Class: TechnicalAnalysis::Ema

Inherits:
Indicator show all
Defined in:
lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb

Overview

Exponential Moving Average

Class Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Indicator

find, roster

Class Method Details

.calculate(data, period: 30, price_key: :value, date_time_key: :date_time) ⇒ Array<EmaValue>

Calculates the exponential moving average (EMA) for the data over the given period en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_average#Exponential_moving_average



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# File 'lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb', line 54

def self.calculate(data, period: 30, price_key: :value, date_time_key: :date_time)
  period = period.to_i
  price_key = price_key.to_sym
  date_time_key = date_time_key.to_sym
  Validation.validate_numeric_data(data, price_key)
  Validation.validate_length(data, min_data_size(period: period))
  Validation.validate_date_time_key(data, date_time_key)

  data = data.sort_by { |row| row[date_time_key] }

  output = []
  period_values = []
  previous_ema = nil

  data.each do |v|
    period_values << v[price_key]
    if period_values.size == period
      ema = StockCalculation.ema(v[price_key], period_values, period, previous_ema)
      previous_ema = ema

      output << EmaValue.new(date_time: v[date_time_key], ema: ema)
      period_values.shift
    end
  end

  output.sort_by(&:date_time).reverse
end

.indicator_name ⇒ String

Returns the name of the technical indicator



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# File 'lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb', line 15

def self.indicator_name
  "Exponential Moving Average"
end

.indicator_symbol ⇒ String

Returns the symbol of the technical indicator



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# File 'lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb', line 8

def self.indicator_symbol
  "ema"
end

.min_data_size(period: 30, **params) ⇒ Integer

Calculates the minimum number of observations needed to calculate the technical indicator



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# File 'lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb', line 41

def self.min_data_size(period: 30, **params)
  period.to_i
end

.valid_options ⇒ Array

Returns an array of valid keys for options for this technical indicator



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# File 'lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb', line 22

def self.valid_options
  i(period price_key date_time_key)
end

.validate_options(options) ⇒ Boolean

Validates the provided options for this technical indicator



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# File 'lib/technical_analysis/indicators/ema.rb', line 31

def self.validate_options(options)
  Validation.validate_options(options, valid_options)
end