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In this article, we develop a trendline trader program that uses least squares fit to detect support and resistance trendlines, generating dynamic buy and sell signals based on price touches and open positions based on generated signals.

The trendline trading is a strategy that uses diagonal lines drawn on price charts to connect swing highs (resistance) or swing lows (support), helping traders identify the prevailing trend. Traders buy near upward-sloping trendlines (support) in an uptrend or sell near downward-sloping trendlines (resistance) in a downtrend, expecting the price to bounce. A break of the trendline often signals a potential reversal or trend weakening, prompting traders to exit or reverse their positions. Here is an illustration of a downtrend trendline.

We will now be developing a trendline trader program to automate trading by detecting support and resistance trendlines using a least squares fit method, enabling precise buy and sell signals when prices touch these lines.

In case you need to know, the least squares fit method is a statistical technique used to determine a line (or curve) that best fits a set of data points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations (errors) between the data points and the fitted line. It will be important to us because it will provide the most accurate linear approximation of the relationship between swing points, which will be essential for prediction, trend analysis, and data modeling in our discipline.

Author: Allan Munene Mutiiria