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using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the On Balance Volume (OBV).
/// The On Balance Volume is calculated by determining the price of the current close price and previous close price.
/// If the current close price is equivalent to the previous price the OBV remains the same,
/// If the current close price is higher the volume of that day is added to the OBV, while a lower close price will
/// result in negative value.
///
public class OnBalanceVolume : TradeBarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
private TradeBar _previousInput;
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the Indicator class using the specified name.
///
public OnBalanceVolume()
: base("OBV")
{
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the Indicator class using the specified name.
///
/// The name of this indicator
public OnBalanceVolume(string name)
: base(name)
{
}
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => _previousInput != null;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod => 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(TradeBar input)
{
var obv = Current.Value;
if (_previousInput != null)
{
if (input.Value > _previousInput.Value)
{
obv += input.Volume;
Update(input);
}
else if (input.Value < _previousInput.Value)
{
obv -= input.Volume;
Update(input);
}
}
else
{
obv = input.Volume;
Update(input);
}
_previousInput = input;
return obv;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_previousInput = null;
base.Reset();
}
}
}