using QuantConnect.Data.Consolidators;
namespace QuantConnect
{
/*
* QuantConnect University: Consolidator Example of Generic Timespan Bars
*/
public class QCUConsolidatorExample : QCAlgorithm
{
TradeBarConsolidator _consolidator;
//Initialize the data and resolution you require for your strategy:
public override void Initialize()
{
//Start and End Date range for the backtest:
SetStartDate(2013, 1, 1);
SetEndDate(DateTime.Now.Date.AddDays(-1));
//Cash allocation
SetCash(25000);
//Add as many securities as you like. All the data will be passed into the event handler:
AddSecurity(SecurityType.Equity, "SPY", Resolution.Minute);
//Consolidator Obj:
_consolidator = new TradeBarConsolidator( TimeSpan.FromHours(4) );
_consolidator.DataConsolidated += SpyFourHours;
}
public void SpyFourHours(Object o, TradeBar bar)
{
Debug(Time.ToString("u") + " Close Price: " + bar.Close);
}
//Data Event Handler: New data arrives here. "TradeBars" type is a dictionary of strings so you can access it by symbol.
public void OnData(TradeBars data)
{
// "TradeBars" object holds many "TradeBar" objects: it is a dictionary indexed by the symbol:
//
// e.g. data["MSFT"] data["GOOG"]
if (!Portfolio.HoldStock)
{
int quantity = (int)Math.Floor(Portfolio.Cash / data["SPY"].Close);
//Order function places trades: enter the string symbol and the quantity you want:
Order("SPY", quantity);
//Debug sends messages to the user console: "Time" is the algorithm time keeper object
Debug("Purchased SPY on " + Time.ToShortDateString());
//You can also use log to send longer messages to a file. You are capped to 10kb
//Log("This is a longer message send to log.");
}
}
}
}