Donchian Breakouts Filtered by an OBV Oscillator for Long and Short Trades
Summary
This two-sided strategy pairs price channel breakouts with a volume-derived OBV signal. It calculates slow and faster Donchian channels from highs and lows, then forms an OBV series that can ignore volume below a configurable threshold and can be expressed relative to its EMA. A long setup requires an upside break of the slow price channel and confirmation from OBV; a short setup uses a downside break and bearish OBV confirmation. Exit conditions combine breaks of faster price channels with corresponding OBV channel signals.
The source also specifies optional direction selection, leverage, fixed and trailing stop controls, and a BTC/USDT futures backtest configuration. No backtest outcome or performance statistics are reported, so the configuration alone does not establish effectiveness. Channel and oscillator parameters may alter signal timing, and rapid event-driven moves can trigger stops. The document itself identifies parameter sensitivity and the difficulty of managing both long and short positions as practical limitations.
Key ideas
- The strategy confirms slow Donchian price breakouts with OBV channel and sign conditions.
- It uses faster channel breaches together with OBV conditions to exit positions.
- A volume filter can suppress contributions from lower-volume bars, and an oscillator mode is optional.
- The specification includes long-only, short-only, or two-sided trading with stop and trailing controls.
- The stated backtest configuration has no reported results, so strategy performance remains unproven.
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# DelistingEventsAlgorithm
# DelistingEventsAlgorithm
Demonstration of using the Delisting event in your algorithm. Assets are delisted on their last day of trading, or when their contract expires. This data is not included in the open source project.
## Source (Apache-2.0)
```python
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from AlgorithmImports import *
### <summary>
### Demonstration of using the Delisting event in your algorithm. Assets are delisted on their last day of trading, or when their contract expires.
### This data is not included in the open source project.
### </summary>
### <meta name="tag" content="using data" />
### <meta name="tag" content="data event handlers" />
### <meta name="tag" content="delisting event" />
class DelistingEventsAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm):
def initialize(self):
'''Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized.'''
self.set_start_date(2007, 5, 15) #Set Start Date
self.set_end_date(2007, 5, 25) #Set End Date
self.set_cash(100000) #Set Strategy Cash
# Find more symbols here: http://quantconnect.com/data
self.add_equity("AAA.1", Resolution.DAILY)
self.add_equity("SPY", Resolution.DAILY)
def on_data(self, data):
'''on_data event is the primary entry point for your algorithm. Each new data point will be pumped in here.
Arguments:
data: Slice object keyed by symbol containing the stock data
'''
if self.transactions.orders_count == 0:
self.set_holdings("AAA.1", 1)
self.debug("Purchased stock")
for kvp in data.bars:
symbol = kvp.key
value = kvp.value
self.log("OnData(Slice): {0}: {1}: {2}".format(self.time, symbol, value.close))
# the slice can also contain delisting data: data.delistings in a dictionary string->Delisting
aaa = self.securities["AAA.1"]
if aaa.is_delisted and aaa.is_tradable:
raise AssertionError("Delisted security must NOT be tradable")
if not aaa.is_delisted and not aaa.is_tradable:
raise AssertionError("Securities must be marked as tradable until they're delisted or removed from the universe")
for kvp in data.delistings:
symbol = kvp.key
value = kvp.value
if value.type == DelistingType.WARNING:
self.log("OnData(Delistings): {0}: {1} will be delisted at end of day today.".format(self.time, symbol))
# liquidate on delisting warning
self.set_holdings(symbol, 0)
if value.type == DelistingType.DELISTED:
self.log("OnData(Delistings): {0}: {1} has been delisted.".format(self.time, symbol))
# fails because the security has already been delisted and is no longer tradable
self.set_holdings(symbol, 1)
def on_order_event(self, order_event):
self.log("OnOrderEvent(OrderEvent): {0}: {1}".format(self.time, order_event))
```Shown in full with attribution under the source's licence. Licence: Apache-2.0
This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.