# 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") from datetime import datetime, timedelta from System import * from QuantConnect import * from QuantConnect.Algorithm import * from QuantConnect.Data import * from QuantConnect.Data.Custom.CBOE import * class CachedAlternativeDataAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm): def Initialize(self): self.SetStartDate(2003, 1, 1) self.SetEndDate(2019, 10, 11) self.SetCash(100000) # QuantConnect caches a small subset of alternative data for easy consumption for the community. # You can use this in your algorithm as demonstrated below: # CBOE VIX: http://cache.quantconnect.com/alternative/cboe/vix.csv self.AddData(CBOE, "VIX") def OnData(self, data): vix = data.Get(CBOE, "VIX") self.Log(f"VIX: {self.Time}, {vix.Open}, {vix.High}, {vix.Low}, {vix.Close}")