Mariner Backtesting - arca_imb

ARCA Imbalances

The arca_imb object represents the last imbalance event received for a given symbol from NYSEArca.

Data Attributes:

Sample - Access data attribute

 md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc

Name	Type	Special	Information
abs_price_diff_from_pc	float	NaN	if indicative_match_price > 0 and stat.prev_close > 0: abs(indicative_match_price - stat.prev_close) else: float('NaN')
abs_price_diff_from_pc_percent_atr	float	NaN	if stat.atr > 0: abs_price_diff_from_pc / stat.atr * 100 else: float('NaN')
exchange	string	None	"P" exchange details
flip_count	integer	0	Number of times an imbalance flips from buy to sell or sell to buy. If this number goes from 0 to 1, it is the first time it has flipped. Odd numbers indicate it has flipped away from it's initial imbalance side. Even numbers indicate it has flipped back
high_imbalance	float	0	The highest value for total_imbalance. '+' shares indicates buy imbalance '-' shares indicates a sell imbalance.
high_imbalance_time	muts	0	Time of Imbalance Shares High
indicative_match_price	float	NaN	The best price at which the maximum volume of shares is executable in the applicable auction, subject to Auction Collars. It includes the non-displayed quantity of Reserve Orders.
indicative_match_volume	integer	0	The number of shares that would match at the indicative price if the Auction were run at that moment.
last_flip_time	muts	0	Time of the latest imbalance flip.
market_imbalance	integer	0	market_imbalance - Market Order Imbalance The market_imbalance volume. '+' shares indicates buy imbalance '-' shares indicates a sell imbalance. The Market Order Imbalance is the imbalance of any remaining Market Orders (or Market-on-Close orders for the Closing Auction) that cannot execute in a Market Order or Closing Auction. Calculation of match size and indicative match price remain unchanged.
symbol	string
timestamp	muts	0	time of the last arca imbalance update
total_imbalance	integer	0	The total_imbalance volume. '+' shares indicates buy imbalance '-' shares indicates a sell imbalance. The total_imbalance is the net imbalance of orders at the indicative match price for all orders eligible for the next upcoming Auction. This includes Market (or Market-on-Close) and Limit Orders. Display of match size and indicative match price remain unchanged. The number of shares of buy orders minus the number of shares of sell orders. A positive total_imbalance means an excess of buy orders and a negative total_imbalance means an excess of sell orders.
type	string	0	"o" == Arca Open Imbalance (happens at 4:30 easten) "O" == Arca Market Imbalance (just prior to official open, 9:30 eastern) "C" == Close "H" == halt or ipo

Working Example:

Print attributes of md.arca_imb when on_arca_imbalance() is called.

 from cloudquant.interfaces import Strategy


class ArcaImbalanceExample(Strategy):
    @classmethod
    def on_strategy_start(cls, md, service, account):
        print service.time_to_string(service.system_time, '%Y-%m-%d')

    @classmethod
    def is_symbol_qualified(cls, symbol, md, service, account):
        return symbol == 'SPY'

    def on_start(self, md, order, service, account):
        print self.symbol

    def on_arca_imbalance(self, event, md, order, service, account):
        print '\n\nin on_arca_imbalance\n\t%s\n' % service.time_to_string(service.system_time, '%H:%M:%S.%f')

        print '\n\nmd.arca_imb'

        print ' md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc  -   ', md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc
        print ' md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc_percent_atr  -   ', md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc_percent_atr
        print ' md.arca_imb.exchange    -   ', md.arca_imb.exchange
        print ' md.arca_imb.flip_count  -   ', md.arca_imb.flip_count
        print ' md.arca_imb.high_imbalance  -   ', md.arca_imb.high_imbalance
        print ' md.arca_imb.high_imbalance_time -   ', md.arca_imb.high_imbalance_time
        print ' md.arca_imb.indicative_match_price  -   ', md.arca_imb.indicative_match_price
        print ' md.arca_imb.indicative_match_volume -   ', md.arca_imb.indicative_match_volume
        print ' md.arca_imb.last_flip_time  -   ', md.arca_imb.last_flip_time
        print ' md.arca_imb.market_imbalance    -   ', md.arca_imb.market_imbalance
        print ' md.arca_imb.timestamp   -   ', md.arca_imb.timestamp
        print ' md.arca_imb.total_imbalance -   ', md.arca_imb.total_imbalance
        print ' md.arca_imb.type    -   ', md.arca_imb.type

        service.terminate()

Console

2016-01-04
SPY

in on_arca_imbalance
    15:00:00.016000



md.arca_imb
    md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc  -   3.33999633789
    md.arca_imb.abs_price_diff_from_pc_percent_atr  -   134.954799309
    md.arca_imb.exchange    -   P
    md.arca_imb.flip_count  -   994
    md.arca_imb.high_imbalance  -   703925
    md.arca_imb.high_imbalance_time -   1451917737106000
    md.arca_imb.indicative_match_price  -   200.529998779
    md.arca_imb.indicative_match_volume -   574883
    md.arca_imb.last_flip_time  -   1451917799638000
    md.arca_imb.market_imbalance    -   0
    md.arca_imb.timestamp   -   1451917800505000
    md.arca_imb.total_imbalance -   202
    md.arca_imb.type    -   C