# 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.Common") AddReference("QuantConnect.Algorithm") AddReference("QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework") from System import * from QuantConnect import * from QuantConnect.Data.UniverseSelection import * from QuantConnect.Orders.Fees import ConstantFeeModel from QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Alphas import * from QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Portfolio import EqualWeightingPortfolioConstructionModel from QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Selection import ManualUniverseSelectionModel from datetime import timedelta # # Leveraged ETFs (LETF) promise a fixed leverage ratio with respect to an underlying asset or an index. # A Triple-Leveraged ETF allows speculators to amplify their exposure to the daily returns of an underlying index by a factor of 3. # # Increased volatility generally decreases the value of a LETF over an extended period of time as daily compounding is amplified. # # This alpha emits short-biased insight to capitalize on volatility decay for each listed pair of TL-ETFs, by rebalancing the # ETFs with equal weights each day. # # This alpha is part of the Benchmark Alpha Series created by QuantConnect which are open sourced so the community and client funds can see an example of an alpha. # class TripleLeverageETFPairVolatilityDecayAlpha(QCAlgorithm): def Initialize(self): self.SetStartDate(2018, 1, 1) self.SetCash(100000) # Set zero transaction fees self.SetSecurityInitializer(lambda security: security.SetFeeModel(ConstantFeeModel(0))) # 3X ETF pair tickers ultraLong = Symbol.Create("UGLD", SecurityType.Equity, Market.USA) ultraShort = Symbol.Create("DGLD", SecurityType.Equity, Market.USA) # Manually curated universe self.UniverseSettings.Resolution = Resolution.Daily self.SetUniverseSelection(ManualUniverseSelectionModel([ultraLong, ultraShort])) # Select the demonstration alpha model self.SetAlpha(RebalancingTripleLeveragedETFAlphaModel(ultraLong, ultraShort)) ## Set Equal Weighting Portfolio Construction Model self.SetPortfolioConstruction(EqualWeightingPortfolioConstructionModel()) ## Set Immediate Execution Model self.SetExecution(ImmediateExecutionModel()) ## Set Null Risk Management Model self.SetRiskManagement(NullRiskManagementModel()) class RebalancingTripleLeveragedETFAlphaModel(AlphaModel): ''' Rebalance a pair of 3x leveraged ETFs and predict that the value of both ETFs in each pair will decrease. ''' def __init__(self, ultraLong, ultraShort): # Giving an insight period 1 days. self.period = timedelta(1) self.magnitude = 0.001 self.ultraLong = ultraLong self.ultraShort = ultraShort self.Name = "RebalancingTripleLeveragedETFAlphaModel" def Update(self, algorithm, data): return Insight.Group( [ Insight.Price(self.ultraLong, self.period, InsightDirection.Down, self.magnitude), Insight.Price(self.ultraShort, self.period, InsightDirection.Down, self.magnitude) ] )