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quantwave_core/indicators/
triangle.rs

1use crate::indicators::metadata::{IndicatorMetadata, ParamDef};
2use crate::traits::Next;
3use std::collections::VecDeque;
4
5/// Triangle Windowed FIR Filter
6///
7/// Based on John Ehlers' "Windowing" (S&C 2021).
8/// A finite impulse response (FIR) filter using a triangle-shaped window for smoothing.
9#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
10pub struct TriangleFilter {
11    length: usize,
12    window: VecDeque<f64>,
13    coefficients: Vec<f64>,
14    coef_sum: f64,
15}
16
17impl TriangleFilter {
18    pub fn new(length: usize) -> Self {
19        let mut coefficients = Vec::with_capacity(length);
20        let mut coef_sum = 0.0;
21        for count in 1..=length {
22            let coef = if (count as f64) < (length as f64 / 2.0) {
23                count as f64
24            } else if (count as f64) == (length as f64 / 2.0) {
25                length as f64 / 2.0
26            } else {
27                length as f64 + 1.0 - count as f64
28            };
29            coefficients.push(coef);
30            coef_sum += coef;
31        }
32
33        Self {
34            length,
35            window: VecDeque::with_capacity(length),
36            coefficients,
37            coef_sum,
38        }
39    }
40}
41
42impl Default for TriangleFilter {
43    fn default() -> Self {
44        Self::new(20)
45    }
46}
47
48impl Next<f64> for TriangleFilter {
49    type Output = f64;
50
51    fn next(&mut self, input: f64) -> Self::Output {
52        self.window.push_front(input);
53        if self.window.len() > self.length {
54            self.window.pop_back();
55        }
56
57        if self.window.len() < self.length {
58            return input;
59        }
60
61        let mut filt = 0.0;
62        for (i, &val) in self.window.iter().enumerate() {
63            filt += self.coefficients[i] * val;
64        }
65
66        if self.coef_sum.abs() > 1e-10 {
67            filt / self.coef_sum
68        } else {
69            input
70        }
71    }
72}
73
74pub const TRIANGLE_FILTER_METADATA: IndicatorMetadata = IndicatorMetadata {
75    name: "TriangleFilter",
76    description: "Triangle windowed FIR filter.",
77    usage: "Use as a pre-smoother to reduce noise before applying cycle or momentum indicators when a symmetric low-ripple response is needed.",
78    keywords: &["filter", "ehlers", "dsp", "smoothing", "triangle"],
79    ehlers_summary: "The Triangle (Bartlett) window is a linearly-tapered FIR filter equivalent to applying two rectangular windows in sequence. It provides moderate sidelobe suppression and is useful when computational simplicity is preferred over maximum spectral attenuation.",
80    params: &[
81        ParamDef {
82            name: "length",
83            default: "20",
84            description: "Filter length",
85        },
86    ],
87    formula_source: "https://github.com/lavs9/quantwave/blob/main/references/traderstipsreference/TRADERS’ TIPS - SEPTEMBER 2021.html",
88    formula_latex: r#"
89\[
90Coef(n) = \begin{cases} n & n < L/2 \\ L/2 & n = L/2 \\ L + 1 - n & n > L/2 \end{cases}
91\]
92\[
93Filt = \frac{\sum_{n=1}^L Coef(n) \cdot Price_{t-n+1}}{\sum Coef(n)}
94\]
95"#,
96    gold_standard_file: "triangle_filter.json",
97    category: "Ehlers DSP",
98};
99
100#[cfg(test)]
101mod tests {
102    use super::*;
103    use crate::traits::Next;
104    use proptest::prelude::*;
105
106    #[test]
107    fn test_triangle_basic() {
108        let mut tri = TriangleFilter::new(20);
109        for _ in 0..50 {
110            let val = tri.next(100.0);
111            approx::assert_relative_eq!(val, 100.0, epsilon = 1e-10);
112        }
113    }
114
115    proptest! {
116        #[test]
117        fn test_triangle_parity(
118            inputs in prop::collection::vec(1.0..100.0, 50..100),
119        ) {
120            let length = 20;
121            let mut tri = TriangleFilter::new(length);
122            let streaming_results: Vec<f64> = inputs.iter().map(|&x| tri.next(x)).collect();
123
124            // Batch implementation
125            let mut batch_results = Vec::with_capacity(inputs.len());
126            let mut coeffs = Vec::new();
127            let mut c_sum = 0.0;
128            for count in 1..=length {
129                let coef = if (count as f64) < (length as f64 / 2.0) {
130                    count as f64
131                } else if (count as f64) == (length as f64 / 2.0) {
132                    length as f64 / 2.0
133                } else {
134                    length as f64 + 1.0 - count as f64
135                };
136                coeffs.push(coef);
137                c_sum += coef;
138            }
139
140            for i in 0..inputs.len() {
141                if i < length - 1 {
142                    batch_results.push(inputs[i]);
143                    continue;
144                }
145                let mut f = 0.0;
146                for j in 0..length {
147                    f += coeffs[j] * inputs[i - j];
148                }
149                batch_results.push(f / c_sum);
150            }
151
152            for (s, b) in streaming_results.iter().zip(batch_results.iter()) {
153                approx::assert_relative_eq!(s, b, epsilon = 1e-10);
154            }
155        }
156    }
157}