/* * 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 QuantConnect.Data.Market; using System; namespace QuantConnect.Indicators { /// /// This indicator computes the upper and lower band of the Donchian Channel. /// The upper band is computed by finding the highest high over the given period. /// The lower band is computed by finding the lowest low over the given period. /// The primary output value of the indicator is the mean of the upper and lower band for /// the given timeframe. /// public class DonchianChannel : BarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider { /// /// Gets the upper band of the Donchian Channel. /// public IndicatorBase UpperBand { get; } /// /// Gets the lower band of the Donchian Channel. /// public IndicatorBase LowerBand { get; } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// /// The period for both the upper and lower channels. public DonchianChannel(int period) : this(period, period) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// /// The period for the upper channel. /// The period for the lower channel public DonchianChannel(int upperPeriod, int lowerPeriod) : this($"DCH({lowerPeriod},{lowerPeriod})", upperPeriod, lowerPeriod) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// /// The name. /// The period for both the upper and lower channels. public DonchianChannel(string name, int period) : this(name, period, period) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// /// The name. /// The period for the upper channel. /// The period for the lower channel public DonchianChannel(string name, int upperPeriod, int lowerPeriod) : base(name) { WarmUpPeriod = Math.Max(upperPeriod, lowerPeriod); UpperBand = new Maximum(name + "_UpperBand", upperPeriod); LowerBand = new Minimum(name + "_LowerBand", lowerPeriod); } /// /// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized /// public override bool IsReady => UpperBand.IsReady && LowerBand.IsReady; /// /// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized. /// public int WarmUpPeriod { get; } /// /// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state /// /// The input given to the indicator /// A new value for this indicator, which by convention is the mean value of the upper band and lower band. protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IBaseDataBar input) { UpperBand.Update(input.EndTime, input.High); LowerBand.Update(input.EndTime, input.Low); return (UpperBand + LowerBand) / 2; } /// /// Resets this indicator to its initial state /// public override void Reset() { base.Reset(); UpperBand.Reset(); LowerBand.Reset(); } } }