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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators.CandlestickPatterns
{
///
/// Separating Lines candlestick pattern indicator
///
///
/// Must have:
/// - first candle: black (white) candle
/// - second candle: bullish(bearish) belt hold with the same open as the prior candle
/// The meaning of "long body" and "very short shadow" of the belt hold is specified with SetCandleSettings
/// The returned value is positive(+1) when bullish or negative(-1) when bearish;
/// The user should consider that separating lines is significant when coming in a trend and the belt hold has
/// the same direction of the trend, while this function does not consider it
///
public class SeparatingLines : CandlestickPattern
{
private readonly int _shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod;
private readonly int _bodyLongAveragePeriod;
private readonly int _equalAveragePeriod;
private decimal _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal;
private decimal _bodyLongPeriodTotal;
private decimal _equalPeriodTotal;
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name.
///
/// The name of this indicator
public SeparatingLines(string name)
: base(name, Math.Max(Math.Max(CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort).AveragePeriod, CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod),
CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.Equal).AveragePeriod) + 1 + 1)
{
_shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort).AveragePeriod;
_bodyLongAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.BodyLong).AveragePeriod;
_equalAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.Equal).AveragePeriod;
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class.
///
public SeparatingLines()
: this("SEPARATINGLINES")
{
}
///
/// 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 += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, input);
}
if (Samples >= Period - _bodyLongAveragePeriod)
{
_bodyLongPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, input);
}
if (Samples >= Period - _equalAveragePeriod)
{
_equalPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.Equal, window[1]);
}
return 0m;
}
decimal value;
if (
// opposite candles
(int)GetCandleColor(window[1]) == -(int)GetCandleColor(input) &&
// same open
input.Open <= window[1].Open + GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.Equal, _equalPeriodTotal, window[1]) &&
input.Open >= window[1].Open - GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.Equal, _equalPeriodTotal, window[1]) &&
// belt hold: long body
GetRealBody(input) > GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, _bodyLongPeriodTotal, input) &&
(
// with no lower shadow if bullish
(GetCandleColor(input) == CandleColor.White &&
GetLowerShadow(input) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal, input)
)
||
// with no upper shadow if bearish
(GetCandleColor(input) == CandleColor.Black &&
GetUpperShadow(input) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, _shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal, input)
)
)
)
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)
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, input) -
GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.ShadowVeryShort, window[_shadowVeryShortAveragePeriod]);
_bodyLongPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, input) -
GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.BodyLong, window[_bodyLongAveragePeriod]);
_equalPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.Equal, window[1]) -
GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.Equal, window[_equalAveragePeriod + 1]);
return value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_shadowVeryShortPeriodTotal = 0m;
_bodyLongPeriodTotal = 0m;
_equalPeriodTotal = 0m;
base.Reset();
}
}
}