/* * QUANTCONNECT.COM - Democratizing Finance, Empowering Individuals. * Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine v2.0. Copyright 2014 QuantConnect Corporation. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ using System; using System.Globalization; using Newtonsoft.Json; using QuantConnect.Data; namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp { /// /// Demonstration of using an external custom datasource. LEAN Engine is incredibly flexible and allows you to define your own data source. /// This includes any data source which has a TIME and VALUE. These are the *only* requirements. To demonstrate this we're loading in "Bitcoin" data. /// /// /// /// public class CustomDataBitcoinAlgorithm : QCAlgorithm { /// /// Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized. /// public override void Initialize() { //Weather data we have is within these days: SetStartDate(2011, 9, 13); SetEndDate(DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(-1)); //Set the cash for the strategy: SetCash(100000); //Define the symbol and "type" of our generic data: AddData("BTC"); } /// /// Event Handler for Bitcoin Data Events: These weather objects are created from our /// "Weather" type below and fired into this event handler. /// /// One(1) Weather Object, streamed into our algorithm synchronised in time with our other data streams public void OnData(Bitcoin data) { //If we don't have any weather "SHARES" -- invest" if (!Portfolio.Invested) { //Weather used as a tradable asset, like stocks, futures etc. if (data.Close != 0) { // It's only OK to use SetHoldings with crypto when using custom data. When trading with built-in crypto data, // use the cashbook. Reference https://github.com/QuantConnect/Lean/blob/master/Algorithm.Python/BasicTemplateCryptoAlgorithm.py SetHoldings("BTC", 1); } Console.WriteLine("Buying BTC 'Shares': BTC: " + data.Close); } Console.WriteLine("Time: " + Time.ToStringInvariant("T") + " " + Time.ToStringInvariant("T") + data.Close.ToStringInvariant()); } /// /// Custom Data Type: Bitcoin data from Quandl - http://www.quandl.com/help/api-for-bitcoin-data /// public class Bitcoin : BaseData { [JsonProperty("timestamp")] public int Timestamp { get; set; } [JsonProperty("open")] public decimal Open { get; set; } [JsonProperty("high")] public decimal High { get; set; } [JsonProperty("low")] public decimal Low { get; set; } [JsonProperty("last")] public decimal Close { get; set; } [JsonProperty("bid")] public decimal Bid { get; set; } [JsonProperty("ask")] public decimal Ask { get; set; } [JsonProperty("vwap")] public decimal WeightedPrice { get; set; } [JsonProperty("volume")] public decimal VolumeBTC { get; set; } public decimal VolumeUSD { get; set; } /// /// The end time of this data. Some data covers spans (trade bars) /// and as such we want to know the entire time span covered /// /// /// This property is overriden to allow different values for Time and EndTime /// if they are set in the Reader. In the base implementation EndTime equals Time /// public override DateTime EndTime { get; set; } /// /// 1. DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR: Custom data types need a default constructor. /// We search for a default constructor so please provide one here. It won't be used for data, just to generate the "Factory". /// public Bitcoin() { Symbol = "BTC"; } /// /// 2. RETURN THE STRING URL SOURCE LOCATION FOR YOUR DATA: /// This is a powerful and dynamic select source file method. If you have a large dataset, 10+mb we recommend you break it into smaller files. E.g. One zip per year. /// We can accept raw text or ZIP files. We read the file extension to determine if it is a zip file. /// /// Configuration object /// Date of this source file /// true if we're in live mode, false for backtesting mode /// String URL of source file. public override SubscriptionDataSource GetSource(SubscriptionDataConfig config, DateTime date, bool isLiveMode) { if (isLiveMode) { return new SubscriptionDataSource("https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/", SubscriptionTransportMedium.Rest); } //return "http://my-ftp-server.com/futures-data-" + date.ToString("Ymd") + ".zip"; // OR simply return a fixed small data file. Large files will slow down your backtest return new SubscriptionDataSource("https://www.quantconnect.com/api/v2/proxy/quandl/api/v3/datasets/BCHARTS/BITSTAMPUSD.csv?order=asc&api_key=WyAazVXnq7ATy_fefTqm", SubscriptionTransportMedium.RemoteFile); } /// /// 3. READER METHOD: Read 1 line from data source and convert it into Object. /// Each line of the CSV File is presented in here. The backend downloads your file, loads it into memory and then line by line /// feeds it into your algorithm /// /// string line from the data source file submitted above /// Subscription data, symbol name, data type /// Current date we're requesting. This allows you to break up the data source into daily files. /// true if we're in live mode, false for backtesting mode /// New Bitcoin Object which extends BaseData. public override BaseData Reader(SubscriptionDataConfig config, string line, DateTime date, bool isLiveMode) { var coin = new Bitcoin(); if (isLiveMode) { //Example Line Format: //{"high": "441.00", "last": "421.86", "timestamp": "1411606877", "bid": "421.96", "vwap": "428.58", "volume": "14120.40683975", "low": "418.83", "ask": "421.99"} try { coin = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(line); coin.EndTime = DateTime.UtcNow.ConvertFromUtc(config.ExchangeTimeZone); coin.Value = coin.Close; } catch { /* Do nothing, possible error in json decoding */ } return coin; } //Example Line Format: //Date Open High Low Close Volume (BTC) Volume (Currency) Weighted Price //2011-09-13 5.8 6.0 5.65 5.97 58.37138238, 346.0973893944 5.929230648356 try { string[] data = line.Split(','); coin.Time = DateTime.Parse(data[0], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.EndTime = coin.Time.AddDays(1); coin.Open = Convert.ToDecimal(data[1], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.High = Convert.ToDecimal(data[2], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.Low = Convert.ToDecimal(data[3], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.Close = Convert.ToDecimal(data[4], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.VolumeBTC = Convert.ToDecimal(data[5], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.VolumeUSD = Convert.ToDecimal(data[6], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.WeightedPrice = Convert.ToDecimal(data[7], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); coin.Value = coin.Close; } catch { /* Do nothing, skip first title row */ } return coin; } } } }