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quantconnect--lean/Algorithm.CSharp/CustomDataIndicatorExtensionsAlgorithm.cs
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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data;
using QuantConnect.Data.Custom;
using QuantConnect.Data.Market;
using QuantConnect.Indicators;
namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp
{
/// <summary>
/// The algorithm creates new indicator value with the existing indicator method by Indicator Extensions
/// Demonstration of using the external custom datasource Quandl to request the VIX and VXV daily data
/// </summary>
/// <meta name="tag" content="using data" />
/// <meta name="tag" content="using quantconnect" />
/// <meta name="tag" content="custom data" />
/// <meta name="tag" content="indicators" />
/// <meta name="tag" content="indicator classes" />
/// <meta name="tag" content="plotting indicators" />
/// <meta name="tag" content="charting" />
public class CustomDataIndicatorExtensionsAlgorithm : QCAlgorithm
{
private const string VIX = "CBOE/VIX";
private const string VXV = "CBOE/VXV";
private SimpleMovingAverage smaVIX;
private SimpleMovingAverage smaVXV;
private IndicatorBase<IndicatorDataPoint> ratio;
/// <summary>
/// Initialize the data and resolution you require for your strategy
/// </summary>
public override void Initialize()
{
SetStartDate(2014, 1, 1);
SetEndDate(2018, 1, 1);
SetCash(25000);
// Define the symbol and "type" of our generic data
AddData<QuandlVix>(VIX, Resolution.Daily);
AddData<Quandl>(VXV, Resolution.Daily);
// Set up default Indicators, these are just 'identities' of the closing price
smaVIX = SMA(VIX, 1);
smaVXV = SMA(VXV, 1);
// This will create a new indicator whose value is smaVXV / smaVIX
ratio = smaVXV.Over(smaVIX);
}
/// <summary>
/// Custom data event handler:
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data">Quandl - dictionary Bars of Quandl Data</param>
public void OnData(Quandl data)
{
// Wait for all indicators to fully initialize
if (smaVIX.IsReady && smaVXV.IsReady && ratio.IsReady)
{
if (!Portfolio.Invested && ratio > 1)
{
MarketOrder(VIX, 100);
}
else if (ratio < 1)
{
Liquidate();
}
// plot our indicators
Plot("SMA", smaVIX, smaVXV);
Plot("Ratio", ratio);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// In CBOE/VIX data, there is a "vix close" column instead of "close" which is the
/// default column namein LEAN Quandl custom data implementation.
/// This class assigns new column name to match the the external datasource setting.
/// </summary>
public class QuandlVix : Quandl
{
public QuandlVix() : base(valueColumnName: "vix close") { }
}
}