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//! Sterling Ratio — mean return over the average drawdown episode 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 = Π_{i<=t} (1 + return_i) (compounded curve)
/// episode = a stretch below the running peak, closed by a full recovery
/// D_j = (peak_j − trough_j) / peak_j (depth of episode j)
/// Sterling = mean(returns) / mean(D_j)
/// ```
///
/// The Sterling Ratio rewards return per unit of *typical* drawdown: it divides
/// the average per-period return by the **average depth of the drawdown
/// episodes** in the window (Bacon's form of Deane Sterling Jones' ratio, with
/// every episode averaged). An episode still open at the window's right edge is
/// booked at its current trough. Averaging episode depths — not every bar under
/// water, which would be the [`PainIndex`](crate::PainIndex) — means one deep
/// crater does not dominate the way it does in the
/// [`BurkeRatio`](crate::BurkeRatio) (root of the summed squared episode depths).
/// A window that never draws down 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",
});
}
if period > crate::error::MAX_PERIOD {
return Err(Error::InvalidPeriod {
message: crate::error::PERIOD_ABOVE_MAX,
});
}
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 equity = 1.0;
let mut peak: f64 = 1.0;
let mut trough = f64::INFINITY;
let mut underwater = false;
let mut depths = 0.0;
let mut episodes = 0usize;
for ret in &self.window {
sum_return += *ret;
equity *= 1.0 + *ret;
if equity >= peak {
if underwater {
// Full recovery closes the episode at its trough depth.
let depth = (peak - trough) / peak;
depths += depth;
episodes += 1;
underwater = false;
}
peak = equity;
} else if underwater {
trough = trough.min(equity);
} else {
underwater = true;
trough = equity;
}
}
if underwater {
// An episode still open at the window's edge is booked at its trough.
let depth = (peak - trough) / peak;
depths += depth;
episodes += 1;
}
if episodes == 0 {
return 0.0;
}
#[allow(clippy::cast_precision_loss)]
let avg_drawdown = depths / episodes as f64;
if avg_drawdown > 0.0 {
(sum_return / length) / avg_drawdown
} else {
0.0
}
}
}
impl Indicator for SterlingRatio {
type Input = f64;
type Output = f64;
#[inline]
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();
}
#[inline]
fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
self.period
}
#[inline]
fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
self.window.len() == self.period
}
#[inline]
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.
// One open episode, depth (1.1 − 0.99) / 1.1 = 0.1; mean_return = 0.1/3.
// Sterling = (0.1/3) / 0.1.
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 / 3.0) / 0.1, 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);
}
#[test]
fn rejects_zero_and_oversized_period() {
assert!(matches!(
SterlingRatio::new(0),
Err(Error::InvalidPeriod { .. })
));
let too_long = crate::error::MAX_PERIOD + 1;
assert!(matches!(
SterlingRatio::new(too_long),
Err(Error::InvalidPeriod { .. })
));
assert!(SterlingRatio::new(2).is_ok());
}
fn wavy(len: i32) -> Vec<f64> {
(0..len)
.map(|i| (f64::from(i) * 0.6).sin() * 0.04 + (f64::from(i) * 1.7).cos() * 0.02)
.collect()
}
#[test]
fn first_value_lands_exactly_at_warmup_index() {
let rets = wavy(30);
let mut ratio = SterlingRatio::new(8).unwrap();
let warmup = ratio.warmup_period();
let out = ratio.batch(&rets);
assert!(out.iter().take(warmup - 1).all(Option::is_none));
assert!(out.iter().skip(warmup - 1).all(Option::is_some));
}
#[test]
fn reset_replays_identically_to_fresh_instance() {
let rets = wavy(50);
let mut used = SterlingRatio::new(10).unwrap();
used.batch(&rets);
used.reset();
let replay = used.batch(&rets);
assert_eq!(replay, SterlingRatio::new(10).unwrap().batch(&rets));
}
#[test]
fn batch_nan_into_matches_streaming_bits() {
let rets = wavy(70);
let mut nan_out = vec![0.0; rets.len()];
SterlingRatio::new(9)
.unwrap()
.batch_nan_into(&rets, &mut nan_out);
let mut streamer = SterlingRatio::new(9).unwrap();
let identical = rets
.iter()
.zip(&nan_out)
.all(|(r, v)| streamer.update(*r).unwrap_or(f64::NAN).to_bits() == v.to_bits());
assert!(identical);
}
/// An overflowing equity curve (`inf · 0 = NaN`) poisons the episode depth;
/// the non-positive / NaN denominator guard must report `0.0`, not NaN.
#[test]
fn nan_depth_from_overflowing_equity_reports_zero() {
let mut ratio = SterlingRatio::new(3).unwrap();
let out = ratio.batch(&[1e300, 1e300, -1.0]);
assert_eq!(out[2], Some(0.0));
}
/// Two closed episodes. Returns `[-0.5, 1.0, -0.5, 1.0]`:
/// equity `0.5, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0`; each dip from the `1.0` peak to `0.5` is fully
/// recovered (equity == peak closes it): `D_1 = D_2 = 0.5`, mean depth `0.5`.
/// `mean return = 0.25`, `Sterling = 0.25 / 0.5 = 0.5`.
#[test]
fn reference_two_closed_episodes() {
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(4).unwrap();
let out = sr.batch(&[-0.5, 1.0, -0.5, 1.0]);
assert_relative_eq!(out[3].unwrap(), 0.5, epsilon = 1e-12);
}
/// Several troughs inside one episode plus an episode open at the window edge.
/// Returns `[0.25, −0.2, 0.5, −0.5, 0.5, −0.5, 0.6]`:
/// equity `1.25` (peak), `1.0` (episode 1 opens, trough 1.0),
/// `1.5` (recovers: `D_1 = (1.25 − 1.0) / 1.25 = 0.2`, new peak 1.5),
/// `0.75` (episode 2 opens), `1.125` (still under water, trough stays 0.75),
/// `0.5625` (deeper trough), `0.9` (still under water at the edge):
/// `D_2 = (1.5 − 0.5625) / 1.5 = 0.625`.
/// `mean depth = (0.2 + 0.625) / 2 = 0.4125`, `mean return = 0.65 / 7`,
/// `Sterling = (0.65 / 7) / 0.4125`.
#[test]
fn reference_multi_trough_and_open_episode() {
let mut sr = SterlingRatio::new(7).unwrap();
let out = sr.batch(&[0.25, -0.2, 0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -0.5, 0.6]);
assert_relative_eq!(out[6].unwrap(), (0.65 / 7.0) / 0.4125, epsilon = 1e-12);
}
#[test]
fn rolling_window_drops_episodes_that_slide_out() {
// Period 4 over `[-0.5, 1.0, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1]`: the first window holds the
// closed 0.5-deep episode; once `-0.5` leaves, the window only rises and
// reports `0.0` (no episodes).
let out = SterlingRatio::new(4)
.unwrap()
.batch(&[-0.5, 1.0, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1]);
assert_relative_eq!(out[3].unwrap(), (0.7 / 4.0) / 0.5, epsilon = 1e-12);
assert_eq!(out[4], Some(0.0));
}
}