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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// This indicator computes the True Range (TR).
/// The True Range is the greatest of the following values:
/// value1 = distance from today's high to today's low.
/// value2 = distance from yesterday's close to today's high.
/// value3 = distance from yesterday's close to today's low.
///
public class TrueRange : BarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
{
private IBaseDataBar _previousInput;
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name.
///
public TrueRange()
: base("TR")
{
}
///
/// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name.
///
/// The name of this indicator
public TrueRange(string name)
: base(name)
{
}
///
/// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
///
public override bool IsReady => Samples > 1;
///
/// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
///
public int WarmUpPeriod => 2;
///
/// 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)
{
var greatest = input.High - input.Low;
if (!IsReady)
{
_previousInput = input;
return greatest;
}
var value2 = Math.Abs(_previousInput.Close - input.High);
if (value2 > greatest)
greatest = value2;
var value3 = Math.Abs(_previousInput.Close - input.Low);
if (value3 > greatest)
greatest = value3;
_previousInput = input;
return greatest;
}
}
}