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Hello everybody, i am trying to build a strategy that works on bitcoin and does the following:

enter when specific price patterns (on daily bars) and time ranges conditions are met and use stop market orders to enter at specific prices.

exit when price and time conditions are met. as stop losses and tp

i am attaching the project so that everyone can see it.

the code compiles without errors but it runs weird backtests, it doesnt respect the rules i gave it...

hope someone can help me out

David

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namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp

{

    /// <summary>

    /// Basic template algorithm simply initializes the date range and cash. This is a skeleton

    /// framework you can use for designing an algorithm.

    /// </summary>

    public class BasicTemplateAlgorithm : QCAlgorithm

    {

        //private Symbol _spy = QuantConnect.Symbol.Create("SPY", SecurityType.Equity, Market.USA);

		public RollingWindow<TradeBar> Close5m;

		public RollingWindow<TradeBar> Close1d;

		public decimal chiusura5;

		public decimal chiusura1;

		public decimal chiusura2;

		public decimal chiusura3;

		public decimal chiusura4;

		public decimal aperturaoggi;

		public decimal massimogiornata;

		public decimal minimogiornata;

		public bool condition1;

		public bool condition90;

		public SimpleMovingAverage value1;

		public decimal percent;

		public decimal stopValue;

		

		private OrderTicket CurrentOrder;

    	private OrderTicket StopLoss;

    	//private OrderTicket ProfitTarget;

        /// <summary>

        /// Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized.

        /// </summary>

        public override void Initialize()

        {

            SetStartDate(2014, 7, 1);  //Set Start Date

            SetEndDate(2018, 2, 23);    //Set End Date

            SetCash(100000);             //Set Strategy Cash



            SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.GDAX, AccountType.Cash);



            // Find more symbols here: http://quantconnect.com/data

            AddCrypto("BTCUSD", Resolution.Minute);

            

            var fiveMinutes = new TradeBarConsolidator(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5));

			fiveMinutes.DataConsolidated += OnFiveMinutes;

			SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator("BTCUSD", fiveMinutes);

			

			var dailyMinutes = new TradeBarConsolidator(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1440));

			dailyMinutes.DataConsolidated += OnDaily;

			SubscriptionManager.AddConsolidator("BTCUSD", dailyMinutes);

            

            Close5m = new RollingWindow<TradeBar>(10);

            Close1d = new RollingWindow<TradeBar>(10);

            

            value1 = SMA("BTCUSD", 3, Resolution.Daily);

            

        }



        /// <summary>

        /// OnData event is the primary entry point for your algorithm. Each new data point will be pumped in here.

        /// </summary>

        /// <param name="data">Slice object keyed by symbol containing the stock data</param>

        public override void OnData(Slice data)

        {

           

        }

        

        public void OnFiveMinutes(object sender, TradeBar bar) 

		{

			//Close5m.Add(bar);

			//if (!Close5m.IsReady) return;

			//Debug("Close5min0: " + Close5m[0].Close);

			//Debug("Close5min1: " + Close5m[1].Close);

			

			//TimeSpan Sessstart = new TimeSpan(8, 0, 0); 

			//TimeSpan Sessend = new TimeSpan(14, 0, 0); 

			//TimeSpan Sessstop = new TimeSpan(13, 0, 0); 

			//TimeSpan now = DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay;

			//Debug("Now: " + now.ToString());

			condition1 = chiusura1 > chiusura2 && chiusura2 < chiusura3;

			condition90 = aperturaoggi > value1;

			//Debug(value1.ToString());

			//Debug("condition1: "+ condition1);

			//Debug("condition90: "+ condition90);

			if (!Portfolio.HoldStock && condition90 == true && condition1 == true && aperturaoggi > chiusura1)

            {

            	var quantity = 0.01;

                if (Time.Hour > 8 && Time.Hour <= 13)

                {

                	

                    // Buy 

               		CurrentOrder = StopMarketOrder("BTCUSD",  quantity, massimogiornata, tag:"longEntry");

               		// Set StopLoss order

               		//StopLoss = StopMarketOrder("BTCUSD", -quantity, massimogiornata);

               		// Set Profit Target 

               		//ProfitTarget = LimitOrder("BTCUSD"), -quantity, price * (1m + TakeProfitPercent));

                    //SetHoldings("BTCUSD", 0.001);

                }

                else if (Portfolio.HoldStock)

                {

                	var currentStopPrice = CurrentOrder.Get(OrderField.StopPrice);

                    StopLoss = StopMarketOrder("BTCUSD", -quantity,(currentStopPrice - stopValue), tag:"StopLoss");

                }

                else if ((Portfolio.Invested) && (Time.Hour >= 14))

                {

                    StopLoss = Order("BTCUSD", -quantity);

                }



                //var btcHoldings = Portfolio.CashBook["BTC"].Amount;

                //var usdCash = Portfolio.CashBook["USD"].Amount;

                //Log($"{Time} - BTC holdings: {btcHoldings:F8} - USD cash: {usdCash:F2}");

            }

		}

		

		

		private void OnDaily(object sender, TradeBar consolidated)

		{

			Close1d.Add(consolidated);

			if (!Close1d.IsReady) return;

			//Debug("CloseDaily0: " + Close1d[0].Close);

			//Debug("CloseDaily1: " + Close1d[1].Close);

			chiusura5 = Close1d[5].Close;

			chiusura1 = Close1d[1].Close;

			chiusura2 = Close1d[2].Close;

			chiusura3 = Close1d[3].Close;

			chiusura4 = Close1d[4].Close;

			aperturaoggi = Close1d[0].Open;

			massimogiornata = Close1d[0].High;

			minimogiornata = Close1d[0].Low;

			

			percent = chiusura1 / 100;

			stopValue = 4*percent;

			//Debug("percent: " + percent);

			//Debug("stopValue: " + stopValue);

			condition1 = chiusura1 > chiusura2 && chiusura2 < chiusura3 && chiusura3 > chiusura4 && chiusura4 > chiusura5;

			condition90 = aperturaoggi > value1;

			//Debug("chiusura1: " + chiusura1);

			//Debug("chiusura2: " + chiusura2);

			//Debug("chiusura3: " + chiusura3);

			//Debug("aperturaoggi: " + aperturaoggi);

			//Debug("massimogiornata: " + massimogiornata);

			//Debug("minimogiornata: " + minimogiornata);

			//Debug("condition1: "+ condition1);

			//Debug("condition90: "+ condition90);

			

		}

        

    }

}

Michael Manus

10.2k ,

please use the "attach backtest" button in the comment section and add a completed backtest

DavidAckman

109 ,

I am trying but it won't let me use that button, here is the link.. hope it helps

https://www.quantconnect.com/terminal/processCache?request=embedded_backtest_bd35d9bbdc7d80ca4eb9a2110e262d9f.html

DavidAckman

109 ,

is it a problem in the order management?

Michael Manus

10.2k ,

i think there is problem because people are trading their algos live...so it should work....

maybe describe the problems you see here?

and very important:

there is an OnOrderEvent code example in the documentation where you can follow the orders (with their ID) which get executed. In this OnOrderEvent that get called use the Time global variable which should also be decribed in the documentation so you SEE EXACTLE WHICH TIME THE ORDER GOT EXECUTED!

https://www.quantconnect.com/docs#Trading-and-Orders

DavidAckman

109 ,

The problem is that it enters every 5 minutes the first trade as you see in the backtest, it's the same trade at the same entryprice . then it stops working

thanks for the suggestion

Michael Manus

10.2k ,

i played a littlebit around

check if its ok....

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