Module backtrader.indicators.williams

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#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8; py-indent-offset:4 -*-
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from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                        unicode_literals)

from . import (Indicator, Highest, Lowest, If, UpDay, DownDay, Accum, TrueLow,
               TrueHigh)


class WilliamsR(Indicator):
    '''
    Developed by Larry Williams to show the relation of closing prices to
    the highest-lowest range of a given period.

    Known as Williams %R (but % is not allowed in Python identifiers)

    Formula:
      - num = highest_period - close
      - den = highestg_period - lowest_period
      - percR = (num / den) * -100.0

    See:
      - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_%25R
    '''
    lines = ('percR',)
    params = (('period', 14),
              ('upperband', -20.0),
              ('lowerband', -80.0),)

    plotinfo = dict(plotname='Williams R%')
    plotlines = dict(percR=dict(_name='R%'))

    def _plotinif(self):
        self.plotinfo.plotyhlines = [self.p.upperband, self.p.lowerband]

    def __init__(self):
        h = Highest(self.data.high, period=self.p.period)
        l = Lowest(self.data.low, period=self.p.period)
        c = self.data.close

        self.lines.percR = -100.0 * (h - c) / (h - l)

        super(WilliamsR, self).__init__()


class WilliamsAD(Indicator):
    '''
    By Larry Williams. It does cumulatively measure if the price is
    accumulating (upwards) or distributing (downwards) by using the concept of
    UpDays and DownDays.

    Prices can go upwards but do so in a fashion that no longer shows
    accumulation because updays and downdays are canceling out each other,
    creating a divergence.

    See:
    - http://www.metastock.com/Customer/Resources/TAAZ/?p=125
    - http://ta.mql4.com/indicators/trends/williams_accumulation_distribution
    '''
    lines = ('ad',)

    def __init__(self):
        upday = UpDay(self.data.close)
        downday = DownDay(self.data.close)

        adup = If(upday, self.data.close - TrueLow(self.data), 0.0)
        addown = If(downday, self.data.close - TrueHigh(self.data), 0.0)

        self.lines.ad = Accum(adup + addown)

        super(WilliamsAD, self).__init__()

Classes

class WilliamsAD

By Larry Williams. It does cumulatively measure if the price is accumulating (upwards) or distributing (downwards) by using the concept of UpDays and DownDays.

Prices can go upwards but do so in a fashion that no longer shows accumulation because updays and downdays are canceling out each other, creating a divergence.

See: - http://www.metastock.com/Customer/Resources/TAAZ/?p=125 - http://ta.mql4.com/indicators/trends/williams_accumulation_distribution

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class WilliamsAD(Indicator):
    '''
    By Larry Williams. It does cumulatively measure if the price is
    accumulating (upwards) or distributing (downwards) by using the concept of
    UpDays and DownDays.

    Prices can go upwards but do so in a fashion that no longer shows
    accumulation because updays and downdays are canceling out each other,
    creating a divergence.

    See:
    - http://www.metastock.com/Customer/Resources/TAAZ/?p=125
    - http://ta.mql4.com/indicators/trends/williams_accumulation_distribution
    '''
    lines = ('ad',)

    def __init__(self):
        upday = UpDay(self.data.close)
        downday = DownDay(self.data.close)

        adup = If(upday, self.data.close - TrueLow(self.data), 0.0)
        addown = If(downday, self.data.close - TrueHigh(self.data), 0.0)

        self.lines.ad = Accum(adup + addown)

        super(WilliamsAD, self).__init__()

Ancestors

Class variables

var alias
var aliased
var frompackages
var linealias
var packages
var params
var plotinfo
var plotlines

Inherited members

class WilliamsR

Developed by Larry Williams to show the relation of closing prices to the highest-lowest range of a given period.

Known as Williams %R (but % is not allowed in Python identifiers)

Formula

  • num = highest_period - close
  • den = highestg_period - lowest_period
  • percR = (num / den) * -100.0

See

Expand source code
class WilliamsR(Indicator):
    '''
    Developed by Larry Williams to show the relation of closing prices to
    the highest-lowest range of a given period.

    Known as Williams %R (but % is not allowed in Python identifiers)

    Formula:
      - num = highest_period - close
      - den = highestg_period - lowest_period
      - percR = (num / den) * -100.0

    See:
      - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_%25R
    '''
    lines = ('percR',)
    params = (('period', 14),
              ('upperband', -20.0),
              ('lowerband', -80.0),)

    plotinfo = dict(plotname='Williams R%')
    plotlines = dict(percR=dict(_name='R%'))

    def _plotinif(self):
        self.plotinfo.plotyhlines = [self.p.upperband, self.p.lowerband]

    def __init__(self):
        h = Highest(self.data.high, period=self.p.period)
        l = Lowest(self.data.low, period=self.p.period)
        c = self.data.close

        self.lines.percR = -100.0 * (h - c) / (h - l)

        super(WilliamsR, self).__init__()

Ancestors

Class variables

var alias
var aliased
var frompackages
var linealias
var packages
var params
var plotinfo
var plotlines

Inherited members