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//! Sterling Ratio — mean return over the average drawdown of the equity curve.
use std::collections::VecDeque;
use crate::error::{Error, Result};
use crate::traits::Indicator;
/// Sterling Ratio over a trailing window of `period` returns.
///
/// ```text
/// equity_t = Î _{i<=t} (1 + return_i) (compounded curve)
/// peak_t = max_{s<=t} equity_s
/// dd_t = (peak_t − equity_t) / peak_t (fractional drawdown, >= 0)
/// Sterling = mean(returns) / mean(dd_t)
/// ```
///
/// The Sterling Ratio rewards return per unit of *typical* pain: it divides the
/// average per-period return by the **average drawdown** experienced along the
/// compounded equity curve. Of the three drawdown-based ratios Wickra ships it is
/// the gentlest on outliers — averaging the drawdowns means one deep crater does
/// not dominate the way it does in the [`BurkeRatio`](crate::BurkeRatio) (which
/// sums squared drawdowns) or the [`MartinRatio`](crate::MartinRatio) (which uses
/// the root-mean-square percentage drawdown). A window that never draws down has
/// zero average drawdown and the indicator reports `0.0`.
///
/// The first value lands after `period` returns; each `update` rebuilds the equity
/// curve over the window (O(period)), which is O(1) in the length of the overall
/// series.
///
/// # Example
///
/// ```
/// use wickra_core::{Indicator, SterlingRatio};
///
/// let mut indicator = SterlingRatio::new(12).unwrap();
/// let mut last = None;
/// for i in 0..24 {
/// last = indicator.update((f64::from(i) * 0.5).sin() * 0.05);
/// }
/// assert!(last.is_some());
/// ```
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct SterlingRatio {
period: usize,
window: VecDeque<f64>,
}
impl SterlingRatio {
/// Construct a Sterling Ratio over `period` returns.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Returns [`Error::InvalidPeriod`] if `period < 2`.
pub fn new(period: usize) -> Result<Self> {
if period < 2 {
return Err(Error::InvalidPeriod {
message: "sterling ratio needs period >= 2",
});
}
Ok(Self {
period,
window: VecDeque::with_capacity(period),
})
}
/// Configured window of returns.
pub const fn period(&self) -> usize {
self.period
}
fn compute(&self) -> f64 {
#[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
let length = self.window.len() as f64;
let mut sum_return = 0.0;
let mut sum_drawdown = 0.0;
let mut equity = 1.0;
let mut peak: f64 = 1.0;
for ret in &self.window {
sum_return += *ret;
equity *= 1.0 + *ret;
peak = peak.max(equity);
sum_drawdown += (peak - equity) / peak;
}
let avg_drawdown = sum_drawdown / length;
if avg_drawdown > 0.0 {
(sum_return / length) / avg_drawdown
} else {
0.0
}
}
}
impl Indicator for SterlingRatio {
type Input = f64;
type Output = f64;
fn update(&mut self, ret: f64) -> Option<f64> {
if !ret.is_finite() {
return None;
}
if self.window.len() == self.period {
self.window.pop_front();
}
self.window.push_back(ret);
if self.window.len() < self.period {
return None;
}
Some(self.compute())
}
fn reset(&mut self) {
self.window.clear();
}
fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
self.period
}
fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
self.window.len() == self.period
}
fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
"SterlingRatio"
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::traits::BatchExt;
use approx::assert_relative_eq;
#[test]
fn rejects_period_less_than_two() {
assert!(matches!(
SterlingRatio::new(1),
Err(Error::InvalidPeriod { .. })
));
}
#[test]
fn accessors_and_metadata() {
let sr = SterlingRatio::new(12).unwrap();
assert_eq!(sr.period(), 12);
assert_eq!(sr.warmup_period(), 12);
assert_eq!(sr.name(), "SterlingRatio");
assert!(!sr.is_ready());
}
#[test]
fn reference_value() {
// returns [0.1, -0.1, 0.1]:
// equity 1.1, 0.99, 1.089; peak stays 1.1.
// dd = [0, 0.1, 0.01]; avg_dd = 0.11/3; mean_return = 0.1/3.
// Sterling = (0.1/3) / (0.11/3) = 0.1/0.11.
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(3).unwrap();
let out = sr.batch(&[0.1, -0.1, 0.1]);
assert_relative_eq!(out[2].unwrap(), 0.1_f64 / 0.11, epsilon = 1e-9);
}
#[test]
fn no_drawdown_is_zero() {
// Monotonically rising equity never draws down.
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(3).unwrap();
let last = sr
.batch(&[0.01, 0.02, 0.03])
.into_iter()
.flatten()
.last()
.unwrap();
assert_relative_eq!(last, 0.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
}
#[test]
fn losing_window_is_negative() {
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(3).unwrap();
let last = sr
.batch(&[-0.05, -0.02, -0.03])
.into_iter()
.flatten()
.last()
.unwrap();
assert!(last < 0.0);
}
#[test]
fn ignores_non_finite_input() {
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(3).unwrap();
assert_eq!(sr.update(0.1), None);
assert_eq!(sr.update(f64::NAN), None);
assert_eq!(sr.update(-0.1), None);
assert!(sr.update(0.1).is_some());
}
#[test]
fn reset_clears_state() {
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(3).unwrap();
sr.batch(&[0.1, -0.1, 0.1]);
assert!(sr.is_ready());
sr.reset();
assert!(!sr.is_ready());
assert_eq!(sr.update(0.1), None);
}
#[test]
fn batch_equals_streaming() {
let rets: Vec<f64> = (0..60)
.map(|i| (f64::from(i) * 0.25).sin() * 0.05)
.collect();
let batch = SterlingRatio::new(12).unwrap().batch(&rets);
let mut streamer = SterlingRatio::new(12).unwrap();
let streamed: Vec<_> = rets.iter().map(|r| streamer.update(*r)).collect();
assert_eq!(batch, streamed);
}
}