Range Consolidators
Range Consolidators
Introduction
Most Range consolidators aggregate bars based on a fixed price movement. It is very much like a Renko Bar, but instead of consolidating a fix movement from the opening price, a Range Bar would fix the range of the whole bar, i.e. High - Low. A new bar is formed when the range of the whole bar reached a preset value, thus it completely neglects the time effect and focuses on the variance/information carried by the price movement.

Consolidate Trade Bars
TradeBar
consolidators aggregate TradeBar
objects into RangeBar
objects. Follow these steps to create and manage a TradeBar
consolidator based on the preset range of price movement:
- Create the consolidator.
- Add an event handler to the consolidator.
- Define the consolidation handler.
- Update the consolidator.
- Automatic Updates
- Manual Updates
- If you create consolidators for securities in a dynamic universe and register them for automatic updates, remove the consolidator when the security leaves the universe.
To create a Range consolidator, pass the bar size to the RangeConsolidator
constructor.
// Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 _consolidator = new RangeConsolidator(1m);
# Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 self._consolidator = RangeConsolidator(1)
_consolidator.DataConsolidated += ConsolidationHandler;
self._consolidator.data_consolidated += self._consolidation_handler
LEAN passes consolidated bars to the consolidator event handler in your algorithm. The most common error when creating consolidators is to put parenthesis ()
at the end of your method name when setting the event handler of the consolidator. If you use parenthesis, the method executes and the result is passed as the event handler instead of the method itself. Remember to pass the name of your method to the event system. Specifically, it should be ConsolidationHandler
self._consolidation_handler
, not ConsolidationHandler()
self._consolidation_handler()
.
void ConsolidationHandler(object sender, RangeBar consolidatedBar) { }
def _consolidation_handler(self, sender: object, consolidated_bar: RangeBar) -> None: pass
The consolidation event handler receives bars when the price movement forms a new Range bar.
You can automatically or manually update the consolidator.
To automatically update a consolidator with data from the security subscription, call the AddConsolidator
add_consolidator
method of the Subscription Manager.
self.subscription_manager.add_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
Manual updates let you control when the consolidator updates and what data you use to update it. If you need to warm up a consolidator with data outside of the warm-up period, you can manually update the consolidator. To manually update a consolidator, call its Update
update
method with a TradeBar
object. You can update the consolidator with data from the Slice object in the OnData
on_data
method or with data from a history request.
# Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None: trade_bar = slice.bars[self._symbol] self._consolidator.update(trade_bar) # Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request history = self.history[TradeBar](self._symbol, 30, Resolution.MINUTE) for trade_bar in history: self._consolidator.update(trade_bar)
// Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object public override void OnData(Slice slice) { var tradeBar = slice.Bars[_symbol]; _consolidator.Update(tradeBar); } // Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request var history = History<TradeBar>(_symbol, 30, Resolution.Minute); foreach (var tradeBar in history) { _consolidator.Update(tradeBar); }
SubscriptionManager.RemoveConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
self.subscription_manager.remove_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
If you have a dynamic universe and don't remove consolidators, they compound internally, causing your algorithm to slow down and eventually die once it runs out of RAM. For an example of removing consolidators from universe subscriptions, see the GasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlphaGasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlpha in the LEAN GitHub repository.
Consolidate Quote Bars
QuoteBar
consolidators aggregate QuoteBar
objects into RangeBar
objects. Follow these steps to create and manage a QuoteBar
consolidator based on the preset range of price movement:
- Create the consolidator.
- Add an event handler to the consolidator.
- Define the consolidation handler.
- Update the consolidator.
- Automatic Updates
- Manual Updates
- If you create consolidators for securities in a dynamic universe and register them for automatic updates, remove the consolidator when the security leaves the universe.
To create a Range consolidator, pass the bar size to the RangeConsolidator
constructor.
// Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 _consolidator = new RangeConsolidator(1m);
# Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 self._consolidator = RangeConsolidator(1)
_consolidator.DataConsolidated += ConsolidationHandler;
self._consolidator.data_consolidated += self._consolidation_handler
LEAN passes consolidated bars to the consolidator event handler in your algorithm. The most common error when creating consolidators is to put parenthesis ()
at the end of your method name when setting the event handler of the consolidator. If you use parenthesis, the method executes and the result is passed as the event handler instead of the method itself. Remember to pass the name of your method to the event system. Specifically, it should be ConsolidationHandler
self._consolidation_handler
, not ConsolidationHandler()
self._consolidation_handler()
.
void ConsolidationHandler(object sender, RangeBar consolidatedBar) { }
def _consolidation_handler(self, sender: object, consolidated_bar: RangeBar) -> None: pass
The consolidation event handler receives bars when the price movement forms a new Range bar.
You can automatically or manually update the consolidator.
To automatically update a consolidator with data from the security subscription, call the AddConsolidator
add_consolidator
method of the Subscription Manager.
self.subscription_manager.add_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
Manual updates let you control when the consolidator updates and what data you use to update it. If you need to warm up a consolidator with data outside of the warm-up period, you can manually update the consolidator. To manually update a consolidator, call its Update
update
method with a QuoteBar
object. You can update the consolidator with data from the Slice object in the OnData
on_data
method or with data from a history request.
# Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None: quote_bar = slice.quote_bars[self._symbol] self._consolidator.update(quote_bar) # Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request history = self.history[QuoteBar](self._symbol, 30, Resolution.MINUTE) for quote_bar in history: self._consolidator.update(quote_bar)
// Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object public override void OnData(Slice slice) { var quoteBar = slice.QuoteBars[_symbol]; _consolidator.Update(quoteBar); } // Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request var history = History<QuoteBar>(_symbol, 30, Resolution.Minute); foreach (var quoteBar in history) { _consolidator.Update(quoteBar); }
SubscriptionManager.RemoveConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
self.subscription_manager.remove_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
If you have a dynamic universe and don't remove consolidators, they compound internally, causing your algorithm to slow down and eventually die once it runs out of RAM. For an example of removing consolidators from universe subscriptions, see the GasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlphaGasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlpha in the LEAN GitHub repository.
Consolidate Trade Ticks
Tick
consolidators aggregate Tick
objects into RangeBar
objects. Follow these steps to create and manage a Tick
consolidator based on the preset range of price movement:
- Create the consolidator.
- Add an event handler to the consolidator.
- Define the consolidation handler.
- Update the consolidator.
- Automatic Updates
- Manual Updates
- If you create consolidators for securities in a dynamic universe and register them for automatic updates, remove the consolidator when the security leaves the universe.
To create a Range consolidator, pass the bar size to the RangeConsolidator
constructor.
// Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 _consolidator = new RangeConsolidator(1m);
# Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 self._consolidator = RangeConsolidator(1)
_consolidator.DataConsolidated += ConsolidationHandler;
self._consolidator.data_consolidated += self._consolidation_handler
LEAN passes consolidated bars to the consolidator event handler in your algorithm. The most common error when creating consolidators is to put parenthesis ()
at the end of your method name when setting the event handler of the consolidator. If you use parenthesis, the method executes and the result is passed as the event handler instead of the method itself. Remember to pass the name of your method to the event system. Specifically, it should be ConsolidationHandler
self._consolidation_handler
, not ConsolidationHandler()
self._consolidation_handler()
.
void ConsolidationHandler(object sender, RangeBar consolidatedBar) { }
def _consolidation_handler(self, sender: object, consolidated_bar: RangeBar) -> None: pass
The consolidation event handler receives bars when the price movement forms a new Range bar.
You can automatically or manually update the consolidator.
To automatically update a consolidator with data from the security subscription, call the AddConsolidator
add_consolidator
method of the Subscription Manager.
self.subscription_manager.add_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
Manual updates let you control when the consolidator updates and what data you use to update it. If you need to warm up a consolidator with data outside of the warm-up period, you can manually update the consolidator. To manually update a consolidator, call its Update
update
method with a Tick
object. You can update the consolidator with data from the Slice object in the OnData
on_data
method or with data from a history request.
# Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None: ticks = slice.ticks[self._symbol] for tick in ticks: self._consolidator.update(tick) # Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request ticks = self.history[Tick](self._symbol, timedelta(minutes=3), Resolution.TICK) for tick in ticks: self._consolidator.update(tick)
// Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object public override void OnData(Slice slice) { var ticks = slice.Ticks[_symbol]; foreach (var tick in ticks) { _consolidator.Update(tick); } } // Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request var ticks = History<Tick>(_symbol, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(3), Resolution.Tick); foreach (var tick in ticks) { _consolidator.Update(tick); }
SubscriptionManager.RemoveConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
self.subscription_manager.remove_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
If you have a dynamic universe and don't remove consolidators, they compound internally, causing your algorithm to slow down and eventually die once it runs out of RAM. For an example of removing consolidators from universe subscriptions, see the GasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlphaGasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlpha in the LEAN GitHub repository.
Consolidate Quote Ticks
Tick
quote bar consolidators aggregate Tick
objects that represent quotes into RangeBar
objects. Follow these steps to create and manage a Tick
quote bar consolidator based on the preset range of price movement:
- Create the consolidator.
- Add an event handler to the consolidator.
- Define the consolidation handler.
- Update the consolidator.
- Automatic Updates
- Manual Updates
- If you create consolidators for securities in a dynamic universe and register them for automatic updates, remove the consolidator when the security leaves the universe.
To create a Range consolidator, pass the bar size to the RangeConsolidator
constructor.
// Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 _consolidator = new RangeConsolidator(1m);
# Create a Range consolidator that emits a bar when the high and low differs $1 self._consolidator = RangeConsolidator(1)
_consolidator.DataConsolidated += ConsolidationHandler;
self._consolidator.data_consolidated += self._consolidation_handler
LEAN passes consolidated bars to the consolidator event handler in your algorithm. The most common error when creating consolidators is to put parenthesis ()
at the end of your method name when setting the event handler of the consolidator. If you use parenthesis, the method executes and the result is passed as the event handler instead of the method itself. Remember to pass the name of your method to the event system. Specifically, it should be ConsolidationHandler
self._consolidation_handler
, not ConsolidationHandler()
self._consolidation_handler()
.
void ConsolidationHandler(object sender, RangeBar consolidatedBar) { }
def _consolidation_handler(self, sender: object, consolidated_bar: RangeBar) -> None: pass
The consolidation event handler receives bars when the price movement forms a new Range bar.
You can automatically or manually update the consolidator.
To automatically update a consolidator with data from the security subscription, call the AddConsolidator
add_consolidator
method of the Subscription Manager.
self.subscription_manager.add_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
Manual updates let you control when the consolidator updates and what data you use to update it. If you need to warm up a consolidator with data outside of the warm-up period, you can manually update the consolidator. To manually update a consolidator, call its Update
update
method with a Tick
object. You can update the consolidator with data from the Slice object in the OnData
on_data
method or with data from a history request.
# Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None: ticks = slice.ticks[self._symbol] for tick in ticks: self._consolidator.update(tick) # Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request ticks = self.history[Tick](self._symbol, timedelta(minutes=3), Resolution.TICK) for tick in ticks: self._consolidator.update(tick)
// Example 1: Update the consolidator with data from the Slice object public override void OnData(Slice slice) { var ticks = slice.Ticks[_symbol]; foreach (var tick in ticks) { _consolidator.Update(tick); } } // Example 2: Update the consolidator with data from a history request var ticks = History<Tick>(_symbol, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(3), Resolution.Tick); foreach (var tick in ticks) { _consolidator.Update(tick); }
SubscriptionManager.RemoveConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
self.subscription_manager.remove_consolidator(self._symbol, self._consolidator)
If you have a dynamic universe and don't remove consolidators, they compound internally, causing your algorithm to slow down and eventually die once it runs out of RAM. For an example of removing consolidators from universe subscriptions, see the GasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlphaGasAndCrudeOilEnergyCorrelationAlpha in the LEAN GitHub repository.
Reset Consolidators
To reset a consolidator, call its Reset
reset
method.
self._consolidator.reset()
_consolidator.Reset();
If you are live trading Equities or backtesting Equities without the adjusted data normalization mode,
reset your consolidators when splits and dividends occur.
When a split or dividend occurs while the consolidator is in the process of building a bar, the open, high, and low may reflect prices from before the split or dividend.
To avoid issues, call the consolidator's Reset
reset
method and then warm it up with ScaledRaw
SCALED_RAW
data from a history request.
def on_data(self, data: Slice): # When a split or dividend occurs... if (data.splits.contains_key(self._symbol) and data.splits[self._symbol].type == SplitType.SPLIT_OCCURRED or data.dividends.contains_key(self._symbol)): # If the consolidator is working on a bar... if self._consolidator.working_data: # Get adjusted prices for the time period of the working bar. history = self.history[TradeBar](self._symbol, self._consolidator.working_data.time, self.time, data_normalization_mode=DataNormalizationMode.SCALED_RAW) # Reset the consolidator. self._consolidator.reset() # Warm-up the consolidator with the adjusted price data. for bar in history: self._consolidator.update(bar)
public override void OnData(Slice data) { // When a split or dividend occurs... if ((data.Splits.ContainsKey(_symbol) && data.Splits[_symbol].Type == SplitType.SplitOccurred) || data.Dividends.ContainsKey(_symbol)) { // If the consolidator is working on a bar... if (_consolidator.WorkingData != null) { // Get adjusted prices for the time period of the working bar. var history = History<TradeBar>(_symbol, _consolidator.WorkingData.Time, Time, dataNormalizationMode: DataNormalizationMode.ScaledRaw); // Reset the consolidator. _consolidator.Reset(); // Warm-up the consolidator with the adjusted price data. foreach (var bar in history) { _consolidator.Update(bar); } } } }