# 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. from AlgorithmImports import * ### ### Demonstration of the parameter system of QuantConnect. Using parameters you can pass the values required into C# algorithms for optimization. ### ### ### class ParameterizedAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm): def initialize(self): '''Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized.''' self.set_start_date(2013, 10, 7) #Set Start Date self.set_end_date(2013, 10, 11) #Set End Date self.set_cash(100000) #Set Strategy Cash # Find more symbols here: http://quantconnect.com/data self.add_equity("SPY") # Receive parameters from the Job fast_period = self.get_parameter("ema-fast", 100) slow_period = self.get_parameter("ema-slow", 200) self.fast = self.ema("SPY", fast_period) self.slow = self.ema("SPY", slow_period) def on_data(self, data): '''OnData event is the primary entry point for your algorithm. Each new data point will be pumped in here.''' # wait for our indicators to ready if not self.fast.is_ready or not self.slow.is_ready: return fast = self.fast.current.value slow = self.slow.current.value if fast > slow * 1.001: self.set_holdings("SPY", 1) elif fast < slow * 0.999: self.liquidate("SPY")