/* * 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; using QuantConnect.Data.Market; namespace QuantConnect.Indicators { /// /// Represents the Vortex Indicator, which identifies the start and continuation of market trends. /// It includes components that capture positive (upward) and negative (downward) trend movements. /// This indicator compares the ranges within the current period to previous periods to calculate /// upward and downward movement trends. /// public class Vortex : BarIndicator, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider { private readonly int _period; private readonly AverageTrueRange _atr; private readonly Sum _atrSum; private readonly Sum _plusVMSum; private readonly Sum _minusVMSum; private IBaseDataBar _previousInput; /// /// Gets the Positive Vortex Indicator, which reflects positive trend movements. /// public IndicatorBase PlusVortex { get; private set; } /// /// Gets the Negative Vortex Indicator, which reflects negative trend movements. /// public IndicatorBase MinusVortex { get; private set; } /// /// Indicates whether this indicator is fully ready and all buffers have been filled. /// public override bool IsReady => Samples >= _period; /// /// The minimum number of samples needed for the indicator to be ready and provide reliable values. /// public int WarmUpPeriod => _period; /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class using the specified period. /// /// The number of periods used to construct the Vortex Indicator. public Vortex(int period) : this($"VTX({period})", period) { } /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class with a custom name and period. /// /// The custom name for this instance of the Vortex Indicator. /// The number of periods used to construct the Vortex Indicator. public Vortex(string name, int period) : base(name) { _period = period; _atr = new AverageTrueRange($"{Name}_ATR", 1, MovingAverageType.Simple); _atrSum = new Sum("ATR_Sum", period).Of(_atr); _plusVMSum = new Sum("PlusVM_Sum", period); _minusVMSum = new Sum("MinusVM_Sum", period); PlusVortex = _plusVMSum.Over(_atrSum); MinusVortex = _minusVMSum.Over(_atrSum); } /// /// Computes the next value of the Vortex Indicator based on the provided input. /// /// The input data used to compute the indicator value. /// The computed value of the indicator. protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IBaseDataBar input) { _atr.Update(input); if (_previousInput != null) { var plusVMValue = Math.Abs(input.High - _previousInput.Low); var minusVMValue = Math.Abs(input.Low - _previousInput.High); _plusVMSum.Update(input.EndTime, plusVMValue); _minusVMSum.Update(input.EndTime, minusVMValue); } _previousInput = input; if (!IsReady) { return 0; } return (PlusVortex.Current.Value + MinusVortex.Current.Value) / 2; } /// /// Resets all indicators and internal state. /// public override void Reset() { base.Reset(); _atr.Reset(); _atrSum.Reset(); _plusVMSum.Reset(); _minusVMSum.Reset(); PlusVortex.Reset(); MinusVortex.Reset(); _previousInput = null; } } }