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Supported Indicators

Wilder Swing Index

Introduction

This indicator calculates the Swing Index (SI) as defined by Welles Wilder in his book 'New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems'. SIₜ = 50 * ( N / R ) * ( K / T ) Where: N Equals: Cₜ - Cₜ₋₁ + 0.5 * (Cₜ - Oₜ) + 0.25 * (Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁) See R Found by selecting the expression with the largest value and then using the corresponding formula. Expression => Formula |Hₜ - Cₜ₋₁| => |Hₜ - Cₜ| - 0.5 * |Lₜ - Cₜ₋₁| + 0.25 * |Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁| |Lₜ - Cₜ₋₁| => |Lₜ - Cₜ| - 0.5 * |Hₜ - Cₜ₋₁| + 0.25 * |Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁| |Hₜ - Lₜ| => |Hₜ - Lₜ₋₁| + 0.25 * |Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁| See K Found by selecting the larger of the two expressions: |Hₜ - Cₜ₋₁|, |Lₜ - Cₜ₋₁| See T The limit move, or the maximum change in price during the time period for the bar. Passed as limitMove via the constructor. See

To view the implementation of this indicator, see the LEAN GitHub repository.

Using SI Indicator

To create an automatic indicators for WilderSwingIndex, call the SI helper method from the QCAlgorithm class. The SI method creates a WilderSwingIndex object, hooks it up for automatic updates, and returns it so you can used it in your algorithm. In most cases, you should call the helper method in the initialize method.

Select Language: 
class WilderSwingIndexAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
    def initialize(self) -> None:
        self._symbol = self.add_equity("SPY", Resolution.DAILY).symbol
        self._si = self.si(self._symbol, 20)

    def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None:
        if self._si.is_ready:
            # The current value of self._si is represented by self._si.current.value
            self.plot("WilderSwingIndex", "si", self._si.current.value)

The following reference table describes the SI method:

si(symbol, limit_move, resolution=4, selector=None)[source]

Creates a Wilder Swing Index (SI) indicator for the symbol. The indicator will be automatically updated on the given resolution.

Parameters:
  • symbol (Symbol) — The symbol whose SI we want
  • limit_move (float) — The maximum daily change in price for the SI
  • resolution (Resolution, optional) — The resolution
  • selector (Callable[IBaseData, TradeBar], optional) — Selects a value from the BaseData to send into the indicator, if null defaults to casting the input value to a TradeBar
Returns:

The WilderSwingIndex for the given parameters

Return type:

WilderSwingIndex

If you don't provide a resolution, it defaults to the security resolution. If you provide a resolution, it must be greater than or equal to the resolution of the security. For instance, if you subscribe to hourly data for a security, you should update its indicator with data that spans 1 hour or longer.

For more information about the selector argument, see Alternative Price Fields.

For more information about plotting indicators, see Plotting Indicators.

You can manually create a WilderSwingIndex indicator, so it doesn't automatically update. Manual indicators let you update their values with any data you choose.

Updating your indicator manually enables you to control when the indicator is updated and what data you use to update it. To manually update the indicator, call the update method with a TradeBar. The indicator will only be ready after you prime it with enough data.

Select Language: 
class WilderSwingIndexAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
    def initialize(self) -> None:
        self._symbol = self.add_equity("SPY", Resolution.DAILY).symbol
        self._si = WilderSwingIndex(20)

    def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None:
        bar = slice.bars.get(self._symbol)
        if bar:
            self._si.update(bar)
        if self._si.is_ready:
            # The current value of self._si is represented by self._si.current.value
            self.plot("WilderSwingIndex", "si", self._si.current.value)

To register a manual indicator for automatic updates with the security data, call the register_indicator method.

Select Language: 
class WilderSwingIndexAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
    def initialize(self) -> None:
        self._symbol = self.add_equity("SPY", Resolution.DAILY).symbol
        self._si = WilderSwingIndex(20)
        self.register_indicator(self._symbol, self._si, Resolution.DAILY)

    def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None:
        if self._si.is_ready:
            # The current value of self._si is represented by self._si.current.value
            self.plot("WilderSwingIndex", "si", self._si.current.value)

The following reference table describes the WilderSwingIndex constructor:

WilderSwingIndex

class QuantConnect.Indicators.WilderSwingIndex[source]

This indicator calculates the Swing Index (SI) as defined by Welles Wilder in his book 'New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems'. SIₜ = 50 * ( N / R ) * ( K / T ) Where: N Equals: Cₜ - Cₜ₋₁ + 0.5 * (Cₜ - Oₜ) + 0.25 * (Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁) See GetNValueR Found by selecting the expression with the largest value and then using the corresponding formula. Expression => Formula |Hₜ - Cₜ₋₁| => |Hₜ - Cₜ| - 0.5 * |Lₜ - Cₜ₋₁| + 0.25 * |Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁| |Lₜ - Cₜ₋₁| => |Lₜ - Cₜ| - 0.5 * |Hₜ - Cₜ₋₁| + 0.25 * |Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁| |Hₜ - Lₜ| => |Hₜ - Lₜ₋₁| + 0.25 * |Cₜ₋₁ - Oₜ₋₁| See GetRValueK Found by selecting the larger of the two expressions: |Hₜ - Cₜ₋₁|, |Lₜ - Cₜ₋₁| See GetKValueT The limit move, or the maximum change in price during the time period for the bar. Passed as limitMove via the constructor. See T

get_enumerator()

Returns an enumerator that iterates through the history window.

Return type:

IEnumerator[IndicatorDataPoint]

reset()

Resets this indicator to its initial state

to_detailed_string()

Provides a more detailed string of this indicator in the form of {Name} - {Value}

Return type:

str

update(time, value)

Updates the state of this indicator with the given value and returns true if this indicator is ready, false otherwise

Parameters:
  • time (datetime)
  • value (float)
Return type:

bool

update(input)

Updates the state of this indicator with the given value and returns true if this indicator is ready, false otherwise

Parameters:
  • input (IBaseData)
Return type:

bool

property consolidators

The data consolidators associated with this indicator if any

Returns:

The data consolidators associated with this indicator if any

Return type:

ISet[IDataConsolidator]

property current

Gets the current state of this indicator. If the state has not been updated then the time on the value will equal DateTime.MinValue.

Returns:

Gets the current state of this indicator. If the state has not been updated then the time on the value will equal DateTime.MinValue.

Return type:

IndicatorDataPoint

property is_ready

Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized.

Returns:

Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized.

Return type:

bool

property item

Indexes the history windows, where index 0 is the most recent indicator value. If index is greater or equal than the current count, it returns null. If the index is greater or equal than the window size, it returns null and resizes the windows to i + 1.

Returns:

Indexes the history windows, where index 0 is the most recent indicator value. If index is greater or equal than the current count, it returns null. If the index is greater or equal than the window size, it returns null and resizes the windows to i + 1.

Return type:

IndicatorDataPoint

property name

Gets a name for this indicator

Returns:

Gets a name for this indicator

Return type:

str

property previous

Gets the previous state of this indicator. If the state has not been updated then the time on the value will equal DateTime.MinValue.

Returns:

Gets the previous state of this indicator. If the state has not been updated then the time on the value will equal DateTime.MinValue.

Return type:

IndicatorDataPoint

property samples

Gets the number of samples processed by this indicator

Returns:

Gets the number of samples processed by this indicator

Return type:

int

property warm_up_period

Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.

Returns:

Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.

Return type:

int

property window

A rolling window keeping a history of the indicator values of a given period

Returns:

A rolling window keeping a history of the indicator values of a given period

Return type:

RollingWindow[IndicatorDataPoint]

Visualization

The following image shows plot values of selected properties of WilderSwingIndex using the plotly library.

WilderSwingIndex line plot.

Indicator History

To get the historical data of the WilderSwingIndex indicator, call the self.indicator_history method. This method resets your indicator, makes a history request, and updates the indicator with the historical data. Just like with regular history requests, the indicator_history method supports time periods based on a trailing number of bars, a trailing period of time, or a defined period of time. If you don't provide a resolution argument, it defaults to match the resolution of the security subscription.

Select Language: 
class WilderSwingIndexAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
    def initialize(self) -> None:
        self._symbol = self.add_equity("SPY", Resolution.DAILY).symbol
        si = self.si(self._symbol, 20)
        count_indicator_history = self.indicator_history(si, self._symbol, 100, Resolution.MINUTE)
        timedelta_indicator_history = self.indicator_history(si, self._symbol, timedelta(days=10), Resolution.MINUTE)
        time_period_indicator_history = self.indicator_history(si, self._symbol, datetime(2024, 7, 1), datetime(2024, 7, 5), Resolution.MINUTE)

To make the indicator_history method update the indicator with an alternative price field instead of the close (or mid-price) of each bar, pass a selector argument.

Select Language: 
indicator_history = self.indicator_history(si, 100, Resolution.MINUTE, lambda bar: bar.high)
indicator_history_df = indicator_history.data_frame

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