Supertrend
interface cAlgo.API.Indicators
DesktopCLICloud
Supertrend is one of the most popular trend trading indicators
Definition
public interface Supertrend
Namespace: cAlgo.API.Indicators · Group: Indicators · Implements: StandardIndicator
Examples
Example 1
var supertrend = Indicators.Supertrend(10, 3);
var isUpTrend = !double.IsNaN(supertrend.UpTrend.Last(1));
Print("Supertrend direction: {0}", isUpTrend ? "up" : "down");
import math
supertrend = api.Indicators.Supertrend(10, 3)
isUpTrend = not math.isnan(supertrend.UpTrend.Last(1))
api.Print(f"Supertrend direction: {'up' if isUpTrend else 'down'}")
Example 2
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
namespace cAlgo.Robots
{
// This sample cBot shows how to use the Supertrend indicator
public partial class SupertrendSample : Robot
{
private double _volumeInUnits;
private Supertrend _supertrend;
public Position[] BotPositions
{
get
{
return Positions.FindAll(Label);
}
}
protected override void OnStart()
{
_volumeInUnits = Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(VolumeInLots);
_supertrend = Indicators.Supertrend(10, 3);
}
protected override void OnBar()
{
if (_supertrend.UpTrend.Last(1) < Bars.LowPrices.Last(1) && _supertrend.DownTrend.Last(2) > Bars.HighPrices.Last(2))
{
ClosePositions(TradeType.Sell);
ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, SymbolName, _volumeInUnits, Label, StopLossInPips, TakeProfitInPips);
}
else if (_supertrend.DownTrend.Last(1) > Bars.HighPrices.Last(1) && _supertrend.UpTrend.Last(2) < Bars.LowPrices.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 SupertrendSample():
def on_start(self):
self.volumeInUnits = api.Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(api.VolumeInLots)
self.supertrend = api.Indicators.Supertrend(10, 3)
def on_bar_closed(self):
if self.supertrend.UpTrend.Last(0) < api.Bars.LowPrices.Last(0) and self.supertrend.DownTrend.Last(1) > api.Bars.HighPrices.Last(1):
self.close_positions(TradeType.Sell)
api.ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, api.SymbolName, self.volumeInUnits, api.Label, api.StopLossInPips, api.TakeProfitInPips)
elif self.supertrend.DownTrend.Last(0) > api.Bars.HighPrices.Last(0) and self.supertrend.UpTrend.Last(1) < api.Bars.LowPrices.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 |
|---|---|
DownTrendDesktopCLICloudIndicatorDataSeries | Gets the Supertrend Down trend data series |
UpTrendDesktopCLICloudIndicatorDataSeries | Gets the Supertrend Up trend data series |
Inherited members
From StandardIndicator: AddToChart, Symbol, TimeFrame, Bars