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using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the short stop and lower stop values of the Chande Kroll Stop Indicator.
/// It is used to determine the optimal placement of a stop-loss order.
///
public class ChandeKrollStop : BarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
private readonly AverageTrueRange _atr;
private readonly decimal _atrMult;
private readonly Maximum _underlyingMaximum;
private readonly Minimum _underlyingMinimum;
///
/// Gets the short stop of ChandeKrollStop.
///
public IndicatorBase ShortStop { get; }
///
/// Gets the long stop of ChandeKrollStop.
///
public IndicatorBase LongStop { get; }
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => Samples >= WarmUpPeriod;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod { get; }
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class.
///
/// The period over which to compute the average true range.
/// The ATR multiplier to be used to compute stops distance.
/// The period over which to compute the max of high stop and min of low stop.
/// The type of smoothing used to smooth the true range values
public ChandeKrollStop(int atrPeriod, decimal atrMult, int period, MovingAverageType movingAverageType = MovingAverageType.Wilders)
: this($"CKS({atrPeriod},{atrMult},{period})", atrPeriod, atrMult, period, movingAverageType)
{
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class.
///
/// The name.
/// The period over which to compute the average true range.
/// The ATR multiplier to be used to compute stops distance.
/// The period over which to compute the max of high stop and min of low stop.
/// The type of smoothing used to smooth the true range values
public ChandeKrollStop(string name, int atrPeriod, decimal atrMult, int period, MovingAverageType movingAverageType = MovingAverageType.Wilders)
: base(name)
{
WarmUpPeriod = atrPeriod + period - 1;
_atr = new AverageTrueRange(atrPeriod, movingAverageType);
_atrMult = atrMult;
_underlyingMaximum = new Maximum(atrPeriod);
_underlyingMinimum = new Minimum(atrPeriod);
LongStop = new Minimum(name + "_Long", period);
ShortStop = new Maximum(name + "_Short", period);
}
///
/// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state
///
/// The input given to the indicator
/// The input is returned unmodified.
protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IBaseDataBar input)
{
_atr.Update(input);
_underlyingMaximum.Update(input.EndTime, input.High);
var highStop = _underlyingMaximum.Current.Value - _atr.Current.Value * _atrMult;
_underlyingMinimum.Update(input.EndTime, input.Low);
var lowStop = _underlyingMinimum.Current.Value + _atr.Current.Value * _atrMult;
ShortStop.Update(input.EndTime, highStop);
LongStop.Update(input.EndTime, lowStop);
return input.Value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
base.Reset();
_atr.Reset();
_underlyingMaximum.Reset();
_underlyingMinimum.Reset();
ShortStop.Reset();
LongStop.Reset();
}
}
}