Description
This is a volatility-based indicator which identifies stop loss exit points.
using System;
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
namespace cAlgo
{
[Indicator(IsOverlay = true, TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
public class ChandelierExit : Indicator
{
[Parameter(DefaultValue = 22)]
public int Period { get; set; }
[Parameter(DefaultValue = 3)]
public double AtrMultiplier { get; set; }
[Output("Exit", PlotType = PlotType.Line, LineColor = "Red", Thickness = 2)]
public IndicatorDataSeries Exit { get; set; }
private AverageTrueRange _atr;
private IndicatorDataSeries _longExit, _shortExit;
private int _direction;
protected override void Initialize()
{
_atr = Indicators.AverageTrueRange(Period, MovingAverageType.Exponential);
_longExit = CreateDataSeries();
_shortExit = CreateDataSeries();
_direction = 0;
}
public override void Calculate(int index)
{
var adjustedAtr = _atr.Result[index] * AtrMultiplier;
var longExit = Bars.HighPrices.Maximum(Period) - adjustedAtr;
var shortExit = Bars.LowPrices.Minimum(Period) + adjustedAtr;
var close = Bars.ClosePrices[index];
var closePrev = Bars.ClosePrices[index - 1];
_longExit[index] = double.IsNaN(_longExit[index - 1]) ? longExit : close < _longExit[index - 1] ? longExit : Math.Max(longExit, _longExit[index - 1]);
_shortExit[index] = double.IsNaN(_shortExit[index - 1]) ? shortExit : close > _shortExit[index - 1] ? shortExit : Math.Min(shortExit, _shortExit[index - 1]);
var shortSwitch = (close <= _longExit[index - 1] && closePrev > _longExit[index - 1]);
var longSwtich = (close >= _shortExit[index - 1] && closePrev < _shortExit[index - 1]);
_direction = _direction <= 0 && longSwtich ? 1 : _direction >= 0 && shortSwitch ? -1 : _direction;
Exit[index] = _direction > 0 ? _longExit[index] : _shortExit[index];
}
}
}
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Joined on 16.03.2021
- Distribution: Free
- Language: C#
- Trading platform: cTrader Automate
- File name: Chandelier Exit.algo
- Rating: 5
- Installs: 2025
- Modified: 13/10/2021 09:54
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Quite good!!! - i altered the code to create a stop loss channel and explicitly reference the channel top or bottom depending on my trade direction.
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