/// <summary>
/// Calculates a buy signal based on several technical analysis indicators.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="market">The market we're going to check against.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task <TradeSignal> GetStrategySignal(string market)
{
try
{
_logger.LogInformation("Checking market {Market}...", market);
var minimumDate = _strategy.GetMinimumDateTime();
var candleDate = _strategy.GetCurrentCandleDateTime();
var candles = await _api.GetTickerHistory(market, _strategy.IdealPeriod, minimumDate);
// We eliminate all candles that aren't needed for the dataset incl. the last one (if it's the current running candle).
candles = candles.Where(x => x.Timestamp >= minimumDate && x.Timestamp < candleDate).ToList();
// Not enough candles to perform what we need to do.
if (candles.Count < _strategy.MinimumAmountOfCandles)
{
_logger.LogWarning("Not enough candle data for {Market}...", market);
return(new TradeSignal
{
TradeAdvice = TradeAdvice.Hold,
MarketName = market
});
}
// Get the date for the last candle.
var signalDate = candles[candles.Count - 1].Timestamp;
// This is an outdated candle...
if (signalDate < _strategy.GetSignalDate())
{
_logger.LogInformation("Outdated candle for {Market}...", market);
return(null);
}
// This calculates an advice for the next timestamp.
var advice = _strategy.Forecast(candles);
return(new TradeSignal
{
TradeAdvice = advice,
MarketName = market,
SignalCandle = _strategy.GetSignalCandle(candles)
});
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Couldn't get a buy signal for this market, no problem. Let's skip it.
_logger.LogError(ex, "Couldn't get buy signal for {Market}...", market);
return(null);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Calculates a buy signal based on several technical analysis indicators.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="market">The market we're going to check against.</param>
/// <param name="strategy"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task <TradeSignal> GetStrategySignal(string market, ITradingStrategy strategy)
{
//Global.Logger.Information($"Starting GetStrategySignal {market}");
//var watch1 = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
var minimumDate = strategy.GetMinimumDateTime();
var candleDate = strategy.GetCurrentCandleDateTime();
DateTime?endDate = null;
if (Global.Configuration.ExchangeOptions.FirstOrDefault().IsSimulation)
{
//in simulation the date comes from external
candleDate = Global.Configuration.ExchangeOptions.FirstOrDefault().SimulationCurrentDate;
//TODO: improve to other timeframe
minimumDate = candleDate.AddMinutes(-(30 * strategy.MinimumAmountOfCandles));
endDate = candleDate;
}
var candles = await Global.ExchangeApi.GetTickerHistory(market, strategy.IdealPeriod, minimumDate, endDate);
var desiredLastCandleTime = candleDate.AddMinutes(-(strategy.IdealPeriod.ToMinutesEquivalent()));
//Global.Logger.Information("Checking signal for market {Market} lastCandleTime {a} - desiredLastCandleTime {b}", market, candles.Last().Timestamp, desiredLastCandleTime);
if (!candles.Any())
{
return(null);
}
int k = 1;
//on simulation, if we dont have candles we have to re-check our DB data..
while (candles.Last().Timestamp < desiredLastCandleTime && k < 20 && !Global.Configuration.ExchangeOptions.FirstOrDefault().IsSimulation)
{
k++;
Thread.Sleep(1000 * k);
candles = await Global.ExchangeApi.GetTickerHistory(market, strategy.IdealPeriod, minimumDate, endDate);
Global.Logger.Information("R Checking signal for market {Market} lastCandleTime {a} - desiredLastCandleTime {b}", market, candles.Last().Timestamp, desiredLastCandleTime);
}
//Global.Logger.Information("Checking signal for market {Market} lastCandleTime: {last} , close: {close}", market, candles.Last().Timestamp, candles.Last().Close);
if (!candles.Any())
{
return(null);
}
// We eliminate all candles that aren't needed for the dataset incl. the last one (if it's the current running candle).
candles = candles.Where(x => x.Timestamp >= minimumDate && x.Timestamp < candleDate).ToList();
// Not enough candles to perform what we need to do.
if (candles.Count < strategy.MinimumAmountOfCandles)
{
//Global.Logger.Warning("Not enough candle data for {Market}...", market);
return(new TradeSignal
{
TradeAdvice = TradeAdvice.Hold,
MarketName = market
});
}
// Get the date for the last candle.
var signalDate = candles[candles.Count - 1].Timestamp;
var strategySignalDate = strategy.GetSignalDate();
if (Global.Configuration.ExchangeOptions.FirstOrDefault().IsSimulation)
{
//TODO: improve to other timeframe
strategySignalDate = candleDate.AddMinutes(-30);
}
// This is an outdated candle...
if (signalDate < strategySignalDate)
{
Global.Logger.Information("Outdated candle for {Market}...", market);
return(null);
}
// This calculates an advice for the next timestamp.
var advice = strategy.Forecast(candles);
//watch1.Stop();
//Global.Logger.Warning($"Ended FindBuyOpportunities in #{watch1.Elapsed.TotalSeconds} seconds");
return(new TradeSignal
{
TradeAdvice = advice,
MarketName = market,
SignalCandle = strategy.GetSignalCandle(candles)
});
}