades

[alizain5693]

I'm probably missing something obvious but this strategy isn't making any trades. I'm getting buy and sell signals but it doesn't actually do a trade. please help

Expected Behavior

Indicators were precalculated and added to the data frame. I expected trades to be made based on those indicators

Actual Behavior

It didn't make any trades. I also didn't get any errors.

Steps to Reproduce

Use the code below and the data frame from the linked csv file.

Link: https://github.com/alizain5693/data/blob/main/ethereumData.csv

Additional info

`

strategy

class EMAcross(Strategy):
  profit = 2
  loss = 1

  def init(self):

  
  def next(self):
      # If sma1 crosses above sma2, close any existing
      # short trades, and buy the asset
      if crossover(self.data.Close, self.data.EMA):
          if((self.data.Hammer>0) or (self.data.InvertedHammer>0) or (self.data.Engulfing>0) or (self.data.Piercing>0) or(self.data.MorningStar>0) or (self.data.WhiteSoldiers>0) ):
          # if(self.data.Hammer>0):
              # success = self.data.Close * (1+(self.profit)/100)
              # fail = self.data.Close * (1-(self.loss)/100)
              self.position.close()
              self.buy()
              # self.buy(sl = fail, tp = success)   
              print("BUY")
          else:
              pass

      # Else, if sma1 crosses below sma2, close any existing
      # long trades, and sell the asset
      elif crossover(self.data.EMA, self.data.Close):
          if((self.data.HangingMan<0) or (self.data.ShootingStar<0) or (self.data.Engulfing<0) or (self.data.EveningStar<0) or (self.data.BlackCrows<0) or (self.data.DarkCloudCover<0)):   
          # if(self.data.HangingMan<0):
              # success = self.data.Close * (1-(self.profit)/100)
              # fail = self.data.Close * (1+(self.loss)/100)
              self.position.close()
              self.sell()
              # self.sell(sl = fail, tp = success)
              print("SELL")
          else:
              pass

bt = Backtest(data,EMAcross,cash = 1000, commission = 0.00036)
stats = bt.run()
print("INITIAL STATS")
print(stats)
print("INITIAL PLOT")
bt.plot()

`

• Latest version

[sersalek]

Probably solved by now, but I have to let you know that if the initial investment is less than the prices, no trade will happen.

[MrDenfish]

Thanks for stating the obvious, it helped me with the same problem.

“There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
S.Holmes