/// <summary>
/// Checks to see if Candle Stick is Bearish or Bullish
/// </summary>
/// <param name="candle">The candlestick that you want to check.</param>
/// <returns>Returns the animal type of the candle</returns>
public static AnimalType CheckAnimalType(CandleBody candle)
{
var bodyType = CheckBodyType(candle);
var bodyColor = CheckBodyColor(candle);
var topShadow = CheckTopShadow(candle);
var bottomShadow = CheckBottomShadow(candle);
if (bodyType == BodyType.Long && bodyColor == BodyColor.White)
{
return(AnimalType.Bull);
}
if (bodyType == BodyType.Long && bodyColor == BodyColor.Black)
{
return(AnimalType.Bear);
}
if (bottomShadow == BottomShadow.Long && topShadow == TopShadow.Short)
{
return(AnimalType.Bull);
}
if (bottomShadow == BottomShadow.Short && topShadow == TopShadow.Long)
{
return(AnimalType.Bear);
}
return(AnimalType.NoAnimal);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the Body Type of a Candle.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="candle">Candle that you want to check the body type of</param>
/// <returns>Returns the Enum body type of the candle</returns>
public static BodyColor CheckBodyColor(CandleBody candle)
{
if (candle.OpenPrice > candle.ClosePrice)
{
return(BodyColor.Black);
}
else
{
return(BodyColor.White);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts Heikin Ashi into CandleBody.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="haCandle">The Heikin Ashi candlestick that you want to convert into a CandleBody object</param>
/// <returns>Returns CandleBody object</returns>
public static CandleBody ConvertHaCandle(HeikinAshi haCandle)
{
var candle = new CandleBody
{
OpenPrice = haCandle.HA_Open,
HighPrice = haCandle.HA_High,
LowPrice = haCandle.HA_Low,
ClosePrice = haCandle.HA_Close
};
return(candle);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a Heikin Ashi Candle
/// </summary>
/// <param name="current">The latest Candlestick in the series</param>
/// <param name="previous">The previous Candlestick in the series</param>
/// <returns>Returns a Heikin Ashi Candles</returns>
public HeikinAshi(CandleBody current, CandleBody previous)
{
var currentCandle = current;
var previousCandle = previous;
HA_Close = (currentCandle.OpenPrice + currentCandle.ClosePrice + currentCandle.HighPrice + currentCandle.LowPrice) / 4;
HA_Open = (previousCandle.OpenPrice + previousCandle.ClosePrice) / 2;
Elements = new List <double> {
currentCandle.HighPrice, currentCandle.LowPrice, HA_Open, HA_Close
};
HA_High = Elements.Max();
HA_Low = Elements.Min();
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks the length of a Candle
/// </summary>
/// <param name="candle">The Candle you want to check the size for.</param>
/// <returns>Returns the size of the Candle Stick</returns>
public static BodyType CheckBodyType(CandleBody candle)
{
var averageBody = ((candle.ClosePrice + candle.OpenPrice + candle.HighPrice + candle.LowPrice) / 4) * 1.3;
var body = Math.Abs(candle.OpenPrice - candle.ClosePrice);
if (body > averageBody)
{
return(BodyType.Long);
}
else
{
return(BodyType.Short);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the Top Shadow of a Candle Stick
/// </summary>
/// <param name="candle">The candlestick that you want to check shadow for.</param>
/// <returns>Determines whether or not the candle stick has a long or short top shadow</returns>
public static TopShadow CheckTopShadow(CandleBody candle)
{
double body;
double topShadow;
var candleColor = CheckBodyColor(candle);
if (candleColor == BodyColor.Black)
{
body = Math.Abs(candle.OpenPrice - candle.ClosePrice);
topShadow = candle.HighPrice - candle.OpenPrice;
if (topShadow > body)
{
return(TopShadow.Long);
}
if (Math.Abs(candle.HighPrice - candle.OpenPrice) < 0.01)
{
return(TopShadow.NoShadow);
}
}
if (candleColor == BodyColor.White)
{
body = candle.OpenPrice - candle.ClosePrice;
topShadow = candle.HighPrice - candle.ClosePrice;
if (topShadow > body)
{
return(TopShadow.Long);
}
if (Math.Abs(candle.HighPrice - candle.ClosePrice) < 0.01)
{
return(TopShadow.NoShadow);
}
}
return(TopShadow.Short);
}
