Double Bollinger Bands Strategy by forexpirate

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Double Bollinger Strategy. Price crosses inner BB (with increasing outer BB) long is placed. Long is closed when price closes below outer BB. Reversed for short. The numbers are tuned for NZDUSD 15min chart.

Pbin = percent on inner BB
Pbout = percent on outer BB

There are all kinds of other inputs, trailing stop, limit, etc.

Errors, questions, suggestions are wanted, thank you

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//@version=2
strategy("BB Strat",default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity, default_qty_value = 100,currency="USD",initial_capital=100, overlay=true)
l=input(title="length",defval=100)
pbin=input(type=float,step=.1,defval=.25)
pbout=input(type=float,step=.1,defval=1.5)
ma=sma(close,l)
sin=stdev(ma,l)*pbin
sout=stdev(ma,l)*pbout
inu=sin+ma
inb=-sin+ma
outu=sout+ma
outb=-sout+ma
plot(inu,color=lime)
plot(inb,color=lime)
plot(outu,color=red)
plot(outb,color=yellow)

inpTakeProfit = input(defval = 0, title = "Take Profit", minval = 0)
inpStopLoss = input(defval = 0, title = "Stop Loss", minval = 0)
inpTrailStop = input(defval = 0, title = "Trailing Stop Loss", minval = 0)
inpTrailOffset = input(defval = 0, title = "Trailing Stop Loss Offset", minval = 0)
useTakeProfit = inpTakeProfit >= 1 ? inpTakeProfit : na
useStopLoss = inpStopLoss >= 1 ? inpStopLoss : na
useTrailStop = inpTrailStop >= 1 ? inpTrailStop : na
useTrailOffset = inpTrailOffset >= 1 ? inpTrailOffset : na


longCondition = close>inu and rising(outu,1) 
exitlong = (open[1]>outu and close<outu) or crossunder(close,ma)

shortCondition = close<inb and falling(outb,1)
exitshort = (open[1]<outb and close>outb) or crossover(close,ma)

strategy.entry(id = "Long", long=true, when = longCondition)
strategy.close(id = "Long", when = exitlong)
strategy.exit("Exit Long", from_entry = "Long", profit = useTakeProfit, loss = useStopLoss, trail_points = useTrailStop, trail_offset = useTrailOffset, when=exitlong)

strategy.entry(id = "Short", long=false, when = shortCondition)
strategy.close(id = "Short", when = exitshort)
strategy.exit("Exit Short", from_entry = "Short", profit = useTakeProfit, loss = useStopLoss, trail_points = useTrailStop, trail_offset = useTrailOffset, when=exitshort)