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using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// The Chaikin Money Flow Index (CMF) is a volume-weighted average of accumulation and distribution over
/// a specified period.
///
/// CMF = n-day Sum of [(((C - L) - (H - C)) / (H - L)) x Vol] / n-day Sum of Vol
///
/// Where:
/// n = number of periods, typically 21
/// H = high
/// L = low
/// C = close
/// Vol = volume
///
/// https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/trading-investing/technical-analysis/technical-indicator-guide/cmf
///
public class ChaikinMoneyFlow : TradeBarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
///
/// Holds the point-wise flow-sum and volume terms.
///
private readonly Sum _flowRatioSum;
private readonly Sum _volumeSum;
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => _flowRatioSum.IsReady;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod { get; }
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_volumeSum.Reset();
_flowRatioSum.Reset();
base.Reset();
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the ChaikinMoneyFlow class
///
/// A name for the indicator
/// The period over which to perform computation
public ChaikinMoneyFlow(string name, int period)
: base($"CMF({name})")
{
WarmUpPeriod = period;
_flowRatioSum = new Sum(period);
_volumeSum = new Sum(period);
}
///
/// Computes the next value for this indicator from the given state.
///
/// The input value to this indicator on this time step
/// A new value for this indicator
protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(TradeBar input)
{
var denominator = (input.High - input.Low);
var flowRatio = denominator > 0
? input.Volume * (input.Close - input.Low - (input.High - input.Close)) / denominator
: 0m;
_flowRatioSum.Update(input.EndTime, flowRatio);
_volumeSum.Update(input.EndTime, input.Volume);
return !IsReady || _volumeSum == 0m ? 0m : _flowRatioSum / _volumeSum;
}
}
}