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mt5-correlation/mt5_correlation/mt5.py
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2021-02-02 16:48:52 +00:00

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import pandas as pd
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
import logging
class MT5:
"""
A class to connect to and interface with MetaTrader 5
"""
def __init__(self):
# Connect to MetaTrader5. Opens if not already open.
# Logger
self.log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Open MT5 and log error if it could not open
if not mt5.initialize():
self.log.error("initialize() failed")
mt5.shutdown()
# Print connection status
self.log.debug(mt5.terminal_info())
# Print data on MetaTrader 5 version
self.log.debug(mt5.version())
def __del__(self):
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()
def get_symbols(self):
"""
Gets list of symbols open in MT5 market watch.
:return: list of symbols
"""
# Iterate symbols and get those in market watch.
symbols = mt5.symbols_get()
selected_symbols = []
for symbol in symbols:
if symbol.visible:
selected_symbols.append(symbol)
# Log symbol counts
total_symbols = mt5.symbols_total()
num_selected_symbols = len(selected_symbols)
self.log.info(f"{num_selected_symbols} of {total_symbols} available symbols in Market Watch.")
return selected_symbols
def get_prices(self, symbol, from_date, to_date):
"""
Gets the 1 weeks of M15 OHLC price data for the specified symbol.
:param symbol: The MT5 symbol to get the price data for
:param from_date: Date from when to retrieve data
:param to_date: Date where to receive data to
:return: Price data for symbol as dataframe
"""
# Get prices from MT5
prices = mt5.copy_rates_range(symbol.name, mt5.TIMEFRAME_M15, from_date, to_date)
self.log.info(f"{len(prices)} prices retrieved for {symbol.name}.")
# Create dataframe from data and convert time in seconds to datetime format
prices_dataframe = pd.DataFrame(prices)
prices_dataframe['time'] = pd.to_datetime(prices_dataframe['time'], unit='s')
return prices_dataframe