Deutsch DE
Auf GitHub ansehen

Time Trader Strategy

Time-based strategy that enters long and/or short exactly at a specified clock time and protects the position with configurable take profit and stop loss.

Details

  • Entry Criteria: At TradeHour:TradeMinute:TradeSecond open long if AllowBuy, short if AllowSell.
  • Long/Short: Both, depending on settings
  • Exit Criteria: position closed via stop loss or take profit
  • Stops: Yes, both
  • Default Values:
    • Volume = 1
    • TakeProfit = 0.2
    • StopLoss = 0.2
    • TradeHour = 0
    • TradeMinute = 0
    • TradeSecond = 0
    • AllowBuy = true
    • AllowSell = true
    • CandleType = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1).TimeFrame()
  • Filters:
    • Category: Time
    • Direction: Both
    • Indicators: None
    • Stops: Yes
    • Complexity: Basic
    • Timeframe: Intraday
    • Seasonality: No
    • Neural networks: No
    • Divergence: No
    • Risk level: Medium
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

using Ecng.Common;

using StockSharp.Algo.Indicators;
using StockSharp.Algo.Strategies;
using StockSharp.BusinessEntities;
using StockSharp.Messages;

namespace StockSharp.Samples.Strategies;

/// <summary>
/// Time-based trader using EMA trend for directional entries.
/// </summary>
public class TimeTraderStrategy : Strategy
{
	private readonly StrategyParam<int> _emaPeriod;
	private readonly StrategyParam<DataType> _candleType;

	private decimal _prevEma;
	private bool _hasPrev;

	public int EmaPeriod { get => _emaPeriod.Value; set => _emaPeriod.Value = value; }
	public DataType CandleType { get => _candleType.Value; set => _candleType.Value = value; }

	public TimeTraderStrategy()
	{
		_emaPeriod = Param(nameof(EmaPeriod), 20)
			.SetGreaterThanZero()
			.SetDisplay("EMA Period", "EMA period", "Indicators");

		_candleType = Param(nameof(CandleType), TimeSpan.FromHours(4).TimeFrame())
			.SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Type of candles", "General");
	}

	public override IEnumerable<(Security sec, DataType dt)> GetWorkingSecurities()
		=> [(Security, CandleType)];

	protected override void OnReseted()
	{
		base.OnReseted();
		_prevEma = 0;
		_hasPrev = false;
	}

	protected override void OnStarted2(DateTime time)
	{
		base.OnStarted2(time);

		var ema = new ExponentialMovingAverage { Length = EmaPeriod };
		SubscribeCandles(CandleType).Bind(ema, ProcessCandle).Start();
	}

	private void ProcessCandle(ICandleMessage candle, decimal emaVal)
	{
		if (candle.State != CandleStates.Finished)
			return;

		if (!_hasPrev)
		{
			_prevEma = emaVal;
			_hasPrev = true;
			return;
		}

		var close = candle.ClosePrice;

		// EMA rising and price above EMA -> buy
		if (emaVal > _prevEma && close > emaVal && Position <= 0)
		{
			if (Position < 0) BuyMarket();
			BuyMarket();
		}
		// EMA falling and price below EMA -> sell
		else if (emaVal < _prevEma && close < emaVal && Position >= 0)
		{
			if (Position > 0) SellMarket();
			SellMarket();
		}

		_prevEma = emaVal;
	}
}