Usage-examples.md

Usage Examples

These examples demonstrate different aspects of the Ta4j API. Each example can be separately compiled and executed as a Java main program.

Quickstart example

• Ta4j quickstart

Bar series and Num

• How to build a bar series with different Num implementation and more
• How to build a bar series from trades
• How to build a bar series from ticks
• DoubleNum vs BigDecimalNum

Playing with indicators

• How to create a CSV from indicators
• How to display bar series and indicators with JFreeChart
• How to produce the traditional candlestick chart with JFreeChart

Trading strategies

• How to build and run a trading strategy
  • Example with a CCI correction strategy
  • Example with a moving momentum strategy
  • Example with a 2-period RSI strategy
• Walk forward optimization

Trading bots

• Dummy trading bot example

Logging

• How to trace a strategy execution with Logback

Analysis

• How to display the cash flow of a strategy with JFreeChart
• Overall trading strategy analysis
• How to display the buy/sell signals of a strategy with JFreeChart