IndexError: array index out of range

[YELNAr]

File "strategA.py", line 127, in next
if (self.data.close[2] < self.sma and self.data.close[2] < self.ema) and (self.status != 1) and (self.status != 2):
File "/home/yelnar/anaconda3/envs/py27/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backtrader/linebuffer.py", line 163, in getitem
return self.array[self.idx + ago]

        if self.status == 1:
        self.cash_aapl = round((self.data0.close[0] - self.init_close1) * self.qty1, 2)
        self.cash_msft = round((self.init_close2 - self.data1.close[0]) * self.qty2, 2)
        self.profit = round((self.cash_aapl + self.cash_msft), 2)

        print('Profit stock1: {}'.format(self.cash_aapl))
        print('Profit stock2: {}'.format(self.cash_msft))
        print('Total profit: {}'.format(self.profit))

    if (self.data.close[2] < self.sma and self.data.close[2] < self.ema) and (self.status != 1) and (self.status != 2):

        # Calculating the number of shares for each stock
        value = self.portfolio_value_basket1  # Divide the cash equally
        x = int(value / (self.data0.close))  # Find the number of shares for Stock1
        y = int(value / (self.data1.close))  # Find the number of shares for Stock2

        print('portfolio_value_basket1: {}'.format(self.portfolio_value_basket1))

        # Place the order
        self.log('BUY CREATE %s, price = %.2f, qty = %d' % ("EUR.JPY", self.data0.close[0], x))
        self.buy(data=self.data0, size=(x))

        self.log('SELL CREATE %s, price = %.2f, qty = %d' % ("USD.JPY", self.data1.close[0], y))
        self.sell(data=self.data1, size=(y))

        self.qty1 = x  # The new open position quantity for Stock1 is x shares
        self.qty2 = y  # The new open position quantity for Stock2 is y shares
        self.init_close1 = self.data0.close[0]
        self.init_close2 = self.data1.close[0]
        self.status = 1  # The current status is "long the spread"

[ab_trader]

If you need some advice, you may want to share full script. Not just arbitrary piece of it.

[backtrader]

@ab_trader said in IndexError: array index out of range:

If you need some advice, you may want to share full script. Not just arbitrary piece of it.

Indeed ... although this time

@YELNAr said in IndexError: array index out of range:

if (self.data.close[2] < self.sma and self.data.close[2]

It should be clear that looking into the future is still a very difficult feat.