HistoricalVolatility
interface cAlgo.API.Indicators
DesktopCLICloud
The measured price fluctuation over a specified time period.
Definition
public interface HistoricalVolatility
Namespace: cAlgo.API.Indicators · Group: Indicators · Implements: StandardIndicator
Remarks
The higher the values of the indicator, the more volatile an instrument is.
Examples
Example 1
private HistoricalVolatility historicalVolatility;
private const int BarHistory = 252;
protected override void Initialize()
{
historicalVolatility = Indicators.HistoricalVolatility
(Bars.ClosePrices, Period, BarHistory);
}
import clr
clr.AddReference("cAlgo.API")
from cAlgo.API import *
class Test():
def initialize(self):
self.historicalVolatility = api.Indicators.HistoricalVolatility(api.Bars.ClosePrices, api.Period, 252)
{
"Parameters": [
{
"Name": "Period",
"Type": "Integer",
"DefaultValue": 14
}
]
}
Example 2
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
namespace cAlgo.Robots
{
// This sample cBot shows how to use the Historical Volatility indicator
public partial class HistoricalVolatilitySample : Robot
{
private double _volumeInUnits;
private HistoricalVolatility _historicalVolatility;
private SimpleMovingAverage _simpleMovingAverage;
public Position[] BotPositions
{
get
{
return Positions.FindAll(Label);
}
}
protected override void OnStart()
{
_volumeInUnits = Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(VolumeInLots);
_historicalVolatility = Indicators.HistoricalVolatility(Bars.ClosePrices, 14, 252);
_simpleMovingAverage = Indicators.SimpleMovingAverage(Bars.ClosePrices, 9);
}
protected override void OnBar()
{
if (_historicalVolatility.Result.Last(1) < _historicalVolatility.Result.Maximum(14)) return;
if (Bars.ClosePrices.Last(1) > _simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(1) && Bars.ClosePrices.Last(2) < _simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(2))
{
ClosePositions(TradeType.Sell);
ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, SymbolName, _volumeInUnits, Label, StopLossInPips, TakeProfitInPips);
}
else if (Bars.ClosePrices.Last(1) < _simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(1) && Bars.ClosePrices.Last(2) > _simpleMovingAverage.Result.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);
}
}
}
}
import clr
clr.AddReference("cAlgo.API")
# Import cAlgo API types
from cAlgo.API import *
# Import trading wrapper functions
from robot_wrapper import *
class HistoricalVolatilitySample():
def on_start(self):
self.volumeInUnits = api.Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(api.VolumeInLots)
self.historicalVolatility = api.Indicators.HistoricalVolatility(api.Bars.ClosePrices, 14, 252)
self.simpleMovingAverage = api.Indicators.SimpleMovingAverage(api.Bars.ClosePrices, 9)
def on_bar_closed(self):
if self.historicalVolatility.Result.Last(0) < Functions.Maximum(self.historicalVolatility.Result, 14):
return
if api.Bars.ClosePrices.Last(0) > self.simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(0) and api.Bars.ClosePrices.Last(1) < self.simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(1):
self.close_positions(TradeType.Sell)
api.ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, api.SymbolName, self.volumeInUnits, api.Label, api.StopLossInPips, api.TakeProfitInPips)
elif api.Bars.ClosePrices.Last(0) < self.simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(0) and api.Bars.ClosePrices.Last(1) > self.simpleMovingAverage.Result.Last(1):
self.close_positions(TradeType.Buy)
api.ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Sell, api.SymbolName, self.volumeInUnits, api.Label, api.StopLossInPips, api.TakeProfitInPips)
def get_bot_positions(self):
return api.Positions.FindAll(api.Label)
def close_positions(self, tradeType):
for position in self.get_bot_positions():
if position.TradeType != tradeType:
continue
api.ClosePosition(position)
{
"AccessRights": "None",
"TimeZone": "UTC",
"Parameters": [
{
"Name": "VolumeInLots",
"DisplayName": "Volume (Lots)",
"Type": "Double",
"DefaultValue": 0.01
},
{
"Name": "StopLossInPips",
"DisplayName": "Stop Loss (Pips)",
"Type": "Double",
"DefaultValue": 10
},
{
"Name": "TakeProfitInPips",
"DisplayName": "Take Profit (Pips)",
"Type": "Double",
"DefaultValue": 10
},
{
"Name": "Label",
"Type": "String",
"DefaultValue": "Sample"
}
]
}
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
ResultDesktopCLICloudIndicatorDataSeries | The result of the HistoricalVolatility Indicator |
Inherited members
From StandardIndicator: AddToChart, Symbol, TimeFrame, Bars