/* * 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 { /// /// Tasuki Gap candlestick pattern indicator /// /// /// Must have: /// - upside (downside) gap /// - first candle after the window: white(black) candlestick /// - second candle: black(white) candlestick that opens within the previous real body and closes under(above) /// the previous real body inside the gap /// - the size of two real bodies should be near the same /// The meaning of "near" is specified with SetCandleSettings /// The returned value is positive(+1) when bullish or negative(-1) when bearish; /// The user should consider that tasuki gap is significant when it appears in a trend, while this function does /// not consider it /// public class TasukiGap : CandlestickPattern { private readonly int _nearAveragePeriod; private decimal _nearPeriodTotal; /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name. /// /// The name of this indicator public TasukiGap(string name) : base(name, CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.Near).AveragePeriod + 2 + 1) { _nearAveragePeriod = CandleSettings.Get(CandleSettingType.Near).AveragePeriod; } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// public TasukiGap() : this("TASUKIGAP") { } /// /// 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 - _nearAveragePeriod) { _nearPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.Equal, window[1]); } return 0m; } decimal value; if ( ( // upside gap GetRealBodyGapUp(window[1], window[2]) && // 1st: white GetCandleColor(window[1]) == CandleColor.White && // 2nd: black GetCandleColor(input) == CandleColor.Black && // that opens within the white rb input.Open < window[1].Close && input.Open > window[1].Open && // and closes under the white rb input.Close < window[1].Open && // inside the gap input.Close > Math.Max(window[2].Close, window[2].Open) && // size of 2 rb near the same Math.Abs(GetRealBody(window[1]) - GetRealBody(input)) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.Near, _nearPeriodTotal, window[1]) ) || ( // downside gap GetRealBodyGapDown(window[1], window[2]) && // 1st: black GetCandleColor(window[1]) == CandleColor.Black && // 2nd: white GetCandleColor(input) == CandleColor.White && // that opens within the black rb input.Open < window[1].Open && input.Open > window[1].Close && // and closes above the black rb input.Close > window[1].Open && // inside the gap input.Close < Math.Min(window[2].Close, window[2].Open) && // size of 2 rb near the same Math.Abs(GetRealBody(window[1]) - GetRealBody(input)) < GetCandleAverage(CandleSettingType.Near, _nearPeriodTotal, window[1]) ) ) value = (int)GetCandleColor(window[1]); 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) _nearPeriodTotal += GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.Near, window[1]) - GetCandleRange(CandleSettingType.Near, window[_nearAveragePeriod + 1]); return value; } /// /// Resets this indicator to its initial state /// public override void Reset() { _nearPeriodTotal = 0m; base.Reset(); } } }