Analysis Techniques & Strategies

Strategy Equity (Indicator)

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Input Information

There are no inputs for this indicator.

Market Synopsis

The Strategy Equity indicator plots the results of a trading strategy applied to a chart. The plots represent the cumulative profit or loss on closed trades and the cumulative profit or loss on closed trades plus the open position profit or loss.

This indicator provides a bar-by-bar picture of the results of a strategy applied to the price data. This is often known as the equity curve of a trading strategy and is a visual representation of the strategy's consistency. It shows during what periods profits and losses occurred. This indicator only returns results when applied to a chart containing a strategy.

Plot Information

Number Name Default Color Description
Plot1 OpenEquity Gray Plots the cumulative realized closed profit/loss plus the profit/loss on open positions as a line.
Plot2 ClosedEquity Red Plots the cumulative realized (closed trades) profit/loss as a histogram.
Plot3 ZeroLine Dark Green Plots a horizontal line at 0.

When applied to a chart, this indicator displays three plots in a separate subgraph from the price data.