BUG: working on issue #55

catalyst/support/issue_55.py

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+import talib
+import pandas as pd
+
+from catalyst import run_algorithm
+from catalyst.api import symbol
+
+
+def initialize(context):
+    print('initializing')
+    context.asset = symbol('xcp_btc')
+
+
+def handle_data(context, data):
+    print('handling bar: {}'.format(data.current_dt))
+
+    price = data.current(context.asset, 'close')
+    print('got price {price}'.format(price=price))
+
+    try:
+        prices = data.history(
+            context.asset,
+            fields='price',
+            bar_count=1,
+            frequency='1D'
+        )
+        print('got {} price entries'.format(len(prices)))
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+
+
+run_algorithm(
+    capital_base=1,
+    start=pd.to_datetime('2015-3-2', utc=True),
+    end=pd.to_datetime('2017-8-31', utc=True),
+    data_frequency='daily',
+    initialize=initialize,
+    handle_data=handle_data,
+    analyze=None,
+    exchange_name='poloniex',
+    algo_namespace='issue_55',
+    base_currency='btc'
+)