/* * 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 QuantConnect.Data; namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp { /// /// Demonstration of the Scheduled Events features available in QuantConnect. /// /// /// /// public class ScheduledEventsAlgorithm : 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() { SetStartDate(2013, 10, 07); //Set Start Date SetEndDate(2013, 10, 11); //Set End Date SetCash(100000); //Set Strategy Cash // Find more symbols here: http://quantconnect.com/data AddSecurity(SecurityType.Equity, "SPY", Resolution.Minute); // events are scheduled using date and time rules // date rules specify on what dates and event will fire // time rules specify at what time on thos dates the event will fire // schedule an event to fire at a specific date/time Schedule.On(DateRules.On(2013, 10, 7), TimeRules.At(13, 0), () => { Log("SpecificTime: Fired at : " + Time); }); // schedule an event to fire every trading day for a security // the time rule here tells it to fire 10 minutes after SPY's market open Schedule.On(DateRules.EveryDay("SPY"), TimeRules.AfterMarketOpen("SPY", 10), () => { Log("EveryDay.SPY 10 min after open: Fired at: " + Time); }); // schedule an event to fire every trading day for a security // the time rule here tells it to fire 10 minutes before SPY's market close Schedule.On(DateRules.EveryDay("SPY"), TimeRules.BeforeMarketClose("SPY", 10), () => { Log("EveryDay.SPY 10 min before close: Fired at: " + Time); }); // schedule an event to fire on a single day of the week Schedule.On(DateRules.Every(DayOfWeek.Wednesday), TimeRules.At(12, 0), () => { Log("Wed at 12pm: Fired at: " + Time); }); // schedule an event to fire on certain days of the week Schedule.On(DateRules.Every(DayOfWeek.Monday, DayOfWeek.Friday), TimeRules.At(12, 0), () => { Log("Mon/Fri at 12pm: Fired at: " + Time); }); // the scheduling methods return the ScheduledEvent object which can be used for other things // here I set the event up to check the portfolio value every 10 minutes, and liquidate if we have too many losses Schedule.On(DateRules.EveryDay(), TimeRules.Every(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10)), () => { // if we have over 1000 dollars in unrealized losses, liquidate if (Portfolio.TotalUnrealizedProfit < -1000) { Log("Liquidated due to unrealized losses at: " + Time); Liquidate(); } }); // schedule an event to fire at the beginning of the month, the symbol is optional if // specified, it will fire the first trading day for that symbol of the month, if not specified // it will fire on the first day of the month Schedule.On(DateRules.MonthStart("SPY"), TimeRules.AfterMarketOpen("SPY"), () => { // good spot for rebalancing code? }); } /// /// OnData event is the primary entry point for your algorithm. Each new data point will be pumped in here. /// /// Slice object keyed by symbol containing the stock data public override void OnData(Slice slice) { if (!Portfolio.Invested) { SetHoldings("SPY", 1); } } } }