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wickra_core/indicators/
zlema.rs

1//! Zero-Lag Exponential Moving Average.
2
3use std::collections::VecDeque;
4
5use crate::error::{Error, Result};
6use crate::traits::Indicator;
7
8use super::Ema;
9
10/// Zero-Lag Exponential Moving Average (Ehlers & Way).
11///
12/// A standard EMA applied to a *de-lagged* price series. The de-lagged input
13/// is `2·price_t − price_{t−lag}` with `lag = (period − 1) / 2`; adding that
14/// momentum term to the current price cancels most of the EMA's group delay,
15/// so the average tracks turns far more tightly than a plain [`Ema`].
16///
17/// The first output lands after exactly `lag + period` inputs: `lag` inputs
18/// are needed before the de-lagged series is defined, then `period` de-lagged
19/// values seed the inner EMA.
20///
21/// # Example
22///
23/// ```
24/// use wickra_core::{Indicator, Zlema};
25///
26/// let mut indicator = Zlema::new(10).unwrap();
27/// let mut last = None;
28/// for i in 0..80 {
29///     last = indicator.update(100.0 + f64::from(i));
30/// }
31/// assert!(last.is_some());
32/// ```
33#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
34pub struct Zlema {
35    period: usize,
36    lag: usize,
37    /// Rolling buffer of the last `lag + 1` raw inputs, oldest at the front.
38    window: VecDeque<f64>,
39    ema: Ema,
40}
41
42impl Zlema {
43    /// Construct a new ZLEMA with the given period.
44    ///
45    /// # Errors
46    ///
47    /// Returns [`Error::PeriodZero`] if `period == 0`.
48    pub fn new(period: usize) -> Result<Self> {
49        if period == 0 {
50            return Err(Error::PeriodZero);
51        }
52        let lag = (period - 1) / 2;
53        Ok(Self {
54            period,
55            lag,
56            window: VecDeque::with_capacity(lag + 1),
57            ema: Ema::new(period)?,
58        })
59    }
60
61    /// Configured period.
62    pub const fn period(&self) -> usize {
63        self.period
64    }
65
66    /// Lag offset `(period − 1) / 2` used to de-lag the price series.
67    pub const fn lag(&self) -> usize {
68        self.lag
69    }
70
71    /// Current value if available.
72    pub const fn value(&self) -> Option<f64> {
73        self.ema.value()
74    }
75}
76
77impl Indicator for Zlema {
78    type Input = f64;
79    type Output = f64;
80
81    fn update(&mut self, input: f64) -> Option<f64> {
82        if !input.is_finite() {
83            // Non-finite input is ignored; state is left untouched.
84            return self.ema.value();
85        }
86        if self.window.len() == self.lag + 1 {
87            self.window.pop_front();
88        }
89        self.window.push_back(input);
90        if self.window.len() < self.lag + 1 {
91            return None;
92        }
93        let lagged = *self.window.front().expect("window is non-empty");
94        let de_lagged = 2.0f64.mul_add(input, -lagged);
95        self.ema.update(de_lagged)
96    }
97
98    fn reset(&mut self) {
99        self.window.clear();
100        self.ema.reset();
101    }
102
103    fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
104        self.lag + self.period
105    }
106
107    fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
108        self.ema.is_ready()
109    }
110
111    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
112        "ZLEMA"
113    }
114}
115
116#[cfg(test)]
117mod tests {
118    use super::*;
119    use crate::traits::BatchExt;
120    use approx::assert_relative_eq;
121
122    #[test]
123    fn new_rejects_zero_period() {
124        assert!(matches!(Zlema::new(0), Err(Error::PeriodZero)));
125    }
126
127    /// Cover the const accessors `period` / `value` (62-64, 72-74) and
128    /// the Indicator-impl `name` body (111-113). `lag` is already covered
129    /// by `lag_is_half_of_period_minus_one`.
130    #[test]
131    fn accessors_and_metadata() {
132        let mut z = Zlema::new(5).unwrap();
133        assert_eq!(z.period(), 5);
134        assert_eq!(z.name(), "ZLEMA");
135        assert_eq!(z.value(), None);
136        for i in 1..=z.warmup_period() {
137            z.update(f64::from(u32::try_from(i).unwrap()));
138        }
139        assert!(z.value().is_some());
140    }
141
142    #[test]
143    fn lag_is_half_of_period_minus_one() {
144        assert_eq!(Zlema::new(3).unwrap().lag(), 1);
145        assert_eq!(Zlema::new(10).unwrap().lag(), 4);
146        assert_eq!(Zlema::new(1).unwrap().lag(), 0);
147    }
148
149    #[test]
150    fn reference_values() {
151        // ZLEMA(3): lag = 1, de_lagged_t = 2·xt − x_{t-1}, then EMA(3).
152        // [1,2,3,4,5] -> de-lagged [_, 3, 4, 5, 6]; EMA(3) seeds at the third
153        // de-lagged value: mean(3,4,5) = 4.0; next = 0.5·6 + 0.5·4 = 5.0.
154        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(3).unwrap();
155        let out = zlema.batch(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]);
156        assert_eq!(zlema.warmup_period(), 4);
157        assert_eq!(out[0], None);
158        assert_eq!(out[1], None);
159        assert_eq!(out[2], None);
160        assert_relative_eq!(out[3].unwrap(), 4.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
161        assert_relative_eq!(out[4].unwrap(), 5.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
162    }
163
164    #[test]
165    fn constant_series_yields_the_constant() {
166        // De-lagging a constant gives the same constant (2c − c = c).
167        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(7).unwrap();
168        let out = zlema.batch(&[33.0; 60]);
169        for x in out.iter().skip(zlema.warmup_period() - 1).flatten() {
170            assert_relative_eq!(*x, 33.0, epsilon = 1e-9);
171        }
172    }
173
174    #[test]
175    fn ignores_non_finite_input() {
176        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(3).unwrap();
177        let out = zlema.batch(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]);
178        let last = out[4];
179        assert!(last.is_some());
180        assert_eq!(zlema.update(f64::NAN), last);
181        assert_eq!(zlema.update(f64::INFINITY), last);
182    }
183
184    #[test]
185    fn reset_clears_state() {
186        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(5).unwrap();
187        zlema.batch(&(1..=40).map(f64::from).collect::<Vec<_>>());
188        assert!(zlema.is_ready());
189        zlema.reset();
190        assert!(!zlema.is_ready());
191        assert_eq!(zlema.update(1.0), None);
192    }
193
194    #[test]
195    fn batch_equals_streaming() {
196        let prices: Vec<f64> = (1..=60)
197            .map(|i| 100.0 + (f64::from(i) * 0.3).sin() * 8.0)
198            .collect();
199        let batch = Zlema::new(9).unwrap().batch(&prices);
200        let mut b = Zlema::new(9).unwrap();
201        let streamed: Vec<_> = prices.iter().map(|p| b.update(*p)).collect();
202        assert_eq!(batch, streamed);
203    }
204}