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using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// The Money Flow Index (MFI) is an oscillator that uses both price and volume to
/// measure buying and selling pressure
///
/// Typical Price = (High + Low + Close)/3
/// Money Flow = Typical Price x Volume
/// Positive Money Flow = Sum of the money flows of all days where the typical
/// price is greater than the previous day's typical price
/// Negative Money Flow = Sum of the money flows of all days where the typical
/// price is less than the previous day's typical price
/// Money Flow Ratio = (14-period Positive Money Flow)/(14-period Negative Money Flow)
///
/// Money Flow Index = 100 x Positive Money Flow / ( Positive Money Flow + Negative Money Flow)
///
public class MoneyFlowIndex : TradeBarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
///
/// The sum of positive money flow to compute money flow ratio
///
public IndicatorBase PositiveMoneyFlow { get; }
///
/// The sum of negative money flow to compute money flow ratio
///
public IndicatorBase NegativeMoneyFlow { get; }
///
/// The current and previous typical price is used to determine positive or negative money flow
///
public decimal PreviousTypicalPrice { get; private set; }
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => PositiveMoneyFlow.IsReady && NegativeMoneyFlow.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()
{
PreviousTypicalPrice = 0.0m;
PositiveMoneyFlow.Reset();
NegativeMoneyFlow.Reset();
base.Reset();
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the MoneyFlowIndex class
///
/// The period of the negative and positive money flow
public MoneyFlowIndex(int period)
: this($"MFI({period})", period)
{
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the MoneyFlowIndex class
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The period of the negative and positive money flow
public MoneyFlowIndex(string name, int period)
: base(name)
{
WarmUpPeriod = period;
PositiveMoneyFlow = new Sum(name + "_PositiveMoneyFlow", period);
NegativeMoneyFlow = new Sum(name + "_NegativeMoneyFlow", period);
}
///
/// 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(TradeBar input)
{
var typicalPrice = (input.High + input.Low + input.Close) / 3.0m;
var moneyFlow = typicalPrice * input.Volume;
PositiveMoneyFlow.Update(input.EndTime, typicalPrice > PreviousTypicalPrice ? moneyFlow : 0.0m);
NegativeMoneyFlow.Update(input.EndTime, typicalPrice < PreviousTypicalPrice ? moneyFlow : 0.0m);
PreviousTypicalPrice = typicalPrice;
var totalMoneyFlow = PositiveMoneyFlow.Current.Value + NegativeMoneyFlow.Current.Value;
if (totalMoneyFlow == 0.0m)
{
return 100.0m;
}
return 100m * PositiveMoneyFlow.Current.Value / totalMoneyFlow;
}
}
}