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# 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
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from clr import AddReference
AddReference("System")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Algorithm")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Common")
AddReference("QuantConnect.Indicators")
from System import *
from QuantConnect import *
from QuantConnect.Algorithm import *
from QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework import QCAlgorithmFrameworkBridge
from QuantConnect.Algorithm.Framework.Alphas import *
from QuantConnect.Indicators import *
from QuantConnect.Orders.Fees import ConstantFeeModel
from QuantConnect.Data.Consolidators import *
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
#
# Reversal strategy that goes long when price crosses below SMA and Short when price crosses above SMA.
# The trading strategy is implemented only between 10AM - 3PM (NY time). Research suggests this is due to
# institutional trades during market hours which need hedging with the USD. Source paper:
# LeBaron, Zhao: Intraday Foreign Exchange Reversals
# http://people.brandeis.edu/~blebaron/wps/fxnyc.pdf
# http://www.fma.org/Reno/Papers/ForeignExchangeReversalsinNewYorkTime.pdf
#
class IntradayReversalCurrencyMarketsFrameworkAlgorithm(QCAlgorithmFramework):
def Initialize(self):
self.SetStartDate(2015, 1, 1)
self.SetCash(100000)
# Select resolution
resolution = Resolution.Hour
# Reversion on the USD.
symbols = [
Symbol.Create("EURUSD", SecurityType.Forex, Market.Oanda)
]
# Set requested data resolution
self.UniverseSettings.Resolution = resolution
self.SetUniverseSelection(ManualUniverseSelectionModel( symbols ))
self.SetAlpha(IntradayReversalAlphaModel(5, resolution))
self.SetPortfolioConstruction(EqualWeightingPortfolioConstructionModel())
self.SetExecution(ImmediateExecutionModel())
self.SetRiskManagement(NullRiskManagementModel())
#Set WarmUp for Indicators
self.SetWarmUp(20)
class IntradayReversalAlphaModel(AlphaModel):
'''Alpha model that uses a Price/SMA Crossover to create insights on Hourly Frequency.
Frequency: Hourly data with 5-hour simple moving average.
Strategy:
Reversal strategy that goes Long when price crosses below SMA and Short when price crosses above SMA.
The trading strategy is implemented only between 10AM - 3PM (NY time)'''
# Initialize variables
def __init__(self, period_sma = 5, resolution = Resolution.Hour):
self.period_sma = period_sma
self.resolution = resolution
self.cache = {} # Cache for SymbolData
self.Name = 'IntradayReversalAlphaModel'
def Update(self, algorithm, data):
# Set the time to close all positions at 3PM
self.timeToClose = datetime(algorithm.Time.year, algorithm.Time.month, algorithm.Time.day, 15, 1, 00, tzinfo = algorithm.Time.tzinfo)
insights = []
for security in algorithm.ActiveSecurities.Values:
if self.ShouldEmitInsight(algorithm, security.Symbol):
direction = InsightDirection.Down
if self.cache[security.Symbol].is_uptrend(algorithm.Securities[security.Symbol].Price):
direction = InsightDirection.Up
# Ignore signal for same direction as previous signal (when no crossover)
if direction == self.cache[security.Symbol].PreviousDirection:
continue
# Update the predictionInterval so insight goes Flat by timeToClose
predictionInterval = self.timeToClose - algorithm.Time
# Generate insight
insight = Insight.Price(security.Symbol, predictionInterval, direction)
# Save the current Insight Direction to check when the crossover happens
self.cache[security.Symbol].PreviousDirection = insight.Direction
insights.append(insight)
return insights
# Handle creation of the new security and its cache class.
# Simplified in this example as there is 1 asset.
def OnSecuritiesChanged(self, algorithm, changes):
for security in changes.AddedSecurities:
self.cache[security.Symbol] = SymbolData(algorithm, security.Symbol, self.period_sma, self.resolution)
# Time to control when to start and finish emitting (10AM to 3PM)
def ShouldEmitInsight(self, algorithm, symbol):
current = algorithm.Time
insightTimeStart = datetime(current.year, current.month, current.day, 10, 00, 00, tzinfo = current.tzinfo).time()
insightTimeEnd = datetime(current.year, current.month, current.day, 15, 00, 00, tzinfo = current.tzinfo).time()
currentTime = current.time()
if not algorithm.Securities[symbol].HasData or currentTime < insightTimeStart or currentTime > insightTimeEnd:
return False
else:
return True
class SymbolData:
def __init__(self, algorithm, symbol, period_sma, resolution):
self.PreviousDirection = None
self.priceSMA = algorithm.SMA(symbol, period_sma, resolution)
def is_uptrend(self, price):
if self.priceSMA.IsReady:
return price < self.priceSMA.Current.Value * 1.001
else:
return False