/* * 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.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(); } } }