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Condition

spread
entry

Spread between two instruments (ratio, difference, log_ratio, zscore)

Category

Price signals

Discriminator

type = "spread"

Roles

entry

Required fields

symbol_areqstringFirst symbol in spread (numerator)
symbol_breqstringSecond symbol in spread (denominator)

Optional fields

calc_typeenum: ratio, difference, log_ratio, zscoreHow to calculate the spread value
hedge_ratioanyOf (2 variants)Hedge ratio (default: 1.0 or rolling estimate)
thresholdnumberThreshold value for trigger
trigger_openum: above, below, crosses_above, crosses_belowTrigger when spread is above/below threshold
typestring-
window_barsintegerLookback for rolling calculations
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