/* * 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.Custom; namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp { /// /// Futures demonstration algorithm. /// QuantConnect allows importing generic data sources! This example demonstrates importing a futures /// data from the popular open data source Quandl. QuantConnect has a special deal with Quandl giving you access /// to Stevens Continuous Futurs (SCF) for free. If you'd like to download SCF for local backtesting, you can download it through Quandl.com. /// /// /// /// /// public class QCUQuandlFutures : QCAlgorithm { private string _crude = "SCF/CME_CL1_ON"; /// /// Initialize the data and resolution you require for your strategy /// public override void Initialize() { SetStartDate(2000, 1, 1); SetEndDate(DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(-1)); SetCash(25000); AddData(_crude, Resolution.Daily); } /// /// Data Event Handler: New data arrives here. "TradeBars" type is a dictionary of strings so you can access it by symbol. /// /// Data. public void OnData(Quandl data) { if (!Portfolio.HoldStock) { SetHoldings(_crude, 1); Debug(Time.ToStringInvariant("u") + " Purchased Crude Oil: " + _crude); } } /// /// Custom quandl data type for setting customized value column name. Value column is used for the primary trading calculations and charting. /// public class QuandlFuture : Quandl { /// /// Initializes a new instance of the class. /// public QuandlFuture() : base(valueColumnName: "Settle") { } } } }