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namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the TRIX (1-period ROC of a Triple EMA)
/// The TRIX is calculated as explained here:
/// http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:trix
///
public class Trix : Indicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
private readonly int _period;
private readonly ExponentialMovingAverage _ema1;
private readonly ExponentialMovingAverage _ema2;
private readonly ExponentialMovingAverage _ema3;
private readonly RateOfChangePercent _roc;
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name and period.
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The period of the indicator
public Trix(string name, int period)
: base(name)
{
_period = period;
_ema1 = new ExponentialMovingAverage(name + "_1", period);
_ema2 = new ExponentialMovingAverage(name + "_2", period);
_ema3 = new ExponentialMovingAverage(name + "_3", period);
_roc = new RateOfChangePercent(name + "_ROCP1", 1);
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified period.
///
/// The period of the indicator
public Trix(int period)
: this($"TRIX({period})", period)
{
}
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => _roc.IsReady;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
/// We have 3 EMAs chained on base period so every _period points starts the next EMA,
/// hence -1 on the multiplication, and finally the last ema updates our _roc which needs
/// to be warmed up before this indicator is warmed up.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod => 3 * (_period - 1) + _roc.WarmUpPeriod;
///
/// 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)
_ema2.Update(_ema1.Current);
if (_ema2.IsReady)
_ema3.Update(_ema2.Current);
if (_ema3.IsReady)
_roc.Update(_ema3.Current);
return _roc.Current.Value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
_ema1.Reset();
_ema2.Reset();
_ema3.Reset();
_roc.Reset();
base.Reset();
}
}
}