/* * 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 QuantConnect.Data.Market; namespace QuantConnect.Indicators.CandlestickPatterns { /// /// Breakaway candlestick pattern indicator /// /// /// Must have: /// - first candle: long black(white) /// - second candle: black(white) day whose body gaps down(up) /// - third candle: black or white day with lower(higher) high and lower(higher) low than prior candle's /// - fourth candle: black(white) day with lower(higher) high and lower(higher) low than prior candle's /// - fifth candle: white(black) day that closes inside the gap, erasing the prior 3 days /// The meaning of "long" is specified with SetCandleSettings /// The returned value is positive(+1) when bullish or negative(-1) when bearish; /// The user should consider that breakaway is significant in a trend opposite to the last candle, while this /// function does not consider it /// public class Breakaway : CandlestickPattern { private readonly int _bodyLongAveragePeriod; private decimal _bodyLongPeriodTotal; /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name. /// /// The name of this indicator public Breakaway(string name) : base(name, CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod + 4 + 1) { _bodyLongAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod; } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// public Breakaway() : this("BREAKAWAY") { } /// /// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized /// public override bool IsReady { get { return Samples >= Period; } } /// /// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state /// /// The window of data held in this indicator /// The input given to the indicator /// A new value for this indicator protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IReadOnlyWindow window, IBaseDataBar input) { if (!IsReady) { if (Samples >= Period - _bodyLongAveragePeriod) { _bodyLongPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[4]); } return 0m; } decimal value; if ( // 1st long GetRealBody(window[4]) > GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, _bodyLongPeriodTotal, window[4]) && // 1st, 2nd, 4th same color, 5th opposite GetCandleColor(window[4]) == GetCandleColor(window[3]) && GetCandleColor(window[3]) == GetCandleColor(window[1]) && (int)GetCandleColor(window[1]) == -(int)GetCandleColor(input) && ( ( // when 1st is black: GetCandleColor(window[4]) == CandleColor.Black && // 2nd gaps down GetRealBodyGapDown(window[3], window[4]) && // 3rd has lower high and low than 2nd window[2].High < window[3].High && window[2].Low < window[3].Low && // 4th has lower high and low than 3rd window[1].High < window[2].High && window[1].Low < window[2].Low && // 5th closes inside the gap input.Close > window[3].Open && input.Close < window[4].Close ) || ( // when 1st is white: GetCandleColor(window[4]) == CandleColor.White && // 2nd gaps up GetRealBodyGapUp(window[3], window[4]) && // 3rd has higher high and low than 2nd window[2].High > window[3].High && window[2].Low > window[3].Low && // 4th has higher high and low than 3rd window[1].High > window[2].High && window[1].Low > window[2].Low && // 5th closes inside the gap input.Close < window[3].Open && input.Close > window[4].Close ) ) ) value = (int)GetCandleColor(input); else value = 0m; // add the current range and subtract the first range: this is done after the pattern recognition // when avgPeriod is not 0, that means "compare with the previous candles" (it excludes the current candle) _bodyLongPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[4]) - GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[4 + _bodyLongAveragePeriod]); return value; } /// /// Resets this indicator to its initial state /// public override void Reset() { _bodyLongPeriodTotal = 0m; base.Reset(); } } }