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I'm trying to basically set a trade to fire when the price of the current symbol goes above the 125 day high
but I'm confused on how to compare max to the current price dynamically. Line 34 is where my problem is.
namespace QuantConnect
{
public class MaxMinFutures : QCAlgorithm
{
private Maximum _max125;
private Maximum _max7;
public override void Initialize()
{
SetStartDate(2017, 1, 1);
var equity = AddEquity("SPY");
var future = AddFuture(Futures.Indices.SP500EMini);
future.SetFilter(TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromDays(60));
// Indicators
_max125 = MAX(equity.Symbol, 125);
_max7 = MAX(equity.Symbol, 7);
}
public override void OnData(Slice slice)
{
if (!Portfolio.Invested)
{
foreach(var chain in slice.FutureChains)
{
var contract = (
from futuresContract in chain.Value.OrderBy(x => x.Expiry)
where futuresContract.Expiry > Time.Date.AddDays(5)
select futuresContract
).FirstOrDefault();
if (contract != null)
{
var _price = Securities[Symbols].Price;
if (_price > _max125){
var quantity = 1;
MarketOrder(contract.Symbol, quantity);
}
}
}
}
}
public override void OnEndOfDay() {
Liquidate();
}
}
}
Derek Melchin
Hi Sean,
We can set the class's symbol member in Initialize
symbol = AddEquity("SPY").Symbol;Then to get the latest price, we could use
var _price = Securities[symbol].Price;See the attached backtest for reference.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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