Plus Directional Movement

PLUS_DM calculates the positive directional movement.

Method

tm.ta.plus_dm(source_high, source_low, timeperiod)

Inputs

Parameter	Argument type	Description	Default Value
source_high	pd.Series	High prices series	-
source_low	pd.Series	Low prices series	-
timeperiod	int	Number of periods for the indicator	14

Outputs

Output	Type
plus_dm	np.ndarray

Example usage

strategy.py

import tradomate as tm

@tm.strategy()
def my_strategy(config: tm.TradomateConfig, data: tm.TradomateData):

    # Trying out Plus Directional Movement
    plus_dm = tm.ta.plus_dm(data.high, data.low, timeperiod=14)

    # Get the last value and print
    last_value = plus_dm.iloc[-1]
    tm.log(f"Last value of Plus Directional Movement is {last_value}")

    # Plot the values of plus_dm
    tm.plot(plus_dm, title="Plus Directional Movement", overlay=False)