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CenterOfGravity

Summary

The Center of Gravity (COG) indicator is a technical indicator developed by John Ehlers in 2002, used to identify potential turning points in the price as early as possible.

Signature

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public abstract interface CenterOfGravity

Namespace

cAlgo.API.Indicators

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 using cAlgo.API;
 using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
 using cAlgo.API.Internals;
 namespace cAlgo.Robots
 {
     // This sample cBot shows how to use the Center Of Gravity indicator
     [Robot(TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
     public class CenterOfGravitySample : Robot
     {
         private double _volumeInUnits;
         private CenterOfGravity _centerOfGravity;
         [Parameter("Volume (Lots)", DefaultValue = 0.01)]
         public double VolumeInLots { get; set; }
         [Parameter("Stop Loss (Pips)", DefaultValue = 10)]
         public double StopLossInPips { get; set; }
         [Parameter("Take Profit (Pips)", DefaultValue = 10)]
         public double TakeProfitInPips { get; set; }
         [Parameter("Label", DefaultValue = "Sample")]
         public string Label { get; set; }
         public Position[] BotPositions
         {
             get
             {
                 return Positions.FindAll(Label);
             }
         }
         protected override void OnStart()
         {
             _volumeInUnits = Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(VolumeInLots);
             _centerOfGravity = Indicators.CenterOfGravity(10);
         }
         protected override void OnBar()
         {
             if (_centerOfGravity.Result.Last(1) > _centerOfGravity.Lag.Last(1) && _centerOfGravity.Result.Last(2) <= _centerOfGravity.Lag.Last(2))
             {
                 ClosePositions(TradeType.Sell);
                 ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, SymbolName, _volumeInUnits, Label, StopLossInPips, TakeProfitInPips);
             }
             else if (_centerOfGravity.Result.Last(1) < _centerOfGravity.Lag.Last(1) && _centerOfGravity.Result.Last(2) >= _centerOfGravity.Lag.Last(2))
             {
                 ClosePositions(TradeType.Buy);
                 ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Sell, SymbolName, _volumeInUnits, Label, StopLossInPips, TakeProfitInPips);
             }
         }
         private void ClosePositions(TradeType tradeType)
         {
             foreach (var position in BotPositions)
             {
                 if (position.TradeType != tradeType) continue;
                 ClosePosition(position);
             }
         }
     }
 }

Properties

Result

Summary

The COG line, by using it you can identify the support and resistance levels and have a more or less clear idea when the price starts moving in a different direction.

Signature

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public abstract IndicatorDataSeries Result {get; set;}

Return Value

IndicatorDataSeries

Lag

Summary

The lag/signal/trigger line of COG

Signature

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public abstract IndicatorDataSeries Lag {get; set;}

Return Value

IndicatorDataSeries