Crossing Problem
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Hi
I am using two cross indicators like thisbut my qustion is why it find crossing with delay !
my code is this for Strategy
import backtrader as bt import numpy as np class BBANDS(bt.Strategy): params = (('fast', 9), ('slow', 26)) def log(self, txt, dt=None): dt = dt or self.datas[0].datetime.date(0) print('%s, %s' % (dt.isoformat(), txt)) def __init__(self): self.netprices = [] self.periods = [] self.period = None self.Log = False self.dataclose = self.datas[0].close self.order = None self.buyprice = None self.buycomm = None self.buytime = None self.bbands_mid = bt.indicators.BollingerBands(self.data).lines.mid self.bbands_bot = bt.indicators.BollingerBands(self.data).lines.bot self.bbands_cross_bot = bt.indicators.CrossOver(self.data, self.bbands_bot, plotname='Cross Bottom Line') self.bbands_cross_mid = bt.indicators.CrossOver(self.data, self.bbands_mid, plotname='Cross Mid Line') def next(self): if self.Log: self.log('Close, %.2f' % self.dataclose[0]) if not self.position: if self.bbands_cross_bot > 0: self.order = self.buy() else: if self.bbands_cross_mid > 0: self.order = self.sell()
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it has one day delay for finding cross and one day delay for buying that !!!!
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is there any solution for that ?
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you use one day data, so the candle will be available the next day. the result is as expected. you would need to replay intraday data to watch for the cross to create orders.
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But why buy signal create after indicator cross? is there any solution to do that!
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if you want to look at a candle from yesterday, then it is finished at the end of the day. This means you can look at that candle when it is available, which is the next day. Then the cross is next day.
If you want to look for the cross intraday, you would need data with a smaller timeframe. a candle is available after the period is over (when the candle is fully formed).
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so you could use intraday data and replay it to 1day timeframe