| Overall Statistics |
|
Total Trades 125 Average Win 3.70% Average Loss -2.03% Compounding Annual Return 7.896% Drawdown 19.100% Expectancy 0.409 Net Profit 57.804% Sharpe Ratio 0.696 Loss Rate 50% Win Rate 50% Profit-Loss Ratio 1.82 Alpha 0.086 Beta -0.019 Annual Standard Deviation 0.119 Annual Variance 0.014 Information Ratio -0.399 Tracking Error 0.219 Treynor Ratio -4.312 Total Fees $642.32 |
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namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.Examples
{
/// <summary>
///
/// QuantConnect University: EMA + SMA Cross
///
/// In this example we look at the canonical 5/9 day moving average cross. This algorithm
/// will go long when the 5 crosses above the 9 and will liquidate when the 5 crosses
/// back below the 9.
/// </summary>
public class QCUMovingAverageCross : QCAlgorithm
{
private const string Symbol = "SPY";
private ExponentialMovingAverage fast;
private ExponentialMovingAverage slow;
private SimpleMovingAverage[] ribbon;
public override void Initialize()
{
// set up our analysis span
SetStartDate(2009, 01, 01);
SetEndDate(2015, 01, 01);
SetCash(100000);
// request SPY data with minute resolution
AddSecurity(SecurityType.Equity, Symbol, Resolution.Minute);
// create a 15 day exponential moving average
fast = EMA(Symbol, 5, Resolution.Daily);
// create a 30 day exponential moving average
slow = EMA(Symbol, 9, Resolution.Daily);
// the following lines produce a simple moving average ribbon, this isn't
// actually used in the algorithm's logic, but shows how easy it is to make
// indicators and plot them!
// note how we can easily define these indicators to receive hourly data
int ribbonCount = 7;
int ribbonInterval = 15*8;
ribbon = new SimpleMovingAverage[ribbonCount];
for(int i = 0; i < ribbonCount; i++)
{
ribbon[i] = SMA(Symbol, (i + 1)*ribbonInterval, Resolution.Hour);
}
}
private DateTime previous;
public void OnData(TradeBars data)
{
// a couple things to notice in this method:
// 1. We never need to 'update' our indicators with the data, the engine takes care of this for us
// 2. We can use indicators directly in math expressions
// 3. We can easily plot many indicators at the same time
// wait for our slow ema to fully initialize
if (!slow.IsReady) return;
// only once per day
if (previous.Date == data.Time.Date) return;
// define a small tolerance on our checks to avoid bouncing
const decimal tolerance = 0.00015m;
var holdings = Portfolio[Symbol].Quantity;
// we only want to go long if we're currently short or flat
if (holdings <= 0)
{
// if the fast is greater than the slow, we'll go long
if (fast > slow * (1 + tolerance))
{
Log("BUY >> " + Securities[Symbol].Price);
SetHoldings(Symbol, 1.0);
}
}
// we only want to liquidate if we're currently long
// if the fast is less than the slow we'll liquidate our long
if (holdings > 0 && fast < slow)
{
Log("SELL >> " + Securities[Symbol].Price);
Liquidate(Symbol);
}
Plot(Symbol, "Price", data[Symbol].Price);
Plot("Ribbon", "Price", data[Symbol].Price);
// easily plot indicators, the series name will be the name of the indicator
Plot(Symbol, fast, slow);
Plot("Ribbon", ribbon);
previous = data.Time;
}
}
}