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/// "hold within" means "a part of the real body must be within"; /// penetration is the maximum percentage of the first white body the reaction days can penetrate(it is /// to specify how much the reaction days should be "higher than the reaction days of the rising three methods") /// The returned value is positive(+1): mat hold is always bullish /// public class MatHold : CandlestickPattern { private readonly decimal _penetration; private readonly int _bodyShortAveragePeriod; private readonly int _bodyLongAveragePeriod; private decimal[] _bodyPeriodTotal = new decimal[5]; /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name. /// /// The name of this indicator /// Percentage of penetration of a candle within another candle public MatHold(string name, decimal penetration = 0.5m) : base(name, Math.Max(CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyShort).AveragePeriod, CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod) + 4 + 1) { _penetration = penetration; _bodyShortAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyShort).AveragePeriod; _bodyLongAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod; } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// /// Percentage of penetration of a candle within another candle public MatHold(decimal penetration) : this("MATHOLD", penetration) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// public MatHold() : this("MATHOLD") { } /// /// 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 - _bodyShortAveragePeriod) { _bodyPeriodTotal[3] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, window[3]); _bodyPeriodTotal[2] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, window[2]); _bodyPeriodTotal[1] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, window[1]); } if (Samples > Period - _bodyLongAveragePeriod) { _bodyPeriodTotal[4] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[4]); } return 0m; } decimal value; if ( // 1st long, then 3 small GetRealBody(window[4]) > GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, _bodyPeriodTotal[4], window[4]) && GetRealBody(window[3]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, _bodyPeriodTotal[3], window[3]) && GetRealBody(window[2]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, _bodyPeriodTotal[2], window[2]) && GetRealBody(window[1]) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, _bodyPeriodTotal[1], window[1]) && // white, black, 2 black or white, white GetCandleColor(window[4]) == CandleColor.White && GetCandleColor(window[3]) == CandleColor.Black && GetCandleColor(input) == CandleColor.White && // upside gap 1st to 2nd GetRealBodyGapUp(window[3], window[4]) && // 3rd to 4th hold within 1st: a part of the real body must be within 1st real body Math.Min(window[2].Open, window[2].Close) < window[4].Close && Math.Min(window[1].Open, window[1].Close) < window[4].Close && // reaction days penetrate first body less than optInPenetration percent Math.Min(window[2].Open, window[2].Close) > window[4].Close - GetRealBody(window[4]) * _penetration && Math.Min(window[1].Open, window[1].Close) > window[4].Close - GetRealBody(window[4]) * _penetration && // 2nd to 4th are falling Math.Max(window[2].Close, window[2].Open) < window[3].Open && Math.Max(window[1].Close, window[1].Open) < Math.Max(window[2].Close, window[2].Open) && // 5th opens above the prior close input.Open > window[1].Close && // 5th closes above the highest high of the reaction days input.Close > Math.Max(Math.Max(window[3].High, window[2].High), window[1].High) ) 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) _bodyPeriodTotal[4] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[4]) - GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[_bodyLongAveragePeriod + 4]); for (var i = 3; i >= 1; i--) { _bodyPeriodTotal[i] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, window[i]) - GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyShort, window[i + _bodyShortAveragePeriod]); } return value; } /// /// Resets this indicator to its initial state /// public override void Reset() { _bodyPeriodTotal = new decimal[5]; base.Reset(); } } }