I'd like to parallelize quantstrat. My code isn't exactly like this, but this showcases the issue. The problem I believe is the .blotter env is initialized to a pointer memory address and i am unable to initialize an array/matrix of new.env().
What I would like to do is replace the for loop with an mclapply so I can run multiple applyStrategies with varying dates/symbols (only varying symbols is shown here). My end goal is a beowulf cluster (makeCluster) and plan on running these in parallel using up to 252 trading days (rolling window) with varying symbols per iteration (but I don't need all that. I simply am asking if there is a way to work with assigning portfolio and the subsequent .blotter memory object in such a way where I can use mclapply)
#Load quantstrat in your R environment.
rm(list = ls())
local()
library(quantstrat)
library(parallel)
# The search command lists all attached packages.
search()
symbolstring1 <- c('QQQ','GOOG')
#symbolstring <- c('QQQ','GOOG')
#for(i in 1:length(symbolstring1))
mlapply(symbolstring1, function(symbolstring)
{
#local()
#i=2
#symbolstring=as.character(symbolstring1[i])
.blotter <- new.env()
.strategy <- new.env()
try(rm.strat(strategyName),silent=TRUE)
try(rm(envir=FinancialInstrument:::.instrument),silent=TRUE)
for (name in ls(FinancialInstrument:::.instrument)){rm_instruments(name,keep.currencies = FALSE)}
print(symbolstring)
currency('USD')
stock(symbolstring,currency='USD',multiplier=1)
# Currency and trading instrument objects stored in the
# .instrument environment
print("FI")
ls(envir=FinancialInstrument:::.instrument)
# blotter functions used for instrument initialization
# quantstrat creates a private storage area called .strategy
ls(all=T)
# The initDate should be lower than the startDate. The initDate will be used later while initializing the strategy.
initDate <- '2010-01-01'
startDate <- '2011-01-01'
endDate <- '2019-08-10'
init_equity <- 50000
# Set UTC TIME
Sys.setenv(TZ="UTC")
getSymbols(symbolstring,from=startDate,to=endDate,adjust=TRUE,src='yahoo')
# Define names for portfolio, account and strategy.
#portfolioName <- accountName <- strategyName <- "FirstPortfolio"
portfolioName <- accountName <- strategyName <- paste0("FirstPortfolio",symbolstring)
print(portfolioName)
# The function rm.strat removes any strategy, portfolio, account, or order book object with the given name. This is important
#rm.strat(strategyName)
print("port")
initPortf(name = portfolioName,
symbols = symbolstring,
initDate = initDate)
initAcct(name = accountName,
portfolios = portfolioName,
initDate = initDate,
initEq = init_equity)
initOrders(portfolio = portfolioName,
symbols = symbolstring,
initDate = initDate)
# name: the string name of the strategy
# assets: optional list of assets to apply the strategy to.
# Normally these are defined in the portfolio object
# contstrains: optional portfolio constraints
# store: can be True or False. If True store the strategy in the environment. Default is False
print("strat")
strategy(strategyName, store = TRUE)
ls(all=T)
# .blotter holds the portfolio and account object
ls(.blotter)
# .strategy holds the orderbook and strategy object
print(ls(.strategy))
print("ind")
add.indicator(strategy = strategyName,
name = "EMA",
arguments = list(x = quote(Cl(mktdata)),
n = 10), label = "nFast")
add.indicator(strategy = strategyName,
name = "EMA",
arguments = list(x = quote(Cl(mktdata)),
n = 30),
label = "nSlow")
# Add long signal when the fast EMA crosses over slow EMA.
print("sig")
add.signal(strategy = strategyName,
name="sigCrossover",
arguments = list(columns = c("nFast", "nSlow"),
relationship = "gte"),
label = "longSignal")
# Add short signal when the fast EMA goes below slow EMA.
add.signal(strategy = strategyName,
name = "sigCrossover",
arguments = list(columns = c("nFast", "nSlow"),
relationship = "lt"),
label = "shortSignal")
# go long when 10-period EMA (nFast) >= 30-period EMA (nSlow)
print("rul")
add.rule(strategyName,
name= "ruleSignal",
arguments=list(sigcol="longSignal",
sigval=TRUE,
orderqty=100,
ordertype="market",
orderside="long",
replace = TRUE,
TxnFees = -10),
type="enter",
label="EnterLong")
# go short when 10-period EMA (nFast) < 30-period EMA (nSlow)
add.rule(strategyName,
name = "ruleSignal",
arguments = list(sigcol = "shortSignal",
sigval = TRUE,
orderside = "short",
ordertype = "market",
orderqty = -100,
TxnFees = -10,
replace = TRUE),
type = "enter",
label = "EnterShort")
# Close long positions when the shortSignal column is True
add.rule(strategyName,
name = "ruleSignal",
arguments = list(sigcol = "shortSignal",
sigval = TRUE,
orderside = "long",
ordertype = "market",
orderqty = "all",
TxnFees = -10,
replace = TRUE),
type = "exit",
label = "ExitLong")
# Close Short positions when the longSignal column is True
add.rule(strategyName,
name = "ruleSignal",
arguments = list(sigcol = "longSignal",
sigval = TRUE,
orderside = "short",
ordertype = "market",
orderqty = "all",
TxnFees = -10,
replace = TRUE),
type = "exit",
label = "ExitShort")
print("summary")
summary(getStrategy(strategyName))
# Summary results are produced below
print("results")
results <- applyStrategy(strategy= strategyName, portfolios = portfolioName,symbols=symbolstring)
# The applyStrategy() outputs all transactions(from the oldest to recent transactions)that the strategy sends. The first few rows of the applyStrategy() output are shown below
getTxns(Portfolio=portfolioName, Symbol=symbolstring)
mktdata
updatePortf(portfolioName)
dateRange <- time(getPortfolio(portfolioName)$summary)[-1]
updateAcct(portfolioName,dateRange)
updateEndEq(accountName)
print(plot(tail(getAccount(portfolioName)$summary$End.Eq,-1), main = "Portfolio Equity"))
#cleanup
for (name in symbolstring) rm(list = name)
#rm(.blotter)
rm(.stoploss)
rm(.txnfees)
#rm(.strategy)
rm(symbols)
}
)
But an error is thrown Error in get(symbol, envir = envir) : object 'QQQ' not found
Specifically the problem is FinancialInstrument:::.instrument is pointing to a memory address that isn't updated with my encapsulated variable calls (symbolstring)
