/* * QUANTCONNECT.COM - Democratizing Finance, Empowering Individuals. * Lean Algorithmic Trading Engine v2.0. Copyright 2014 QuantConnect Corporation. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ using System; namespace QuantConnect.Indicators { /// /// This indicator computes the n-period population variance. /// public class Variance : WindowIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider { private decimal _rollingSum; private decimal _rollingSumOfSquares; /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified period. /// /// The period of the indicator public Variance(int period) : this($"VAR({period})", period) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified name and period. /// /// The name of this indicator /// The period of the indicator public Variance(string name, int period) : base(name, period) { } /// /// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized. /// public int WarmUpPeriod => Period; /// /// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state /// /// The input given to the indicator /// The window for the input history /// A new value for this indicator protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IReadOnlyWindow window, IndicatorDataPoint input) { _rollingSum += input.Value; _rollingSumOfSquares += input.Value * input.Value; if (Samples < 2) return 0m; var n = Math.Min(Period, Samples); var meanValue1 = _rollingSum / n; var meanValue2 = _rollingSumOfSquares / n; if (n == Period) { var removedValue = window[Period - 1]; _rollingSum -= removedValue.Value; _rollingSumOfSquares -= removedValue.Value * removedValue.Value; } // Ensure non-negative variance return Math.Max(0m, meanValue2 - meanValue1 * meanValue1); } /// /// Resets this indicator to its initial state /// public override void Reset() { _rollingSum = 0; _rollingSumOfSquares = 0; base.Reset(); } } }