#region Using declarations using NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; #endregion namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies { public class VIXBelowMovingAverage : Strategy { private const int PrimaryBars = 0; private const int VIXBars = 1; private SMA ShortTermTrend; private SMA LongTermTrend; protected override void OnStateChange() { if (State == State.SetDefaults) { Name = "VIX Below Moving Average"; Description = @"Based on chatper 10 of How Markets Really Work (2012) by Larry Connors"; Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose; EntriesPerDirection = 1; MovingAveragePeriod = 10; LongTermTrendPeriod = 200; PercentAbove = 10; DaysToExit = 5; } else if (State == State.Configure) { AddDataSeries("^VIX"); } else if (State == State.DataLoaded) { ShortTermTrend = SMA(Closes[VIXBars], MovingAveragePeriod); LongTermTrend = SMA(LongTermTrendPeriod); } } protected override void OnBarUpdate() { if (PrimaryBars != BarsInProgress || CurrentBar < MovingAveragePeriod) return; if (Close[0] > LongTermTrend[0] && Closes[VIXBars][0] < ShortTermTrend[0] * (1 + PercentAbove / 100)) EnterLong(); if (BarsSinceEntryExecution(PrimaryBars, "", 0) >= DaysToExit) ExitLong(); } public override string DisplayName { get { return Name; } } [NinjaScriptProperty] [Display(Name = "Moving Average Period", GroupName = "VIX Below Moving Average", Order = 1)] public int MovingAveragePeriod { get; set; } [NinjaScriptProperty] [Display(Name = "Long-Term Trend Period", GroupName = "VIX Below Moving Average", Order = 2)] public int LongTermTrendPeriod { get; set; } [NinjaScriptProperty] [Display(Name = "Percent Above", GroupName = "VIX Below Moving Average", Order = 3)] public double PercentAbove { get; set; } [NinjaScriptProperty] [Display(Name = "Days to Exit", GroupName = "VIX Below Moving Average", Order = 4)] public int DaysToExit { get; set; } } }