Renko Consolidators

Volume Renko Consolidators

Introduction

Volume Renko consolidators aggregate bars based on a fixed trading volume. These types of bars are commonly known as volume bars. A VolumeRenkoConsolidator with a bar size of 10,000 produces a new bar every time 10,000 units of the security trades in the market. If the trading volume of a single time step exceeds two step sizes (i.e. >20,000), the VolumeRenkoConsolidator produces multiple bars in a single time step.

Consolidate Trade Bars

TradeBar consolidators aggregate TradeBar objects into VolumeRenkoBar objects. Follow these steps to create and manage a TradeBar consolidator based on custom set volume traded:

  1. Create the consolidator.
  2. To create a Volume Renko consolidator, pass the bar size to the VolumeRenkoConsolidator constructor.

    // Create a Volume Renko consolidator that emits a bar every time 10,000 units trade
    _consolidator = new VolumeRenkoConsolidator(10000m);
    # Create a Volume Renko consolidator that emits a bar every time 10,000 units trade
    self.consolidator = VolumeRenkoConsolidator(10000)
  3. Add an event handler to the consolidator.
  4. _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 ConsolidationHandlerself.consolidation_handler, not ConsolidationHandler()self.consolidation_handler().

  5. Define the consolidation handler.
  6. void ConsolidationHandler(object sender, VolumeRenkoBar consolidatedBar)
    {
    
    }
    def consolidation_handler(self, sender: object, consolidated_bar: VolumeRenkoBar) -> None:
        pass

    The consolidation event handler receives bars when the trading volume forms a new Volume Renko bar.

  7. Update the consolidator.
  8. You can automatically or manually update the consolidator.

    • Automatic Updates
    • To automatically update a consolidator with data from the security subscription, call the AddConsolidator method of the Subscription Manager.

      self.subscription_manager.add_consolidator(self.symbol, self.consolidator)
      SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
    • Manual Updates
    • 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 Updateupdate method with a TradeBar object. You can update the consolidator with data from the Slice object in the OnDataon_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);
      }
  9. 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.
  10. 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 VolumeRenkoBar objects. Follow these steps to create and manage a Tick consolidator based on custom set volume traded:

  1. Create the consolidator.
  2. To create a Volume Renko consolidator, pass the bar size to the VolumeRenkoConsolidator constructor.

    // Create a Volume Renko consolidator that emits a bar every time 10,000 units trade
    _consolidator = new VolumeRenkoConsolidator(10000m);
    # Create a Volume Renko consolidator that emits a bar every time 10,000 units trade
    self.consolidator = VolumeRenkoConsolidator(10000)
  3. Add an event handler to the consolidator.
  4. _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 ConsolidationHandlerself.consolidation_handler, not ConsolidationHandler()self.consolidation_handler().

  5. Define the consolidation handler.
  6. void ConsolidationHandler(object sender, VolumeRenkoBar consolidatedBar)
    {
    
    }
    def consolidation_handler(self, sender: object, consolidated_bar: VolumeRenkoBar) -> None:
        pass

    The consolidation event handler receives bars when the trading volume forms a new Volume Renko bar.

  7. Update the consolidator.
  8. You can automatically or manually update the consolidator.

    • Automatic Updates
    • To automatically update a consolidator with data from the security subscription, call the AddConsolidator method of the Subscription Manager.

      self.subscription_manager.add_consolidator(self.symbol, self.consolidator)
      SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator(_symbol, _consolidator);
    • Manual Updates
    • 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 Updateupdate method with a Tick object. You can update the consolidator with data from the Slice object in the OnDataon_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);
      }
  9. 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.
  10. 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.

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