# 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. from clr import AddReference AddReference("System") AddReference("QuantConnect.Algorithm") AddReference("QuantConnect.Common") AddReference("QuantConnect.Indicators") from System import * from QuantConnect import * from QuantConnect.Indicators import * from QuantConnect.Data import * from QuantConnect.Data.Market import * from QuantConnect.Algorithm import * import numpy as np from datetime import datetime ### ### Constructs a displaced moving average ribbon and buys when all are lined up, liquidates when they all line down ### Ribbons are great for visualizing trends ### Signals are generated when they all line up in a paricular direction ### A buy signal is when the values of the indicators are increasing (from slowest to fastest). ### A sell signal is when the values of the indicators are decreasing (from slowest to fastest). ### ### ### ### ### class DisplacedMovingAverageRibbon(QCAlgorithm): # Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized. def Initialize(self): self.SetStartDate(2009, 1, 1) #Set Start Date self.SetEndDate(2015, 1, 1) #Set End Date self.spy = self.AddEquity("SPY", Resolution.Minute).Symbol count = 6 offset = 5 period = 15 self.ribbon = [] # define our sma as the base of the ribbon self.sma = SimpleMovingAverage(period) for x in range(count): # define our offset to the zero sma, these various offsets will create our 'displaced' ribbon delay = Delay(offset*(x+1)) # define an indicator that takes the output of the sma and pipes it into our delay indicator delayedSma = IndicatorExtensions.Of(delay, self.sma) # register our new 'delayedSma' for automaic updates on a daily resolution self.RegisterIndicator(self.spy, delayedSma, Resolution.Daily) self.ribbon.append(delayedSma) self.previous = datetime.min # plot indicators each time they update using the PlotIndicator function for i in self.ribbon: self.PlotIndicator("Ribbon", i) # OnData event is the primary entry point for your algorithm. Each new data point will be pumped in here. def OnData(self, data): if data[self.spy] is None: return # wait for our entire ribbon to be ready if not all(x.IsReady for x in self.ribbon): return # only once per day if self.previous.date() == self.Time.date(): return self.Plot("Ribbon", "Price", data[self.spy].Price) # check for a buy signal values = [x.Current.Value for x in self.ribbon] holding = self.Portfolio[self.spy] if (holding.Quantity <= 0 and self.IsAscending(values)): self.SetHoldings(self.spy, 1.0) elif (holding.Quantity > 0 and self.IsDescending(values)): self.Liquidate(self.spy) self.previous = self.Time # Returns true if the specified values are in ascending order def IsAscending(self, values): last = None for val in values: if last == None: last = val continue if last < val: return False last = val return True # Returns true if the specified values are in Descending order def IsDescending(self, values): last = None for val in values: if last == None: last = val continue if last > val: return False last = val return True