[R-SIG-Finance] entries/exits based on candlestick recognition

[Ilya Kipnis]

I believe there is an R package called candlesticks. Use that. Then, your
candlesticks are merely indicators which are merely R functions.

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Dmitry Kishkinev <dmitry.kishkinev at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Dear all R-SIG readers
>
> I am learning Quantstrat now and wonder if anybody could point out examples
> where entries/exits were based on Japanese candlesticks' patterns.
>
> For example, I would like to back-test intraday momentum strategy when
> there was a large gap (previous day Close to given day Open) and during the
> first three 5-min candlesticks there were at least 2 candlesticks showing
> strong momentum. Say we have gap up and at least 2 candlesticks were
> Marubozu (Close = High) and/or Large White candlestick (Open-Close >= 66%
> of High-Low). One could imagine that such a strong momentum observed at day
> opening could hold for some time and one may try to 'ride on a hype' in the
> gap direction.
>
> One more thing I would like to implement in this back-testing is, once
> entered say long, I would like to apply a sophisticated stop trailing order
> which starts at a predefined risk (say, 1% of my Equity) and then it should
> follows the price based on the last 5-min candlestick. When it was again
> Marubozu and/or Large White candlestick I replace stop trailing order price
> with the one at the last candlestick Low and so on until the order is
> executed or I close before the day ends.
>
> Any snippets/examples related to the ideas mentioned?
>
> My rough idea I that I could introduce add.indicator and classify each
> 5-min candlestick and that then will be used for add.rule? Sorry, I am very
> new in Quantstrat.
>
> Thanks you so much in advance.
>
> Best regards
>
> Dmitry Kishkinev
>
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