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defmodule OHLC do
@moduledoc """
Library for generating OHLC candles from trades.
OHLC takes ordered list of trade events as input and
outputs OHLC candles list.
Library includes few options for appending candles to existing candles lists and more.
This library could be useful if you want to create your own charting engine or trading bot.
Documentation can be found here: https://hexdocs.pm/ohlc/1.0.0/OHLC.html
## Installation
The package can be installed by adding `ohlc` to your
list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:ohlc, "~> 1.0"}
]
end
```
## Example usage
```elixir
defmodule Example do
def calculate_ohlc() do
trades = [
[price: 12, volume: 22, time: 1616439602],
[price: 12.56, volume: 18.3, time: 1616440572],
[price: 18.9, volume: 12, time: 1616440692],
[price: 11, volume: 43, time: 1616440759]
]
case OHLC.create_candles(trades, :minute, [validate_trades: true]) do
{:ok, data} -> IO.inspect data
{:error, msg} -> IO.puts msg
end
end
end
```
## Example output
```elixir
%{
candles: [
%{
close: 11.0,
etime: 1616440800,
high: 11.0,
low: 11.0,
open: 11.0,
processed: true,
stime: 1616440740,
trades: 1,
type: :bearish,
volume: 43.0
},
%{
close: 18.9,
etime: 1616440740,
high: 18.9,
low: 18.9,
open: 18.9,
processed: true,
stime: 1616440680,
trades: 1,
type: :bullish,
volume: 12.0
},
%{
close: 12.56,
etime: 1616440620,
high: 12.56,
low: 12.56,
open: 12.56,
processed: true,
stime: 1616440560,
trades: 1,
type: :bullish,
volume: 18.3
},
%{
close: 12.0,
etime: 1616439660,
high: 12.0,
low: 12.0,
open: 12.0,
processed: true,
stime: 1616439600,
trades: 1,
type: :bullish,
volume: 22.0
}
],
pair: nil,
timeframe: :minute
}
```
"""
import OHLCHelper
@typedoc """
Single trade.
"""
@type trade :: [
{:price, number()}
| {:volume, number()}
| {:time, number()}
]
@typedoc """
A list of trades.
"""
@type trades :: [trade()]
@typedoc """
Single candle generated.
"""
@type candle :: %{
required(:open) => number(),
required(:high) => number(),
required(:low) => number(),
required(:close) => number(),
required(:volume) => number(),
required(:trades) => number(),
required(:stime) => number(),
required(:etime) => number(),
required(:type) => :bullish | :bearish | nil,
optional(:processed) => boolean()
}
@typedoc """
A list of candles.
"""
@type candles :: [candle()]
@typedoc """
Available timeframes for `create_candles/3`
"""
@type timeframe :: :minute | :hour | :day | :week
@typedoc """
Available options for `create_candles/3`
- `:forward_fill` - When set true copies the previous candles closing price
to the next candle if no trades happend to be in between.
Useful when you don't want to get empty time gap between the generated candles.
- `:validate_trades` - When set true all trades are being validated before
generating the candles to avoid errors and misinformation.
- `:previous_candle` - Trades are appended to the previous candle if possible
before generating the new candles.
- `:pair` - Adds the pair name to the returned outputs metadata.
"""
@type opts :: [
{:forward_fill, boolean()}
| {:validate_trades, boolean()}
| {:previous_candle, candle()}
| {:pair, atom() | binary()}
]
@doc """
Function for generating candles from trades and timeframe provided.
Parameters:
- `trades` - A list containing all the trades. Trades must be
chronologically arranged(ASC) by the timestamp field.
- `timeframe` - Timeframe for the candles.
- `opts` - Option values for the data proccessing.
Returns a tuple containing the metadata for the candles and a list
of generated candles.
"""
@spec create_candles(trades(), timeframe(), opts() | nil) ::
{:ok,
%{
:pair => binary() | atom(),
:timeframe => timeframe(),
:candles => candles()
}}
| {:error, binary()}
def create_candles(trades, timeframe, opts \\ []) do
candles =
cond do
opts[:previous_candle] === %{} or opts[:previous_candle] === nil ->
[generate_empty_candle()]
true ->
[opts[:previous_candle]]
end
construct_candles(candles, trades, timeframe, opts)
end
defp construct_candles(candles, trades, timeframe, opts) do
if opts[:validate_trades] do
case validate_data(candles, trades) do
{:error, msg} ->
{:error, msg}
:ok ->
set_return_data(candles, trades, timeframe, opts)
end
else
set_return_data(candles, trades, timeframe, opts)
end
end
defp set_return_data(candles, trades, timeframe, opts) do
data = %{
:pair => opts[:pair],
:timeframe => timeframe,
:candles => loop_trades(trades, candles, timeframe, opts)
}
{:ok, data}
end
# Loops thru trades and creates or updates candles.
defp loop_trades(
[trades_head | trades_tail] = trades,
[candles_head | candles_body] = candles,
timeframe,
opts
) do
formatted_trade_data = format_trade_data(trades_head)
dates_match =
dates_match_timeframe(candles_head[:etime], formatted_trade_data[:time], timeframe)
[candles, trades_tail] =
cond do
# Appends new candle to the candles list without the unprocessed candle.
!candles_head[:processed] ->
candle = create_candle(formatted_trade_data, timeframe, candles_head[:close])
[[candle] ++ candles_body, trades_tail]
# Updates last candle.
dates_match === :eq ->
prev_candle = Enum.at(candles_body, 0)
prev_close = if prev_candle, do: prev_candle[:close], else: 0
updated_candle = update_candle(candles_head, formatted_trade_data, prev_close)
[[updated_candle] ++ candles_body, trades_tail]
# Creates new candle or candles.
dates_match === :lt or dates_match === :gt or dates_match === :empty_first_date ->
case opts[:forward_fill] do
true ->
copy_or_create_loop([candles_head | candles_body], trades, timeframe)
_ ->
candle = create_candle(formatted_trade_data, timeframe, candles_head[:close])
[[candle] ++ candles, trades_tail]
end
end
loop_trades(trades_tail, candles, timeframe, opts)
end
# Returns all candles.
defp loop_trades(trades, candles, _timeframe, _no_trade_option) when length(trades) == 0,
do: candles
defp copy_or_create_loop(
[candles_head | _candles_body] = candles,
[trades_head | trades_tail] = trades,
timeframe
) do
trade_formatted = format_trade_data(trades_head)
candles_head_etime_added = get_time_rounded(candles_head[:etime], timeframe, type: :jump)
date_check =
dates_match_timeframe(
trade_formatted[:time],
candles_head_etime_added,
timeframe
)
cond do
date_check === :eq or date_check === :lt ->
candle = create_candle(trade_formatted, timeframe)
[[candle] ++ candles, trades_tail]
date_check === :gt ->
copied_candle =
forward_candle(
candles_head[:close],
candles_head_etime_added,
candles_head_etime_added
)
candles = [copied_candle] ++ candles
copy_or_create_loop(candles, trades, timeframe)
end
end
defp forward_candle(last_price, stime, etime) do
generate_empty_candle()
|> Map.put(:open, last_price)
|> Map.put(:close, last_price)
|> Map.put(:stime, stime)
|> Map.put(:etime, etime)
|> Map.put(:processed, true)
end
# Creates new candle.
defp create_candle(trade, timeframe, prev_close \\ nil) do
type = if trade[:price] > prev_close, do: :bullish, else: :bearish
generate_empty_candle()
|> Map.put(:open, trade[:price])
|> Map.put(:close, trade[:price])
|> Map.put(:high, trade[:price])
|> Map.put(:low, trade[:price])
|> Map.put(:volume, trade[:volume])
|> Map.put(:trades, 1)
|> Map.put(:type, type)
|> Map.put(:stime, get_time_rounded(trade[:time], timeframe, type: :down))
|> Map.put(:etime, get_time_rounded(trade[:time], timeframe))
|> Map.put(:processed, true)
end
# Returns updated candle.
defp update_candle(candle, trade, prev_close) do
type = if trade[:price] > prev_close, do: :bullish, else: :bearish
%{
candle
| :close => trade[:price],
:high => max(trade[:price], candle[:high]) |> Float.round(4),
:low => min(trade[:price], candle[:low]) |> Float.round(4),
:volume => (trade[:volume] + candle[:volume]) |> Float.round(4),
:trades => 1 + candle[:trades],
:type => type,
:processed => true
}
end
# Formats the trade data.
defp format_trade_data(trade) do
trade = Keyword.put(trade, :time, format_to_float(trade[:time]) |> round())
trade = Keyword.put(trade, :price, format_to_float(trade[:price]) |> Float.round(4))
trade = Keyword.put(trade, :volume, format_to_float(trade[:volume]) |> Float.round(4))
trade
end
defp dates_match_timeframe(first_date, second_date, timeframe) do
if first_date !== 0 do
first_date = get_time_rounded(first_date, timeframe, format: :struct)
second_date = get_time_rounded(second_date, timeframe, format: :struct)
DateTime.compare(first_date, second_date)
else
:empty_first_date
end
end
end