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//! Elder Impulse System.
use crate::error::{Error, Result};
use crate::indicators::ema::Ema;
use crate::indicators::macd::MacdIndicator;
use crate::traits::Indicator;
/// Alexander Elder's Impulse System — a tri-state momentum gauge combining the
/// slope of an `EMA` trend filter with the slope of the `MACD` histogram.
///
/// On each bar Wickra reports:
///
/// - `+1` ("green / buy") when both the `EMA` trend and the `MACD` histogram
/// are rising bar-over-bar.
/// - `−1` ("red / sell") when both are falling.
/// - `0` ("blue / neutral") when the two disagree.
///
/// The defaults track Elder's *Come Into My Trading Room* parameterisation:
/// `EMA(13)` for the trend, `MACD(12, 26, 9)` for the histogram.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```
/// use wickra_core::{ElderImpulse, Indicator};
///
/// let mut elder = ElderImpulse::classic();
/// let mut last = None;
/// for i in 0..120 {
/// last = elder.update(100.0 + f64::from(i));
/// }
/// assert!(last.is_some());
/// ```
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ElderImpulse {
ema_period: usize,
macd_fast: usize,
macd_slow: usize,
macd_signal: usize,
ema: Ema,
macd: MacdIndicator,
prev_ema: Option<f64>,
prev_hist: Option<f64>,
current: Option<f64>,
}
impl ElderImpulse {
/// # Errors
/// Forwarded from [`Ema::new`] / [`MacdIndicator::new`].
pub fn new(
ema_period: usize,
macd_fast: usize,
macd_slow: usize,
macd_signal: usize,
) -> Result<Self> {
if ema_period == 0 {
return Err(Error::PeriodZero);
}
Ok(Self {
ema_period,
macd_fast,
macd_slow,
macd_signal,
ema: Ema::new(ema_period)?,
macd: MacdIndicator::new(macd_fast, macd_slow, macd_signal)?,
prev_ema: None,
prev_hist: None,
current: None,
})
}
/// Elder's recommended defaults `(ema_period = 13, macd = 12/26/9)`.
pub fn classic() -> Self {
Self::new(13, 12, 26, 9).expect("classic Elder Impulse parameters are valid")
}
/// Configured `(ema_period, macd_fast, macd_slow, macd_signal)`.
pub const fn periods(&self) -> (usize, usize, usize, usize) {
(
self.ema_period,
self.macd_fast,
self.macd_slow,
self.macd_signal,
)
}
}
impl Indicator for ElderImpulse {
type Input = f64;
type Output = f64;
fn update(&mut self, input: f64) -> Option<f64> {
// Feed both branches on every input so they warm in parallel.
let ema_now = self.ema.update(input);
let macd_now = self.macd.update(input);
let (ema_now, macd_now) = (ema_now?, macd_now?);
// The Impulse needs two consecutive readings on both branches to
// judge direction. The first ready bar seeds prev_*; the second emits.
let prev_ema = self.prev_ema;
let prev_hist = self.prev_hist;
self.prev_ema = Some(ema_now);
self.prev_hist = Some(macd_now.histogram);
let prev_ema = prev_ema?;
let prev_hist = prev_hist?;
let ema_rising = ema_now > prev_ema;
let ema_falling = ema_now < prev_ema;
let hist_rising = macd_now.histogram > prev_hist;
let hist_falling = macd_now.histogram < prev_hist;
let value = if ema_rising && hist_rising {
1.0
} else if ema_falling && hist_falling {
-1.0
} else {
0.0
};
self.current = Some(value);
Some(value)
}
fn reset(&mut self) {
self.ema.reset();
self.macd.reset();
self.prev_ema = None;
self.prev_hist = None;
self.current = None;
}
fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
// MACD's warmup is slow + signal − 1; EMA's is ema_period. The
// slowest branch fires the *first* impulse-ready reading, but
// judging direction needs one *more* bar on top.
let macd_warmup = self.macd_slow + self.macd_signal - 1;
self.ema_period.max(macd_warmup) + 1
}
fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
self.current.is_some()
}
fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
"ElderImpulse"
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::traits::BatchExt;
#[test]
fn rejects_zero_period() {
assert!(matches!(
ElderImpulse::new(0, 12, 26, 9),
Err(Error::PeriodZero)
));
assert!(matches!(
ElderImpulse::new(13, 0, 26, 9),
Err(Error::PeriodZero)
));
}
#[test]
fn rejects_invalid_macd_params() {
// MacdIndicator validates fast < slow.
assert!(ElderImpulse::new(13, 26, 12, 9).is_err());
}
#[test]
fn accessors_and_metadata() {
let elder = ElderImpulse::classic();
assert_eq!(elder.periods(), (13, 12, 26, 9));
assert_eq!(elder.name(), "ElderImpulse");
}
#[test]
fn classic_factory() {
assert_eq!(ElderImpulse::classic().periods(), (13, 12, 26, 9));
}
#[test]
fn constant_series_yields_neutral() {
// Both EMA and MACD-histogram are flat on a constant series, so
// neither is rising nor falling -> Impulse = 0.
let mut elder = ElderImpulse::classic();
let out = elder.batch(&[42.0_f64; 120]);
// Take values from the post-warmup region.
for v in out.iter().skip(40).flatten() {
assert_eq!(*v, 0.0);
}
}
#[test]
fn pure_uptrend_signals_buy() {
// Monotonic uptrend: EMA rises every bar; MACD histogram is positive
// and (after the slow EMA catches up) also rising bar-over-bar.
let mut elder = ElderImpulse::classic();
for i in 1..=300 {
elder.update(f64::from(i));
}
// The final reading should be +1 (buy) or 0 — never -1 on a clean
// up trend.
let v = elder.current.unwrap();
assert!(v >= 0.0, "uptrend should not signal sell: {v}");
}
#[test]
fn warmup_emits_first_value_at_warmup_period() {
let mut elder = ElderImpulse::new(3, 2, 4, 3).unwrap();
// MACD warmup: 4 + 3 - 1 = 6; EMA warmup: 3; max = 6; +1 for the
// direction bar = 7.
assert_eq!(elder.warmup_period(), 7);
let prices: Vec<f64> = (1..=10).map(f64::from).collect();
let out = elder.batch(&prices);
for v in out.iter().take(6) {
assert!(v.is_none());
}
assert!(out[6].is_some());
}
#[test]
fn batch_equals_streaming() {
let prices: Vec<f64> = (1..=200)
.map(|i| 100.0 + (f64::from(i) * 0.2).sin() * 5.0)
.collect();
let mut a = ElderImpulse::classic();
let mut b = ElderImpulse::classic();
assert_eq!(
a.batch(&prices),
prices.iter().map(|p| b.update(*p)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
);
}
#[test]
fn reset_clears_state() {
let mut elder = ElderImpulse::classic();
elder.batch(&(1..=200).map(f64::from).collect::<Vec<_>>());
assert!(elder.is_ready());
elder.reset();
assert!(!elder.is_ready());
}
}