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using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the Normalized Average True Range (NATR).
/// The Normalized Average True Range is calculated with the following formula:
/// NATR = (ATR(period) / Close) * 100
///
public class NormalizedAverageTrueRange : BarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
private readonly int _period;
private readonly TrueRange _tr;
private readonly AverageTrueRange _atr;
private decimal _lastAtrValue;
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name and period.
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The period of the NATR
public NormalizedAverageTrueRange(string name, int period) :
base(name)
{
_period = period;
_tr = new TrueRange(name + "_TR");
_atr = new AverageTrueRange(name + "_ATR", period, MovingAverageType.Simple);
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified period.
///
/// The period of the NATR
public NormalizedAverageTrueRange(int period)
: this($"NATR({period})", period)
{
}
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => Samples > _period;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod => _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(IBaseDataBar input)
{
_tr.Update(input);
if (!IsReady)
{
_atr.Update(input);
return input.Close != 0 ? _atr.Current.Value / input.Close * 100 : 0m;
}
if (Samples == _period + 1)
{
// first output value is SMA of TrueRange
_atr.Update(input);
_lastAtrValue = _atr.Current.Value;
}
else
{
// next TrueRange values are smoothed using Wilder's approach
_lastAtrValue = (_lastAtrValue * (_period - 1) + _tr.Current.Value) / _period;
}
return input.Close != 0 ? _lastAtrValue / input.Close * 100 : 0m;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_tr.Reset();
_atr.Reset();
base.Reset();
}
}
}