cTrader/src/SampleCBot/SmaCrossOverBot.cs

using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;

namespace SampleCBot
{
    // A minimal but complete example cBot: a simple moving-average crossover.
    //
    // It goes long when the fast SMA crosses above the slow SMA and short on the
    // opposite cross, closing any opposing position first. It is intentionally
    // simple — its job is to exercise the full Linux build/run toolchain end to
    // end (compile to .algo with `dotnet build`, run headless in the cTrader
    // console Docker image), NOT to be a profitable strategy.
    [Robot(AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class SmaCrossOverBot : Robot
    {
        [Parameter("Fast MA Period", DefaultValue = 12, MinValue = 1, Group = "Moving Averages")]
        public int FastPeriod { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Slow MA Period", DefaultValue = 26, MinValue = 1, Group = "Moving Averages")]
        public int SlowPeriod { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Volume (lots)", DefaultValue = 0.01, MinValue = 0.01, Step = 0.01, Group = "Trade")]
        public double VolumeInLots { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Stop Loss (pips)", DefaultValue = 20, MinValue = 0, Group = "Trade")]
        public double StopLossPips { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Take Profit (pips)", DefaultValue = 40, MinValue = 0, Group = "Trade")]
        public double TakeProfitPips { get; set; }

        private const string Label = "SmaCrossOverBot";

        private SimpleMovingAverage _fastMa;
        private SimpleMovingAverage _slowMa;

        protected override void OnStart()
        {
            _fastMa = Indicators.SimpleMovingAverage(Bars.ClosePrices, FastPeriod);
            _slowMa = Indicators.SimpleMovingAverage(Bars.ClosePrices, SlowPeriod);
        }

        protected override void OnBar()
        {
            // Compare the two most recently *closed* bars. Index 1 is the last
            // closed bar; index 2 the one before it. (Index 0 is still forming.)
            var fastPrev = _fastMa.Result.Last(2);
            var slowPrev = _slowMa.Result.Last(2);
            var fastNow = _fastMa.Result.Last(1);
            var slowNow = _slowMa.Result.Last(1);

            var crossedUp = fastPrev <= slowPrev && fastNow > slowNow;
            var crossedDown = fastPrev >= slowPrev && fastNow < slowNow;

            if (crossedUp)
                EnterMarket(TradeType.Buy);
            else if (crossedDown)
                EnterMarket(TradeType.Sell);
        }

        private void EnterMarket(TradeType direction)
        {
            var ours = Positions.FindAll(Label, SymbolName);

            // Close any of our positions pointing the other way; bail out if we
            // already hold one in the desired direction.
            foreach (var position in ours)
            {
                if (position.TradeType != direction)
                    ClosePosition(position);
                else
                    return;
            }

            var volume = Symbol.QuantityToVolumeInUnits(VolumeInLots);
            double? stopLoss = StopLossPips > 0 ? StopLossPips : (double?)null;
            double? takeProfit = TakeProfitPips > 0 ? TakeProfitPips : (double?)null;

            ExecuteMarketOrder(direction, SymbolName, volume, Label, stopLoss, takeProfit);
        }
    }
}