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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        if period > crate::error::MAX_PERIOD {
53            return Err(Error::InvalidPeriod {
54                message: crate::error::PERIOD_ABOVE_MAX,
55            });
56        }
57        let lag = (period - 1) / 2;
58        Ok(Self {
59            period,
60            lag,
61            window: VecDeque::with_capacity(lag + 1),
62            ema: Ema::new(period)?,
63        })
64    }
65
66    /// Configured period.
67    pub const fn period(&self) -> usize {
68        self.period
69    }
70
71    /// Lag offset `(period − 1) / 2` used to de-lag the price series.
72    pub const fn lag(&self) -> usize {
73        self.lag
74    }
75
76    /// Current value if available.
77    pub const fn value(&self) -> Option<f64> {
78        self.ema.value()
79    }
80}
81
82impl Indicator for Zlema {
83    type Input = f64;
84    type Output = f64;
85
86    #[inline]
87    fn update(&mut self, input: f64) -> Option<f64> {
88        if !input.is_finite() {
89            // Non-finite input is ignored; state is left untouched.
90            return None;
91        }
92        if self.window.len() == self.lag + 1 {
93            self.window.pop_front();
94        }
95        self.window.push_back(input);
96        if self.window.len() < self.lag + 1 {
97            return None;
98        }
99        let lagged = *self.window.front().expect("window is non-empty");
100        let de_lagged = 2.0f64.mul_add(input, -lagged);
101        self.ema.update(de_lagged)
102    }
103
104    fn reset(&mut self) {
105        self.window.clear();
106        self.ema.reset();
107    }
108
109    #[inline]
110    fn warmup_period(&self) -> usize {
111        self.lag + self.period
112    }
113
114    #[inline]
115    fn is_ready(&self) -> bool {
116        self.ema.is_ready()
117    }
118
119    #[inline]
120    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
121        "ZLEMA"
122    }
123}
124
125#[cfg(test)]
126mod tests {
127    use super::*;
128    use crate::traits::BatchExt;
129    use approx::assert_relative_eq;
130
131    #[test]
132    fn new_rejects_zero_period() {
133        assert!(matches!(Zlema::new(0), Err(Error::PeriodZero)));
134    }
135
136    /// Cover the const accessors `period` / `value` (62-64, 72-74) and
137    /// the Indicator-impl `name` body (111-113). `lag` is already covered
138    /// by `lag_is_half_of_period_minus_one`.
139    #[test]
140    fn accessors_and_metadata() {
141        let mut z = Zlema::new(5).unwrap();
142        assert_eq!(z.period(), 5);
143        assert_eq!(z.name(), "ZLEMA");
144        assert_eq!(z.value(), None);
145        for i in 1..=z.warmup_period() {
146            z.update(f64::from(u32::try_from(i).unwrap()));
147        }
148        assert!(z.value().is_some());
149    }
150
151    #[test]
152    fn lag_is_half_of_period_minus_one() {
153        assert_eq!(Zlema::new(3).unwrap().lag(), 1);
154        assert_eq!(Zlema::new(10).unwrap().lag(), 4);
155        assert_eq!(Zlema::new(1).unwrap().lag(), 0);
156    }
157
158    #[test]
159    fn reference_values() {
160        // ZLEMA(3): lag = 1, de_lagged_t = 2·xt − x_{t-1}, then EMA(3).
161        // [1,2,3,4,5] -> de-lagged [_, 3, 4, 5, 6]; EMA(3) seeds at the third
162        // de-lagged value: mean(3,4,5) = 4.0; next = 0.5·6 + 0.5·4 = 5.0.
163        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(3).unwrap();
164        let out = zlema.batch(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]);
165        assert_eq!(zlema.warmup_period(), 4);
166        assert_eq!(out[0], None);
167        assert_eq!(out[1], None);
168        assert_eq!(out[2], None);
169        assert_relative_eq!(out[3].unwrap(), 4.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
170        assert_relative_eq!(out[4].unwrap(), 5.0, epsilon = 1e-12);
171    }
172
173    #[test]
174    fn constant_series_yields_the_constant() {
175        // De-lagging a constant gives the same constant (2c − c = c).
176        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(7).unwrap();
177        let out = zlema.batch(&[33.0; 60]);
178        for x in out.iter().skip(zlema.warmup_period() - 1).flatten() {
179            assert_relative_eq!(*x, 33.0, epsilon = 1e-9);
180        }
181    }
182
183    #[test]
184    fn ignores_non_finite_input() {
185        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(3).unwrap();
186        let out = zlema.batch(&[1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]);
187        let last = out[4];
188        assert!(last.is_some());
189        assert_eq!(zlema.update(f64::NAN), None);
190        assert_eq!(zlema.update(f64::INFINITY), None);
191    }
192
193    #[test]
194    fn reset_clears_state() {
195        let mut zlema = Zlema::new(5).unwrap();
196        zlema.batch(&(1..=40).map(f64::from).collect::<Vec<_>>());
197        assert!(zlema.is_ready());
198        zlema.reset();
199        assert!(!zlema.is_ready());
200        assert_eq!(zlema.update(1.0), None);
201    }
202
203    #[test]
204    fn batch_equals_streaming() {
205        let prices: Vec<f64> = (1..=60)
206            .map(|i| 100.0 + (f64::from(i) * 0.3).sin() * 8.0)
207            .collect();
208        let batch = Zlema::new(9).unwrap().batch(&prices);
209        let mut b = Zlema::new(9).unwrap();
210        let streamed: Vec<_> = prices.iter().map(|p| b.update(*p)).collect();
211        assert_eq!(batch, streamed);
212    }
213}