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using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
using System;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// The Awesome Oscillator Indicator tracks the price midpoint-movement of a security. Specifically,
///
/// AO = MAfast[(H+L)/2] - MAslow[(H+L)/2]
///
/// where MAfast and MAslow denote simple moving averages wherein fast has a shorter period.
/// https://www.barchart.com/education/technical-indicators/awesome_oscillator
///
public class AwesomeOscillator : BarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
///
/// Gets the indicators slow period moving average.
///
public IndicatorBase SlowAo { get; }
///
/// Gets the indicators fast period moving average.
///
public IndicatorBase FastAo { get; }
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => SlowAo.IsReady && FastAo.IsReady;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod { get; }
///
/// Creates a new Awesome Oscillator from the specified periods.
///
/// The period of the fast moving average associated with the AO
/// The period of the slow moving average associated with the AO
/// The type of moving average used when computing the fast and slow term. Defaults to simple moving average.
public AwesomeOscillator(int fastPeriod, int slowPeriod, MovingAverageType type = MovingAverageType.Simple)
: this($"AO({fastPeriod},{slowPeriod},{type})", fastPeriod, slowPeriod, type)
{
}
///
/// Creates a new Awesome Oscillator from the specified periods.
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The period of the fast moving average associated with the AO
/// The period of the slow moving average associated with the AO
/// The type of moving average used when computing the fast and slow term. Defaults to simple moving average.
public AwesomeOscillator(string name, int fastPeriod, int slowPeriod, MovingAverageType type = MovingAverageType.Simple)
: base(name)
{
SlowAo = type.AsIndicator(slowPeriod);
FastAo = type.AsIndicator(fastPeriod);
WarmUpPeriod = Math.Max(slowPeriod, fastPeriod);
}
///
/// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state.
///
/// The input given to the indicator
/// A new value for this indicator
protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IBaseDataBar input)
{
var presentValue = (input.High + input.Low) / 2;
SlowAo.Update(input.EndTime, presentValue);
FastAo.Update(input.EndTime, presentValue);
return IsReady ? FastAo - SlowAo : 0m;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator
///
public override void Reset()
{
FastAo.Reset();
SlowAo.Reset();
base.Reset();
}
}
}