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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
using QuantConnect.Indicators;
namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.Examples
{
///
/// MACD Example Algorithm
///
public class MACDTrendAlgorithm : QCAlgorithm
{
private DateTime previous;
private MovingAverageConvergenceDivergence macd;
private string Symbol = "SPY";
///
/// Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized.
///
public override void Initialize()
{
SetStartDate(2009, 01, 01);
SetEndDate(2015, 01, 01);
AddSecurity(SecurityType.Equity, Symbol);
// define our daily macd(12,26) with a 9 day signal
macd = MACD(Symbol, 9, 26, 9, MovingAverageType.Exponential, Resolution.Daily);
}
///
/// OnData event is the primary entry point for your algorithm. Each new data point will be pumped in here.
///
/// TradeBars IDictionary object with your stock data
public void OnData(TradeBars data)
{
// only once per day
if (previous.Date == data.Time.Date) return;
if (!macd.IsReady) return;
var holding = Portfolio[Symbol];
decimal signalDeltaPercent = (macd - macd.Signal)/macd.Fast;
var tolerance = 0.0025m;
// if our macd is greater than our signal, then let's go long
if (holding.Quantity <= 0 && signalDeltaPercent > tolerance) // 0.01%
{
// longterm says buy as well
SetHoldings(Symbol, 1.0);
}
// of our macd is less than our signal, then let's go short
else if (holding.Quantity >= 0 && signalDeltaPercent < -tolerance)
{
Liquidate(Symbol);
}
// plot both lines
Plot("MACD", macd, macd.Signal);
Plot(Symbol, "Open", data[Symbol].Open);
Plot(Symbol, macd.Fast, macd.Slow);
previous = data.Time;
}
}
}