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Hi
I want to get MACD values for 15min Time-frame. As I have created the code below but it is not giving the MACD values correctly.
Orders are place every 15 minute and are liquidated in the very next 15 min candle.
Please let me know where i am doing wrong?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Regards!
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Rahul Chowdhury
Hey Praveen,
The algorithm is liquidating early because the MACD indicator as it is defined is using minute resolution data instead of 30-min data. This means the MACD is being updated quickly between long and short signals.
When we create a indicator using a helper method like self.MACD
self.macd = self.MACD("SPY", 12, 26, 9, MovingAverageType.Exponential)It is automatically subscribed to the default data resolution of SPY, which is minute resolution.Instead we need to first create a "blank" indicator using the indicator constructor and then register it to our 30-min consolidator.
self.macd = MovingAverageConvergenceDivergence(12, 26, 9, MovingAverageType.Exponential) self.RegisterIndicator("SPY", self.macd, thirtyMinuteConsolidator)Learn more in the documentation on indicators.
Also keep in mind, it is best practice to use self.Debug or self.Log to print messages. You can learn more about this in the documentation on logging and debugging.
Best
Rahul
Praveen Sundriyal
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