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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators.CandlestickPatterns
{
///
/// Rising/Falling Three Methods candlestick pattern
///
///
/// Must have:
/// - first candle: long white (black) candlestick
/// - then: group of falling(rising) small real body candlesticks(commonly black (white)) that hold within
/// the prior long candle's range: ideally they should be three but two or more than three are ok too
/// - final candle: long white(black) candle that opens above(below) the previous small candle's close
/// and closes above(below) the first long candle's close
/// The meaning of "short" and "long" is specified with SetCandleSettings; here only patterns with 3 small candles
/// are considered;
/// The returned value is positive(+1) or negative(-1)
///
public class RiseFallThreeMethods : CandlestickPattern
{
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
public RiseFallThreeMethods(string name)
: base(name, Math.Max(CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyShort).AveragePeriod, CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod) + 4 + 1)
{
_bodyShortAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyShort).AveragePeriod;
_bodyLongAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod;
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class.
///
public RiseFallThreeMethods()
: this("RISEFALLTHREEMETHODS")
{
}
///
/// 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]);
_bodyPeriodTotal[0] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, input);
}
return 0m;
}
decimal value;
if (
// 1st long, then 3 small, 5th long
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]) &&
GetRealBody(input) > GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, _bodyPeriodTotal[0], input) &&
// white, 3 black, white || black, 3 white, black
(int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) == -(int)GetCandleColor(window[3]) &&
GetCandleColor(window[3]) == GetCandleColor(window[2]) &&
GetCandleColor(window[2]) == GetCandleColor(window[1]) &&
(int)GetCandleColor(window[1]) == -(int)GetCandleColor(input) &&
// 2nd to 4th hold within 1st: a part of the real body must be within 1st range
Math.Min(window[3].Open, window[3].Close) < window[4].High && Math.Max(window[3].Open, window[3].Close) > window[4].Low &&
Math.Min(window[2].Open, window[2].Close) < window[4].High && Math.Max(window[2].Open, window[2].Close) > window[4].Low &&
Math.Min(window[1].Open, window[1].Close) < window[4].High && Math.Max(window[1].Open, window[1].Close) > window[4].Low &&
// 2nd to 4th are falling (rising)
window[2].Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) < window[3].Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) &&
window[1].Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) < window[2].Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) &&
// 5th opens above (below) the prior close
input.Open * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) > window[1].Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) &&
// 5th closes above (below) the 1st close
input.Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]) > window[4].Close * (int)GetCandleColor(window[4])
)
value = (int)GetCandleColor(window[4]);
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]);
}
_bodyPeriodTotal[0] += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, input) -
GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[_bodyLongAveragePeriod]);
return value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_bodyPeriodTotal = new decimal[5];
base.Reset();
}
}
}