Fractals
interface cAlgo.API.Indicators
DesktopCLICloud
The fractal indicator is a trading indicator used in technical analysis that is used to identify potential trend reversal points in a market.
Definition
public interface Fractals
Namespace: cAlgo.API.Indicators · Group: Indicators · Implements: StandardIndicator
Examples
Example 1
var fractals = Indicators.Fractals(5);
Print("Up fractal: {0}, Down fractal: {1}", fractals.UpFractal.Last(3), fractals.DownFractal.Last(3));
fractals = api.Indicators.Fractals(5)
api.Print(f"Up fractal: {fractals.UpFractal.Last(3)}, Down fractal: {fractals.DownFractal.Last(3)}")
Example 2
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;
namespace cAlgo.Robots
{
// This sample cBot shows how to use the Fractals indicator
public partial class FractalsSample : Robot
{
private double _volumeInUnits;
private Fractals _fractals;
public Position[] BotPositions
{
get
{
return Positions.FindAll(Label);
}
}
protected override void OnStart()
{
_volumeInUnits = Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(VolumeInLots);
_fractals = Indicators.Fractals(5);
}
protected override void OnBar()
{
if (!double.IsNaN(_fractals.DownFractal.Last(1)))
{
ClosePositions(TradeType.Sell);
ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, SymbolName, _volumeInUnits, Label, StopLossInPips, TakeProfitInPips);
}
else if (!double.IsNaN(_fractals.UpFractal.Last(1)))
{
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 *
import math
class FractalsSample():
def on_start(self):
self.volumeInUnits = api.Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(api.VolumeInLots)
self.fractals = api.Indicators.Fractals(5)
def on_bar(self):
if not math.isnan(self.fractals.DownFractal.Last(1)):
self.close_positions(TradeType.Sell)
api.ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, api.SymbolName, self.volumeInUnits, api.Label, api.StopLossInPips, api.TakeProfitInPips)
elif not math.isnan(self.fractals.UpFractal.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 |
|---|---|
DownFractalDesktopCLICloudIndicatorDataSeries | The down fractals plot/output |
UpFractalDesktopCLICloudIndicatorDataSeries | The up fractals plot/output |
Inherited members
From StandardIndicator: AddToChart, Symbol, TimeFrame, Bars