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namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA).
/// The Double Exponential Moving Average is calculated with the following formula:
/// EMA2 = EMA(EMA(t,period),period)
/// DEMA = 2 * EMA(t,period) - EMA2
/// The Generalized DEMA (GD) is calculated with the following formula:
/// GD = (volumeFactor+1) * EMA(t,period) - volumeFactor * EMA2
///
public class DoubleExponentialMovingAverage : IndicatorBase, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
private readonly int _period;
private readonly decimal _volumeFactor;
private readonly ExponentialMovingAverage _ema1;
private readonly ExponentialMovingAverage _ema2;
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name and period.
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The period of the DEMA
/// The volume factor of the DEMA (value must be in the [0,1] range, set to 1 for standard DEMA)
public DoubleExponentialMovingAverage(string name, int period, decimal volumeFactor = 1m)
: base(name)
{
_period = period;
_volumeFactor = volumeFactor;
_ema1 = new ExponentialMovingAverage(name + "_1", period);
_ema2 = new ExponentialMovingAverage(name + "_2", period);
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified period.
///
/// The period of the DEMA
/// The volume factor of the DEMA (value must be in the [0,1] range, set to 1 for standard DEMA)
public DoubleExponentialMovingAverage(int period, decimal volumeFactor = 1m)
: this($"DEMA({period})", period, volumeFactor)
{
}
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => Samples > 2 * (_period - 1);
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod => 1 + 2 * (_period - 1);
///
/// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state
///
/// The input given to the indicator
/// A new value for this indicator
protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IndicatorDataPoint input)
{
_ema1.Update(input);
if (!_ema1.IsReady)
return _ema1.Current.Value;
_ema2.Update(_ema1.Current);
return (_volumeFactor + 1) * _ema1.Current.Value - _volumeFactor * _ema2.Current.Value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_ema1.Reset();
_ema2.Reset();
base.Reset();
}
}
}