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td_sequential.rs

1#![allow(clippy::doc_markdown)]
2
3//! Tom DeMark TD Sequential (Setup + Countdown).
4//!
5//! TD Sequential is DeMark's flagship two-phase exhaustion pattern:
6//!
7//! 1. **Setup phase** — 9 consecutive bars whose close is less-than (buy
8//!    setup) or greater-than (sell setup) the close 4 bars earlier. The
9//!    setup *completes* on the 9th bar.
10//! 2. **Countdown phase** — after a completed setup, count up to 13 bars
11//!    that satisfy the countdown comparison (buy countdown: `close <= low`
12//!    two bars earlier; sell countdown: `close >= high` two bars earlier).
13//!    Countdown bars do not need to be consecutive.
14//!
15//! A completed countdown (13) signals exhaustion in the direction of the
16//! original setup and is the canonical DeMark reversal signal.
17//!
18//! Output struct `TdSequentialOutput`:
19//!
20//! - `setup`: signed setup count (positive for buy setup, negative for sell
21//!   setup, 0 when no streak is active; capped at ±9).
22//! - `countdown`: signed countdown count (positive for buy countdown, negative
23//!   for sell countdown, 0 when no countdown is active; capped at ±13).
24//! - `direction`: `+1.0` if a buy countdown is currently active, `-1.0` if a
25//!   sell countdown is active, `0.0` otherwise. The countdown direction is
26//!   set when the originating setup completes and stays valid until the
27//!   countdown finishes or is invalidated by an opposite-direction setup.
28
29use std::collections::VecDeque;
30
31use crate::error::{Error, Result};
32use crate::ohlcv::Candle;
33use crate::traits::Indicator;
34
35/// Direction of an active TD Sequential countdown phase.
36#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
37enum Direction {
38    None,
39    Buy,
40    Sell,
41}
42
43/// Output of [`TdSequential`]: setup count, countdown count, and active
44/// countdown direction.
45#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
46pub struct TdSequentialOutput {
47    /// Signed setup count: +N for an active buy setup of length `N`, −N for
48    /// a sell setup of length `N`, 0 if neither streak is active. Capped at
49    /// ±9 (the canonical setup target).
50    pub setup: f64,
51    /// Signed countdown count: +N for an active buy countdown of length `N`,
52    /// −N for a sell countdown of length `N`, 0 if no countdown is active.
53    /// Capped at ±13.
54    pub countdown: f64,
55    /// Direction of the active countdown: `+1.0` for buy, `−1.0` for sell,
56    /// `0.0` if no countdown is currently active.
57    pub direction: f64,
58}
59
60/// TD Sequential state machine: combined Setup (1-9) + Countdown (1-13).
61/// # Example
62///
63/// ```
64/// use wickra_core::{TdSequential, Candle, Indicator};
65///
66/// let mut indicator = TdSequential::new(4, 9, 2, 13).unwrap();
67/// // `None` during warmup, then `Some(_)` once enough bars are seen.
68/// let mut out = None;
69/// for i in 0..40i64 {
70///     let p = 100.0 + (i as f64 * 0.4).sin() * 5.0;
71///     let candle = Candle::new(p, p + 1.5, p - 1.5, p + 0.3, 1_000.0, i).unwrap();
72///     out = indicator.update(candle);
73/// }
74/// let _ = out;
75/// ```
76#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
77pub struct TdSequential {
78    // Rolling window of recent candles. We need up to 5 closes back (for the
79    // setup rule which compares close[i] vs close[i-4]) and the high/low from
80    // 2 bars ago (for the countdown rule).
81    candles: VecDeque<Candle>,
82    setup_lookback: usize,
83    setup_target: usize,
84    countdown_lookback: usize,
85    countdown_target: usize,
86    buy_setup: usize,
87    sell_setup: usize,
88    buy_countdown: usize,
89    sell_countdown: usize,
90    countdown_dir: Direction,
91    ready: bool,
92}
93
94impl TdSequential {
95    /// Construct a TD Sequential with explicit lookbacks and targets. The
96    /// canonical DeMark configuration is `setup_lookback = 4`, `setup_target =
97    /// 9`, `countdown_lookback = 2`, `countdown_target = 13`.
98    ///
99    /// # Errors
100    ///
101    /// Returns [`Error::PeriodZero`] if any argument is zero.
102    pub fn new(
103        setup_lookback: usize,
104        setup_target: usize,
105        countdown_lookback: usize,
106        countdown_target: usize,
107    ) -> Result<Self> {
108        if setup_lookback == 0
109            || setup_target == 0
110            || countdown_lookback == 0
111            || countdown_target == 0
112        {
113            return Err(Error::PeriodZero);
114        }
115        // Need to keep enough candles for both rules: setup uses close[-N];
116        // countdown uses high/low[-M]. Reserve `max(N, M) + 1` slots.
117        let cap = setup_lookback.max(countdown_lookback) + 1;
118        Ok(Self {
119            candles: VecDeque::with_capacity(cap),
120            setup_lookback,
121            setup_target,
122            countdown_lookback,
123            countdown_target,
124            buy_setup: 0,
125            sell_setup: 0,
126            buy_countdown: 0,
127            sell_countdown: 0,
128            countdown_dir: Direction::None,
129            ready: false,
130        })
131    }
132
133    /// DeMark's classic configuration: setup `lookback = 4, target = 9`,
134    /// countdown `lookback = 2, target = 13`.
135    pub fn classic() -> Self {
136        Self::new(4, 9, 2, 13).expect("classic TD Sequential parameters are valid")
137    }
138
139    /// Configured `(setup_lookback, setup_target, countdown_lookback,
140    /// countdown_target)`.
141    pub const fn params(&self) -> (usize, usize, usize, usize) {
142        (
143            self.setup_lookback,
144            self.setup_target,
145            self.countdown_lookback,
146            self.countdown_target,
147        )
148    }
149}
150
151impl Indicator for TdSequential {
152    type Input = Candle;
153    type Output = TdSequentialOutput;
154
155    fn update(&mut self, candle: Candle) -> Option<TdSequentialOutput> {
156        let cap = self.setup_lookback.max(self.countdown_lookback) + 1;
157        if self.candles.len() == cap {
158            self.candles.pop_front();
159        }
160        // The required minimum history is `max(setup_lookback,
161        // countdown_lookback)` previous bars. Once we have that many, we can
162        // evaluate both rules.
163        let need = self.setup_lookback.max(self.countdown_lookback);
164        if self.candles.len() < need {
165            self.candles.push_back(candle);
166            return None;
167        }
168
169        // --- Setup rule: compare to close[setup_lookback bars ago] ---
170        // After `need` candles are buffered, the candle at offset `need - L`
171        // from the front is the one `L` bars before the new candle (0-based
172        // count: `front()` is `need` bars ago).
173        let setup_ref_idx = need - self.setup_lookback;
174        let setup_ref_close = self.candles[setup_ref_idx].close;
175
176        if candle.close < setup_ref_close {
177            self.buy_setup = (self.buy_setup + 1).min(self.setup_target);
178            self.sell_setup = 0;
179        } else if candle.close > setup_ref_close {
180            self.sell_setup = (self.sell_setup + 1).min(self.setup_target);
181            self.buy_setup = 0;
182        } else {
183            self.buy_setup = 0;
184            self.sell_setup = 0;
185        }
186
187        // --- Countdown activation: when a setup completes, arm the countdown
188        // in the same direction; an opposite-direction setup invalidates any
189        // active countdown.
190        if self.buy_setup == self.setup_target {
191            if self.countdown_dir != Direction::Buy {
192                self.buy_countdown = 0;
193                self.sell_countdown = 0;
194            }
195            self.countdown_dir = Direction::Buy;
196        } else if self.sell_setup == self.setup_target {
197            if self.countdown_dir != Direction::Sell {
198                self.buy_countdown = 0;
199                self.sell_countdown = 0;
200            }
201            self.countdown_dir = Direction::Sell;
202        }
203
204        // --- Countdown rule: compare close to high/low `countdown_lookback`
205        // bars ago. Only the active direction advances. Once a countdown
206        // reaches `countdown_target`, the strict `< countdown_target` guard
207        // keeps it pinned so the caller can detect the "13" signal on this
208        // bar and any subsequent bar until a new setup arms a fresh run.
209        let cd_ref_idx = need - self.countdown_lookback;
210        let cd_ref = &self.candles[cd_ref_idx];
211        match self.countdown_dir {
212            Direction::Buy => {
213                if candle.close <= cd_ref.low && self.buy_countdown < self.countdown_target {
214                    self.buy_countdown += 1;
215                }
216            }
217            Direction::Sell => {
218                if candle.close >= cd_ref.high && self.sell_countdown < self.countdown_target {
219                    self.sell_countdown += 1;
220                }
221            }
222            Direction::None => {}
223        }
224
225        self.candles.push_back(candle);
226        self.ready = true;
227
228        let setup = if self.buy_setup > 0 {
229            self.buy_setup as f64
230        } else if self.sell_setup > 0 {
231            -(self.sell_setup as f64)
232        } else {
233            0.0
234        };
235        let (countdown, direction) = match self.countdown_dir {
236            Direction::Buy => (self.buy_countdown as f64, 1.0),
237            Direction::Sell => (-(self.sell_countdown as f64), -1.0),
238            Direction::None => (0.0, 0.0),
239        };
240
241        Some(TdSequentialOutput {
242            setup,
243            countdown,
244            direction,
245        })
246    }
247
248    fn reset(&mut self) {
249        self.candles.clear();
250        self.buy_setup = 0;
251        self.sell_setup = 0;
252        self.buy_countdown = 0;
253        self.sell_countdown = 0;
254        self.countdown_dir = Direction::None;
255        self.ready = false;
256    }
257
258    fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
259        self.setup_lookback.max(self.countdown_lookback) + 1
260    }
261
262    fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
263        self.ready
264    }
265
266    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
267        "TDSequential"
268    }
269}
270
271#[cfg(test)]
272mod tests {
273    use super::*;
274    use crate::traits::BatchExt;
275
276    fn c(high: f64, low: f64, close: f64, ts: i64) -> Candle {
277        Candle::new_unchecked(close, high, low, close, 0.0, ts)
278    }
279
280    #[test]
281    fn pure_uptrend_completes_sell_setup_then_progresses_countdown() {
282        // Strictly increasing closes -> sell setup increments every bar past
283        // warmup, reaching -9 by index 12 (warmup is 4 + 1). After that,
284        // every bar continues to make a higher close, so each subsequent bar
285        // also makes a higher close than the high 2 bars ago — the sell
286        // countdown increments on each bar after activation.
287        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (1..=40)
288            .map(|i| {
289                c(
290                    f64::from(i) + 0.5,
291                    f64::from(i) - 0.5,
292                    f64::from(i),
293                    i64::from(i),
294                )
295            })
296            .collect();
297        let mut td = TdSequential::classic();
298        let out = td.batch(&candles);
299
300        // Warmup: indices 0..3 yield None (need=4 prior closes).
301        for v in out.iter().take(4) {
302            assert!(v.is_none());
303        }
304        // After index 12, setup reaches -9 (completed). From the next bar on,
305        // countdown begins to increment.
306        let at_12 = out[12].expect("setup ready");
307        assert_eq!(at_12.setup, -9.0);
308        assert_eq!(at_12.direction, -1.0); // countdown direction armed
309
310        // Each subsequent bar makes close > high[i-2], so the sell countdown
311        // advances by one per bar; by some later index it caps at -13.
312        let later = out[30].expect("ready");
313        assert_eq!(later.direction, -1.0);
314        assert_eq!(later.countdown, -13.0);
315    }
316
317    #[test]
318    fn pure_downtrend_completes_buy_setup_then_progresses_countdown() {
319        // Strictly decreasing closes -> buy setup increments every bar past
320        // warmup, reaching 9 by index 12. After activation, every subsequent
321        // bar satisfies close <= low[i-2], so the buy countdown advances by
322        // one per bar and pins at +13.
323        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (1..=40)
324            .rev()
325            .enumerate()
326            .map(|(k, i)| {
327                c(
328                    f64::from(i) + 0.5,
329                    f64::from(i) - 0.5,
330                    f64::from(i),
331                    i64::try_from(k).unwrap(),
332                )
333            })
334            .collect();
335        let mut td = TdSequential::classic();
336        let out = td.batch(&candles);
337
338        // Warmup: indices 0..3 yield None.
339        for v in out.iter().take(4) {
340            assert!(v.is_none());
341        }
342        let at_12 = out[12].expect("setup ready");
343        assert_eq!(at_12.setup, 9.0);
344        assert_eq!(at_12.direction, 1.0); // buy direction armed
345
346        // By idx 30 the buy countdown has saturated at +13.
347        let later = out[30].expect("ready");
348        assert_eq!(later.direction, 1.0);
349        assert_eq!(later.countdown, 13.0);
350    }
351
352    #[test]
353    fn flat_series_emits_zero_setup_and_no_countdown() {
354        // All closes equal -> never completes any setup; countdown never
355        // activates; setup, countdown, direction all stay at 0.
356        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..30).map(|i| c(10.5, 9.5, 10.0, i64::from(i))).collect();
357        let mut td = TdSequential::classic();
358        let out = td.batch(&candles);
359        for v in out.iter().skip(5) {
360            let o = v.expect("ready post-warmup");
361            assert_eq!(o.setup, 0.0);
362            assert_eq!(o.countdown, 0.0);
363            assert_eq!(o.direction, 0.0);
364        }
365    }
366
367    #[test]
368    fn batch_equals_streaming() {
369        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (0..60)
370            .map(|i| {
371                let m = 100.0 + (f64::from(i) * 0.3).sin() * 5.0;
372                c(m + 1.0, m - 1.0, m, i64::from(i))
373            })
374            .collect();
375        let mut a = TdSequential::classic();
376        let mut b = TdSequential::classic();
377        assert_eq!(
378            a.batch(&candles),
379            candles.iter().map(|x| b.update(*x)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
380        );
381    }
382
383    #[test]
384    fn rejects_invalid_params() {
385        assert!(matches!(
386            TdSequential::new(0, 9, 2, 13),
387            Err(Error::PeriodZero)
388        ));
389        assert!(matches!(
390            TdSequential::new(4, 0, 2, 13),
391            Err(Error::PeriodZero)
392        ));
393        assert!(matches!(
394            TdSequential::new(4, 9, 0, 13),
395            Err(Error::PeriodZero)
396        ));
397        assert!(matches!(
398            TdSequential::new(4, 9, 2, 0),
399            Err(Error::PeriodZero)
400        ));
401    }
402
403    #[test]
404    fn reset_clears_state() {
405        let candles: Vec<Candle> = (1..=20)
406            .map(|i| {
407                c(
408                    f64::from(i) + 0.5,
409                    f64::from(i) - 0.5,
410                    f64::from(i),
411                    i64::from(i),
412                )
413            })
414            .collect();
415        let mut td = TdSequential::classic();
416        td.batch(&candles);
417        assert!(td.is_ready());
418        td.reset();
419        assert!(!td.is_ready());
420        assert_eq!(td.update(candles[0]), None);
421    }
422
423    #[test]
424    fn accessors_and_metadata() {
425        let td = TdSequential::classic();
426        assert_eq!(td.params(), (4, 9, 2, 13));
427        assert_eq!(td.warmup_period(), 5);
428        assert_eq!(td.name(), "TDSequential");
429    }
430}