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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators.CandlestickPatterns
{
///
/// Concealed Baby Swallow candlestick pattern
///
///
/// Must have:
/// - first candle: black marubozu (very short shadows)
/// - second candle: black marubozu(very short shadows)
/// - third candle: black candle that opens gapping down but has an upper shadow that extends into the prior body
/// - fourth candle: black candle that completely engulfs the third candle, including the shadows
/// The meanings of "very short shadow" are specified with SetCandleSettings;
/// The returned value is positive(+1): concealing baby swallow is always bullish;
/// The user should consider that concealing baby swallow is significant when it appears in downtrend, while
/// this function does not consider it
///
public class ConcealedBabySwallow : CandlestickPattern
{
private readonly int _shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod;
private decimal[] _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal = new decimal[4];
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name.
///
/// The name of this indicator
public ConcealedBabySwallow(string name)
: base(name, CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort).AveragePeriod + 3 + 1)
{
_shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort).AveragePeriod;
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class.
///
public ConcealedBabySwallow()
: this("CONCEALEDBABYSWALLOW")
{
}
///
/// 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 - _shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod)
{
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[3] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, window[3]);
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[2] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, window[2]);
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[1] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, window[1]);
}
return 0m;
}
decimal value;
if (
// 1st black
GetCandleColor(window[3]) == CandleColor.Black &&
// 2nd black
GetCandleColor(window[2]) == CandleColor.Black &&
// 3rd black
GetCandleColor(window[1]) == CandleColor.Black &&
// 4th black
GetCandleColor(input) == CandleColor.Black &&
// 1st: marubozu
GetLowerShadow(window[3]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[3], window[3]) &&
GetUpperShadow(window[3]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[3], window[3]) &&
// 2nd: marubozu
GetLowerShadow(window[2]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[2], window[2]) &&
GetUpperShadow(window[2]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[2], window[2]) &&
// 3rd: opens gapping down
GetRealBodyGapDown(window[1], window[2]) &&
// and has an upper shadow
GetUpperShadow(window[1]) > GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[1], window[1]) &&
// that extends into the prior body
window[1].High > window[2].Close &&
// 4th: engulfs the 3rd including the shadows
input.High > window[1].High && input.Low < window[1].Low
)
value = 1m;
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)
for (var i = 3; i >= 1; i--)
{
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal[i] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, window[i]) -
GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, window[i + _shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod]);
}
return value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal = new decimal[4];
base.Reset();
}
}
}