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lib/core/ha/Ha.Quantower.Tests.cs

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+using TradingPlatform.BusinessLayer;
+using QuanTAlib;
+
+namespace QuanTAlib.Tests;
+
+public class HaIndicatorTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_Constructor_SetsDefaults()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+
+        Assert.True(indicator.ShowColdValues);
+        Assert.Equal("HA - Heikin-Ashi", indicator.Name);
+        Assert.False(indicator.SeparateWindow);
+        Assert.True(indicator.OnBackGround);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_ShortName_IsHa()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        Assert.Equal("HA", indicator.ShortName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_MinHistoryDepths_EqualsOne()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, HaIndicator.MinHistoryDepths);
+        Assert.Equal(1, ((IWatchlistIndicator)indicator).MinHistoryDepths);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_Initialize_CreatesFourLineSeries()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        indicator.Initialize();
+
+        Assert.Equal(4, indicator.LinesSeries.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_ProcessUpdate_HistoricalBar_ComputesValues()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        indicator.Initialize();
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+        {
+            double basePrice = 100 + i;
+            indicator.HistoricalData.AddBar(now.AddMinutes(i), basePrice, basePrice + 5, basePrice - 5, basePrice + 1, 1000);
+            indicator.ProcessUpdate(new UpdateArgs(UpdateReason.HistoricalBar));
+        }
+
+        // All 4 series should have finite values
+        for (int s = 0; s < 4; s++)
+        {
+            double val = indicator.LinesSeries[s].GetValue(0);
+            Assert.True(double.IsFinite(val), $"LineSeries[{s}] should be finite");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_ProcessUpdate_NewBar_ComputesValues()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        indicator.Initialize();
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+        {
+            indicator.HistoricalData.AddBar(now.AddMinutes(i), 100 + i, 105 + i, 95 + i, 102 + i, 1000);
+        }
+
+        indicator.ProcessUpdate(new UpdateArgs(UpdateReason.HistoricalBar));
+
+        indicator.HistoricalData.AddBar(now.AddMinutes(10), 110, 115, 105, 112, 1500);
+        indicator.ProcessUpdate(new UpdateArgs(UpdateReason.NewBar));
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, indicator.LinesSeries[0].Count);
+        Assert.Equal(2, indicator.LinesSeries[1].Count);
+        Assert.Equal(2, indicator.LinesSeries[2].Count);
+        Assert.Equal(2, indicator.LinesSeries[3].Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_ShowColdValues_CanBeToggled()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        Assert.True(indicator.ShowColdValues);
+
+        indicator.ShowColdValues = false;
+        Assert.False(indicator.ShowColdValues);
+
+        indicator.ShowColdValues = true;
+        Assert.True(indicator.ShowColdValues);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_SourceCodeLink_IsValid()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        Assert.Contains("github.com", indicator.SourceCodeLink, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("Ha.Quantower.cs", indicator.SourceCodeLink, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_ComputesCorrectValues()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        indicator.Initialize();
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        // First bar: O=100, H=110, L=90, C=105
+        // HA_Close = (100+110+90+105)/4 = 101.25
+        // HA_Open = (100+105)/2 = 102.5 (seed)
+        // HA_High = max(110, 102.5, 101.25) = 110
+        // HA_Low = min(90, 102.5, 101.25) = 90
+        indicator.HistoricalData.AddBar(now, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        indicator.ProcessUpdate(new UpdateArgs(UpdateReason.HistoricalBar));
+
+        double haOpen = indicator.LinesSeries[0].GetValue(0);
+        double haHigh = indicator.LinesSeries[1].GetValue(0);
+        double haLow = indicator.LinesSeries[2].GetValue(0);
+        double haClose = indicator.LinesSeries[3].GetValue(0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(102.5, haOpen, 10);
+        Assert.Equal(110.0, haHigh, 10);
+        Assert.Equal(90.0, haLow, 10);
+        Assert.Equal(101.25, haClose, 10);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_IsHotImmediately()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        indicator.Initialize();
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        indicator.HistoricalData.AddBar(now, 100, 105, 95, 102, 1000);
+        indicator.ProcessUpdate(new UpdateArgs(UpdateReason.HistoricalBar));
+
+        // All 4 series should have finite values (IsHot after first bar)
+        for (int s = 0; s < 4; s++)
+        {
+            double val = indicator.LinesSeries[s].GetValue(0);
+            Assert.True(double.IsFinite(val), $"LineSeries[{s}] should be finite after one bar");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaIndicator_HighAlwaysAboveOrEqualLow()
+    {
+        var indicator = new HaIndicator();
+        indicator.Initialize();
+
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+        {
+            double basePrice = 100 + (i * 2);
+            indicator.HistoricalData.AddBar(now.AddMinutes(i), basePrice, basePrice + 5, basePrice - 5, basePrice + 1, 1000);
+            indicator.ProcessUpdate(new UpdateArgs(UpdateReason.HistoricalBar));
+        }
+
+        double haHigh = indicator.LinesSeries[1].GetValue(0);
+        double haLow = indicator.LinesSeries[2].GetValue(0);
+
+        Assert.True(haHigh >= haLow, "HA High must be >= HA Low");
+    }
+}

lib/core/ha/Ha.Quantower.cs

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+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using TradingPlatform.BusinessLayer;
+
+namespace QuanTAlib;
+
+[SkipLocalsInit]
+public sealed class HaIndicator : Indicator, IWatchlistIndicator
+{
+    [InputParameter("Show cold values", sortIndex: 21)]
+    public bool ShowColdValues { get; set; } = true;
+
+    private Ha _ha = null!;
+    private readonly LineSeries _openSeries;
+    private readonly LineSeries _highSeries;
+    private readonly LineSeries _lowSeries;
+    private readonly LineSeries _closeSeries;
+
+    public static int MinHistoryDepths => 1;
+    int IWatchlistIndicator.MinHistoryDepths => MinHistoryDepths;
+
+    public override string ShortName => "HA";
+    public override string SourceCodeLink => "https://github.com/mihakralj/QuanTAlib/blob/main/lib/core/ha/Ha.Quantower.cs";
+
+    public HaIndicator()
+    {
+        OnBackGround = true;
+        SeparateWindow = false;
+        Name = "HA - Heikin-Ashi";
+        Description = "Transforms standard OHLC bars into smoothed Heikin-Ashi candles that filter noise and clarify trend direction.";
+
+        _openSeries = new LineSeries(name: "HA Open", color: Color.FromArgb(0, 200, 0), width: 2, style: LineStyle.Solid);
+        _highSeries = new LineSeries(name: "HA High", color: IndicatorExtensions.Averages, width: 1, style: LineStyle.Solid);
+        _lowSeries = new LineSeries(name: "HA Low", color: IndicatorExtensions.Averages, width: 1, style: LineStyle.Solid);
+        _closeSeries = new LineSeries(name: "HA Close", color: IndicatorExtensions.Averages, width: 2, style: LineStyle.Solid);
+
+        AddLineSeries(_openSeries);
+        AddLineSeries(_highSeries);
+        AddLineSeries(_lowSeries);
+        AddLineSeries(_closeSeries);
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnInit()
+    {
+        _ha = new Ha();
+        base.OnInit();
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    protected override void OnUpdate(UpdateArgs args)
+    {
+        TBar bar = this.GetInputBar(args);
+        _ = _ha.UpdateBar(bar, isNew: args.IsNewBar());
+
+        TBar haBar = _ha.LastBar;
+        _openSeries.SetValue(haBar.Open, _ha.IsHot, ShowColdValues);
+        _highSeries.SetValue(haBar.High, _ha.IsHot, ShowColdValues);
+        _lowSeries.SetValue(haBar.Low, _ha.IsHot, ShowColdValues);
+        _closeSeries.SetValue(haBar.Close, _ha.IsHot, ShowColdValues);
+    }
+}

lib/core/ha/Ha.Tests.cs

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+// Ha Unit Tests
+
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace QuanTAlib.Tests;
+
+public class HaTests
+{
+    private readonly GBM _gbm;
+    private const double Tolerance = 1e-10;
+
+    public HaTests()
+    {
+        _gbm = new GBM(startPrice: 100.0, mu: 0.05, sigma: 0.2, seed: 42);
+    }
+
+    private TBarSeries GenerateBars(int count)
+    {
+        _gbm.Reset(DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks);
+        return _gbm.Fetch(count, DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
+    }
+
+    #region Constructor Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_DefaultParameters_SetsCorrectValues()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        Assert.Equal("Ha", indicator.Name);
+        Assert.Equal(1, indicator.WarmupPeriod);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_WithSource_SubscribesToEvents()
+    {
+        var source = new TSeries();
+        var indicator = new Ha(source);
+        source.Add(new TValue(DateTime.UtcNow, 100.0));
+        Assert.NotEqual(default, indicator.Last);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Basic Calculation Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_FirstBar_HaCloseIsOHLC4()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        // HA Close = (100 + 110 + 90 + 105) / 4 = 101.25
+        Assert.Equal(101.25, result.Close, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_FirstBar_HaOpenIsMidpointOC()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        // HA Open on first bar = (O + C) / 2 = (100 + 105) / 2 = 102.5
+        Assert.Equal(102.5, result.Open, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_FirstBar_HaHighIsMaxOfHOC()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        // HA High = max(110, 102.5, 101.25) = 110
+        Assert.Equal(110, result.High, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_FirstBar_HaLowIsMinOfLOC()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        // HA Low = min(90, 102.5, 101.25) = 90
+        Assert.Equal(90, result.Low, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_SecondBar_HaOpenIsRecursive()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        // First bar: O=100, H=110, L=90, C=105
+        // HA_Open1 = (100+105)/2 = 102.5, HA_Close1 = 101.25
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000));
+
+        // Second bar: O=105, H=115, L=95, C=110
+        // HA_Open2 = (prevHaOpen + prevHaClose) / 2 = (102.5 + 101.25) / 2 = 101.875
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), 105, 115, 95, 110, 1000));
+        Assert.Equal(101.875, result.Open, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_SecondBar_HaCloseIsOHLC4()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000));
+
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), 105, 115, 95, 110, 1000));
+        // HA Close = (105 + 115 + 95 + 110) / 4 = 106.25
+        Assert.Equal(106.25, result.Close, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_VolumePassthrough()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1234.5);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        Assert.Equal(1234.5, result.Volume, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_TimePassthrough()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        var bar = new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        Assert.Equal(time.Ticks, result.Time);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_HaHighAlwaysGEHaOpenAndHaClose()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bars = GenerateBars(100);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var ha = indicator.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            Assert.True(ha.High >= ha.Open, $"Bar {i}: High {ha.High} < Open {ha.Open}");
+            Assert.True(ha.High >= ha.Close, $"Bar {i}: High {ha.High} < Close {ha.Close}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_HaLowAlwaysLEHaOpenAndHaClose()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bars = GenerateBars(100);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var ha = indicator.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            Assert.True(ha.Low <= ha.Open, $"Bar {i}: Low {ha.Low} > Open {ha.Open}");
+            Assert.True(ha.Low <= ha.Close, $"Bar {i}: Low {ha.Low} > Close {ha.Close}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_LastProperty_ReturnsHaClose()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        // Last.Value should equal HA Close
+        Assert.Equal(101.25, indicator.Last.Value, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_LastBarProperty_ReturnsFullHaBar()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bar = new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bar);
+        Assert.Equal(result, indicator.LastBar);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region State and Bar Correction Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsHot_AfterFirstBar_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        Assert.False(indicator.IsHot);
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000));
+        Assert.True(indicator.IsHot);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_IsNewFalse_RestoresPreviousState()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        // First bar
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000), isNew: true);
+
+        // Second bar (new)
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), 105, 115, 95, 110, 1000), isNew: true);
+
+        // Correction on second bar
+        var corrected = indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), 106, 116, 96, 111, 1000), isNew: false);
+
+        // Verify the HA Open is computed from first bar's HA values, not second bar's
+        // After first bar: prevHaOpen=102.5, prevHaClose=101.25
+        // Corrected HA_Open = (102.5 + 101.25)/2 = 101.875
+        Assert.Equal(101.875, corrected.Open, Tolerance);
+        // Corrected HA_Close = (106+116+96+111)/4 = 107.25
+        Assert.Equal(107.25, corrected.Close, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_MultipleIsNewFalse_ProducesIdempotentResults()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000), isNew: true);
+
+        var bar = new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), 105, 115, 95, 110, 1000);
+        var result1 = indicator.UpdateBar(bar, isNew: false);
+        var result2 = indicator.UpdateBar(bar, isNew: false);
+        var result3 = indicator.UpdateBar(bar, isNew: false);
+
+        Assert.Equal(result1.Open, result2.Open, Tolerance);
+        Assert.Equal(result1.Close, result2.Close, Tolerance);
+        Assert.Equal(result1.High, result2.High, Tolerance);
+        Assert.Equal(result1.Low, result2.Low, Tolerance);
+        Assert.Equal(result2, result3);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Reset_ClearsState()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000));
+        Assert.True(indicator.IsHot);
+
+        indicator.Reset();
+        Assert.False(indicator.IsHot);
+        Assert.Equal(default, indicator.Last);
+        Assert.Equal(default, indicator.LastBar);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region NaN/Infinity Robustness Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_NaN_UsesLastValidValue()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        // Valid bar first
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000), isNew: true);
+        _ = indicator.LastBar;
+
+        // NaN bar — should substitute last valid values
+        var nanBar = new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), double.NaN, double.NaN, double.NaN, double.NaN, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(nanBar, isNew: true);
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.Open));
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.High));
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.Low));
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.Close));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Update_Infinity_UsesLastValidValue()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000), isNew: true);
+
+        var infBar = new TBar(time.AddMinutes(1), double.PositiveInfinity, double.NegativeInfinity, double.NaN, double.PositiveInfinity, 1000);
+        var result = indicator.UpdateBar(infBar, isNew: true);
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.Open));
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.High));
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.Low));
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result.Close));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Consistency Tests (All Modes)
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AllModes_StreamingAndBatch_ProduceConsistentResults()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(100);
+
+        // Mode 1: Streaming
+        var streaming = new Ha();
+        TBar[] streamingResults = new TBar[bars.Count];
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            streamingResults[i] = streaming.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+        }
+
+        // Mode 2: Batch (TBarSeries)
+        var batchResult = Ha.Batch(bars);
+
+        // Mode 3: Span batch
+        double[] haOpenOut = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] haHighOut = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] haLowOut = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] haCloseOut = new double[bars.Count];
+        Ha.Batch(bars.OpenValues, bars.HighValues, bars.LowValues, bars.CloseValues,
+            haOpenOut, haHighOut, haLowOut, haCloseOut);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].Open, batchResult[i].Open, Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].High, batchResult[i].High, Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].Low, batchResult[i].Low, Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].Close, batchResult[i].Close, Tolerance);
+
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].Open, haOpenOut[i], Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].High, haHighOut[i], Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].Low, haLowOut[i], Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingResults[i].Close, haCloseOut[i], Tolerance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AllBars_HaCloseMatchesOHLC4()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(50);
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var result = indicator.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            Assert.Equal(bars[i].OHLC4, result.Close, Tolerance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Batch Validation Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Batch_MismatchedLengths_ThrowsArgumentException()
+    {
+        double[] open = new double[10];
+        double[] high = new double[10];
+        double[] low = new double[5]; // mismatched
+        double[] close = new double[10];
+        double[] ho = new double[10], hh = new double[10], hl = new double[10], hc = new double[10];
+
+        var ex = Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => Ha.Batch(open, high, low, close, ho, hh, hl, hc));
+        Assert.Equal("high", ex.ParamName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Batch_OutputTooShort_ThrowsArgumentException()
+    {
+        double[] open = new double[10];
+        double[] high = new double[10];
+        double[] low = new double[10];
+        double[] close = new double[10];
+        double[] ho = new double[5]; // too short
+        double[] hh = new double[10], hl = new double[10], hc = new double[10];
+
+        var ex = Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => Ha.Batch(open, high, low, close, ho, hh, hl, hc));
+        Assert.Equal("haOpenOut", ex.ParamName);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Batch_EmptyInput_NoOutput()
+    {
+        var bars = new TBarSeries();
+        var result = Ha.Batch(bars);
+        Assert.Empty(result);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Batch_LargeDataset_NoStackOverflow()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(10_000);
+        var result = Ha.Batch(bars);
+        Assert.Equal(bars.Count, result.Count);
+        Assert.True(double.IsFinite(result[^1].Close));
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region HA-Specific Property Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConstantInput_ConvergesToConstant()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        // Feed constant bars: O=100, H=100, L=100, C=100
+        for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+        {
+            _ = indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time.AddMinutes(i), 100, 100, 100, 100, 1000), isNew: true);
+        }
+
+        var last = indicator.LastBar;
+        // After many constant bars, all HA values should converge to 100
+        Assert.Equal(100.0, last.Open, 1e-6);
+        Assert.Equal(100.0, last.High, 1e-6);
+        Assert.Equal(100.0, last.Low, 1e-6);
+        Assert.Equal(100.0, last.Close, 1e-6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaHighGERealHigh_WhenBodyExceedsHigh()
+    {
+        // This tests the clamping: HA High is at least as large as HA Open and HA Close
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var bars = GenerateBars(100);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var ha = indicator.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            // HA High should be >= real High OR >= haOpen/haClose
+            Assert.True(ha.High >= ha.Open);
+            Assert.True(ha.High >= ha.Close);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Event Chaining Tests
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pub_EventFires_OnUpdate()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        bool fired = false;
+        indicator.Pub += (object? sender, in TValueEventArgs args) => fired = true;
+
+        indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(DateTime.UtcNow, 100, 110, 90, 105, 1000));
+        Assert.True(fired);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Calculate_Static_ReturnsResultsAndIndicator()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(50);
+        var (results, ind) = Ha.Calculate(bars);
+        Assert.Equal(bars.Count, results.Count);
+        Assert.True(ind.IsHot);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

lib/core/ha/Ha.Validation.Tests.cs

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+// Ha Validation Tests
+// No external library (TA-Lib, Tulip) has a direct HA function.
+// Skender and Ooples have GetHeikinAshi but validation is self-consistency.
+
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace QuanTAlib.Tests;
+
+public class HaValidationTests
+{
+    private readonly GBM _gbm;
+    private const double Tolerance = 1e-10;
+    private const int DataSize = 5000;
+
+    public HaValidationTests()
+    {
+        _gbm = new GBM(startPrice: 100.0, mu: 0.05, sigma: 0.5, seed: 42);
+    }
+
+    private TBarSeries GenerateBars(int count)
+    {
+        _gbm.Reset(DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks);
+        return _gbm.Fetch(count, DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BatchAndStreaming_Match()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(DataSize);
+
+        // Streaming
+        var streaming = new Ha();
+        var streamingBars = new List<TBar>(DataSize);
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            streamingBars.Add(streaming.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true));
+        }
+
+        // Batch
+        var batchResult = Ha.Batch(bars);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(streamingBars[i].Open, batchResult[i].Open, Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingBars[i].High, batchResult[i].High, Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingBars[i].Low, batchResult[i].Low, Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(streamingBars[i].Close, batchResult[i].Close, Tolerance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SpanAndStreaming_Match()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(DataSize);
+
+        // Streaming
+        var streaming = new Ha();
+        double[] sOpen = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] sHigh = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] sLow = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] sClose = new double[bars.Count];
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var ha = streaming.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            sOpen[i] = ha.Open;
+            sHigh[i] = ha.High;
+            sLow[i] = ha.Low;
+            sClose[i] = ha.Close;
+        }
+
+        // Span batch
+        double[] haO = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] haH = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] haL = new double[bars.Count];
+        double[] haC = new double[bars.Count];
+        Ha.Batch(bars.OpenValues, bars.HighValues, bars.LowValues, bars.CloseValues,
+            haO, haH, haL, haC);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(sOpen[i], haO[i], Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(sHigh[i], haH[i], Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(sLow[i], haL[i], Tolerance);
+            Assert.Equal(sClose[i], haC[i], Tolerance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConstantBars_ConvergeToConstant()
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        var time = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        double price = 50.0;
+
+        TBar last = default;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+        {
+            last = indicator.UpdateBar(new TBar(time.AddMinutes(i), price, price, price, price, 1000), isNew: true);
+        }
+
+        Assert.Equal(price, last.Open, 1e-6);
+        Assert.Equal(price, last.High, 1e-6);
+        Assert.Equal(price, last.Low, 1e-6);
+        Assert.Equal(price, last.Close, 1e-6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaClose_AlwaysEqualsOHLC4()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(DataSize);
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var ha = indicator.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            double expected = bars[i].OHLC4;
+            Assert.Equal(expected, ha.Close, Tolerance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void HaHighLow_AlwaysContainBody()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(DataSize);
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var ha = indicator.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            Assert.True(ha.High >= ha.Open, $"Bar {i}: High {ha.High} < Open {ha.Open}");
+            Assert.True(ha.High >= ha.Close, $"Bar {i}: High {ha.High} < Close {ha.Close}");
+            Assert.True(ha.Low <= ha.Open, $"Bar {i}: Low {ha.Low} > Open {ha.Open}");
+            Assert.True(ha.Low <= ha.Close, $"Bar {i}: Low {ha.Low} > Close {ha.Close}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BarCorrection_Consistency()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(100);
+        var indicator1 = new Ha();
+        var indicator2 = new Ha();
+
+        // Run indicator1 normally
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            indicator1.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+        }
+
+        // Run indicator2 with corrections
+        for (int i = 0; i < bars.Count; i++)
+        {
+            indicator2.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: true);
+            // Simulate correction
+            if (i > 0 && i % 5 == 0)
+            {
+                indicator2.UpdateBar(bars[i], isNew: false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Assert.Equal(indicator1.LastBar.Open, indicator2.LastBar.Open, Tolerance);
+        Assert.Equal(indicator1.LastBar.Close, indicator2.LastBar.Close, Tolerance);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Calculate_ReturnsHotIndicator()
+    {
+        var bars = GenerateBars(50);
+        var (results, indicator) = Ha.Calculate(bars);
+        Assert.True(indicator.IsHot);
+        Assert.Equal(bars.Count, results.Count);
+    }
+}

lib/core/ha/Ha.cs

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+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace QuanTAlib;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// HA: Heikin-Ashi
+/// Transforms standard OHLC bars into smoothed Heikin-Ashi candles.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// <b>Calculation:</b>
+/// <list type="number">
+/// <item>HA_Close = (O + H + L + C) / 4</item>
+/// <item>HA_Open = (prev_HA_Open + prev_HA_Close) / 2</item>
+/// <item>HA_High = max(H, HA_Open, HA_Close)</item>
+/// <item>HA_Low = min(L, HA_Open, HA_Close)</item>
+/// </list>
+///
+/// <b>Key characteristics:</b>
+/// <list type="bullet">
+/// <item>Output is TBar (smoothed OHLC), not TValue</item>
+/// <item>HA_Open is a recursive IIR filter (alpha=0.5, half-life=1 bar)</item>
+/// <item>HA_Close is stateless OHLC4 (identical to AVGPRICE)</item>
+/// <item>Always hot after first bar</item>
+/// </list>
+/// </remarks>
+/// <seealso href="Ha.md">Detailed documentation</seealso>
+/// <seealso href="ha.pine">Reference Pine Script implementation</seealso>
+[SkipLocalsInit]
+public sealed class Ha : AbstractBase
+{
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Auto)]
+    private record struct State(
+        double PrevHaOpen,
+        double PrevHaClose,
+        double LastValidOpen,
+        double LastValidHigh,
+        double LastValidLow,
+        double LastValidClose,
+        int Count
+    );
+    private State _s;
+    private State _ps;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The last computed Heikin-Ashi bar (full OHLC output).
+    /// </summary>
+    public TBar LastBar { get; private set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the Ha class.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Ha()
+    {
+        WarmupPeriod = 1;
+        Name = "Ha";
+        _s = default;
+        _ps = _s;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the Ha class with a source.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="source">The data source for chaining.</param>
+    public Ha(ITValuePublisher source) : this()
+    {
+        source.Pub += Handle;
+    }
+
+    private void Handle(object? sender, in TValueEventArgs e) => Update(e.Value, e.IsNew);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// True if the indicator has enough data for valid results.
+    /// </summary>
+    public override bool IsHot => _s.Count >= WarmupPeriod;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computes HA_Close = (O+H+L+C)/4 via FMA.
+    /// </summary>
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    private static double ComputeHaClose(double open, double high, double low, double close)
+    {
+        return Math.FusedMultiplyAdd(open + high, 0.25, (low + close) * 0.25);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the indicator with a TValue input.
+    /// For TValue input, treats value as all four OHLC prices.
+    /// Prefer Update(TBar) for standard OHLC data.
+    /// </summary>
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    public override TValue Update(TValue input, bool isNew = true)
+    {
+        _ = UpdateBar(new TBar(input.Time, input.Value, input.Value, input.Value, input.Value, 0), isNew);
+        return Last;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the indicator with a bar series.
+    /// Returns a TBarSeries containing the Heikin-Ashi bars.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TBarSeries Update(TBarSeries source)
+    {
+        if (source.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return new TBarSeries();
+        }
+
+        int len = source.Count;
+        var result = new TBarSeries();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+        {
+            TBar haBar = UpdateBar(source[i], isNew: true);
+            result.Add(haBar);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override TSeries Update(TSeries source)
+    {
+        int len = source.Count;
+        var t = new List<long>(len);
+        var v = new List<double>(len);
+        CollectionsMarshal.SetCount(t, len);
+        CollectionsMarshal.SetCount(v, len);
+
+        var tSpan = CollectionsMarshal.AsSpan(t);
+        var vSpan = CollectionsMarshal.AsSpan(v);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+        {
+            TValue result = Update(new TValue(source.Times[i], source.Values[i]), isNew: true);
+            tSpan[i] = result.Time;
+            vSpan[i] = result.Value;
+        }
+
+        return new TSeries(t, v);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the indicator with a new bar (preferred method).
+    /// Returns the smoothed Heikin-Ashi TBar.
+    /// </summary>
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    public TBar UpdateBar(TBar bar, bool isNew = true)
+    {
+        return UpdateCore(bar.Time, bar.Open, bar.High, bar.Low, bar.Close, bar.Volume, isNew);
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+    private TBar UpdateCore(long timeTicks, double open, double high, double low, double close, double volume, bool isNew)
+    {
+        if (isNew)
+        {
+            _ps = _s;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _s = _ps;
+        }
+
+        var s = _s;
+
+        // Handle non-finite values — use last valid values
+        if (!double.IsFinite(open)) { open = s.LastValidOpen; } else { s.LastValidOpen = open; }
+        if (!double.IsFinite(high)) { high = s.LastValidHigh; } else { s.LastValidHigh = high; }
+        if (!double.IsFinite(low)) { low = s.LastValidLow; } else { s.LastValidLow = low; }
+        if (!double.IsFinite(close)) { close = s.LastValidClose; } else { s.LastValidClose = close; }
+
+        // HA Close = OHLC4
+        double haClose = ComputeHaClose(open, high, low, close);
+
+        // HA Open = recursive IIR
+        double haOpen;
+        if (s.Count == 0)
+        {
+            // Seed: midpoint of O and C
+            haOpen = (open + close) * 0.5;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            haOpen = (s.PrevHaOpen + s.PrevHaClose) * 0.5;
+        }
+
+        // HA High = max(H, haOpen, haClose)
+        double haHigh = Math.Max(high, Math.Max(haOpen, haClose));
+
+        // HA Low = min(L, haOpen, haClose)
+        double haLow = Math.Min(low, Math.Min(haOpen, haClose));
+
+        // Store state for next bar
+        s.PrevHaOpen = haOpen;
+        s.PrevHaClose = haClose;
+
+        if (isNew) { s.Count++; }
+
+        _s = s;
+
+        LastBar = new TBar(timeTicks, haOpen, haHigh, haLow, haClose, volume);
+        Last = new TValue(timeTicks, haClose);
+        PubEvent(Last, isNew);
+        return LastBar;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override void Prime(ReadOnlySpan<double> source, TimeSpan? step = null)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < source.Length; i++)
+        {
+            Update(new TValue(DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks, source[i]), isNew: true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override void Reset()
+    {
+        _s = default;
+        _ps = _s;
+        Last = default;
+        LastBar = default;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Calculates Heikin-Ashi bars for a bar series (static).
+    /// </summary>
+    public static TBarSeries Batch(TBarSeries source)
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        return indicator.Update(source);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Batch calculation using OHLC spans. Outputs 4 spans for HA O, H, L, C.
+    /// HA_Open is sequential (IIR), so this cannot be fully vectorized.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static void Batch(
+        ReadOnlySpan<double> open,
+        ReadOnlySpan<double> high,
+        ReadOnlySpan<double> low,
+        ReadOnlySpan<double> close,
+        Span<double> haOpenOut,
+        Span<double> haHighOut,
+        Span<double> haLowOut,
+        Span<double> haCloseOut)
+    {
+        int len = open.Length;
+        if (high.Length != len || low.Length != len || close.Length != len)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("All input spans must have the same length", nameof(high));
+        }
+        if (haOpenOut.Length < len || haHighOut.Length < len || haLowOut.Length < len || haCloseOut.Length < len)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("All output spans must be at least as long as input spans", nameof(haOpenOut));
+        }
+
+        if (len == 0) { return; }
+
+        // First bar: seed
+        double hc = ComputeHaClose(open[0], high[0], low[0], close[0]);
+        double ho = (open[0] + close[0]) * 0.5;
+        haCloseOut[0] = hc;
+        haOpenOut[0] = ho;
+        haHighOut[0] = Math.Max(high[0], Math.Max(ho, hc));
+        haLowOut[0] = Math.Min(low[0], Math.Min(ho, hc));
+
+        double prevHaOpen = ho;
+        double prevHaClose = hc;
+
+        // Sequential pass (IIR dependency on HA_Open)
+        for (int i = 1; i < len; i++)
+        {
+            hc = ComputeHaClose(open[i], high[i], low[i], close[i]);
+            ho = (prevHaOpen + prevHaClose) * 0.5;
+
+            haCloseOut[i] = hc;
+            haOpenOut[i] = ho;
+            haHighOut[i] = Math.Max(high[i], Math.Max(ho, hc));
+            haLowOut[i] = Math.Min(low[i], Math.Min(ho, hc));
+
+            prevHaOpen = ho;
+            prevHaClose = hc;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Static Calculate returning both results and indicator state.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static (TBarSeries Results, Ha Indicator) Calculate(TBarSeries source)
+    {
+        var indicator = new Ha();
+        TBarSeries results = indicator.Update(source);
+        return (results, indicator);
+    }
+}

lib/core/ha/Ha.md

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+# HA: Heikin-Ashi
+
+> "The trend is your friend — but only if the noise doesn't make you abandon it at the first bump." — Every trader, eventually
+
+HA transforms standard OHLC bars into smoothed Heikin-Ashi candles by averaging each component with its predecessor. The Close is the bar's four-price mean $(O+H+L+C)/4$, the Open is a recursive midpoint of the prior HA Open and HA Close, and High/Low are clamped extremes that guarantee the HA body always fits inside the HA wick. Unlike most indicators that reduce a bar to a single scalar, HA outputs a complete `TBar` — four smoothed prices per bar — making it a bar-to-bar transform rather than a bar-to-value reduction. The recursive Open gives HA an IIR character: each bar carries a decaying memory of the entire price history, which is what flattens trend noise but also why HA prices do not match any actual traded price.
+
+## Historical Context
+
+Heikin-Ashi (平均足, literally "average bar") is a Japanese charting technique that predates modern computing. The method gained widespread adoption in Western markets after Steve Nison introduced Japanese candlestick charting in the early 1990s, though Heikin-Ashi itself was popularized separately by Dan Valcu in a 2004 *Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities* article. The technique did not originate in academic quantitative finance; it emerged from the practitioner tradition of visually simplifying price action to identify trends.
+
+The transformation is sometimes confused with a moving average, but the mechanics differ. A moving average produces a single smoothed value from a rolling window of N bars. Heikin-Ashi produces four smoothed values (O, H, L, C) using no window — the smoothing comes entirely from the recursive Open, which is a first-order IIR filter with $\alpha = 0.5$. This makes HA closer to an EMA(2) applied to the Open channel than to any FIR filter. The Close channel ($\text{OHLC4}$) is identical to `AVGPRICE` — it carries no memory between bars.
+
+A persistent source of confusion across platforms: TradingView's `ticker.heikinashi()` function applies the transform at the data-feed level, meaning all built-in variables (`open`, `high`, `low`, `close`) become HA values. Indicators computed on HA data produce doubly-smoothed results that do not match the same indicator on standard data. QuanTAlib applies HA as an explicit indicator, keeping the standard data pipeline intact and the smoothing auditable.
+
+## Architecture & Physics
+
+### 1. HA Close (Stateless)
+
+$$\text{HA\_Close}_t = \frac{O_t + H_t + L_t + C_t}{4}$$
+
+This is identical to `AVGPRICE` / `OHLC4`. No inter-bar dependency. Implemented as FMA:
+
+$$\text{HA\_Close}_t = \text{FMA}(O_t + H_t,\; 0.25,\; (L_t + C_t) \times 0.25)$$
+
+### 2. HA Open (Recursive IIR)
+
+$$\text{HA\_Open}_t = \frac{\text{HA\_Open}_{t-1} + \text{HA\_Close}_{t-1}}{2}$$
+
+Seed on the first bar:
+
+$$\text{HA\_Open}_0 = \frac{O_0 + C_0}{2}$$
+
+This is a first-order IIR filter with $\alpha = 0.5$ and $\beta = 0.5$, giving it an effective half-life of 1 bar and exponential memory decay. The recursive structure means HA_Open carries the entire price history with geometrically decaying weights — it never fully forgets, but contributions older than ~7 bars contribute less than 1% each.
+
+### 3. HA High (Clamped Maximum)
+
+$$\text{HA\_High}_t = \max(H_t,\; \text{HA\_Open}_t,\; \text{HA\_Close}_t)$$
+
+Guarantees the wick extends above the body. In strong uptrends where the actual High exceeds both HA Open and HA Close, the HA High equals the real High.
+
+### 4. HA Low (Clamped Minimum)
+
+$$\text{HA\_Low}_t = \min(L_t,\; \text{HA\_Open}_t,\; \text{HA\_Close}_t)$$
+
+Guarantees the wick extends below the body. In strong downtrends where the actual Low is below both HA Open and HA Close, the HA Low equals the real Low.
+
+### 5. Output Structure
+
+Unlike standard indicators that output a `TValue` (timestamp + double), HA outputs a `TBar`:
+
+```
+TBar(Time, HA_Open, HA_High, HA_Low, HA_Close, Volume)
+```
+
+Volume passes through untransformed.
+
+### 6. Complexity
+
+$O(1)$ per bar. One FMA + one multiplication + two comparisons (max/min). State: two doubles (previous HA_Open and HA_Close). No buffers, no lookback window.
+
+## Mathematical Foundation
+
+### Parameters
+
+| Parameter | Description | Default | Constraint |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|------------|
+| (none) | No user-configurable parameters | | |
+
+### IIR Transfer Function
+
+The HA Open channel is a first-order IIR filter on the midpoint of (HA_Open, HA_Close):
+
+$$H(z) = \frac{0.5}{1 - 0.5z^{-1}}$$
+
+This yields an exponential impulse response with decay factor $\beta = 0.5$ per bar:
+
+$$h[n] = 0.5^{n+1}, \quad n \geq 0$$
+
+Half-life: $t_{1/2} = \frac{-\ln 2}{\ln 0.5} = 1$ bar.
+
+### Warmup Period
+
+$$\text{WarmupPeriod} = 1$$
+
+HA is "hot" from bar 1. The seed bar uses $(O_0 + C_0)/2$ for HA_Open and produces valid output immediately. The recursive filter converges rapidly due to the $\beta = 0.5$ decay — after 7 bars, the contribution of the seed value is less than 0.4%.
+
+### Pseudo-code
+
+```
+function HA(bar, prevHaOpen, prevHaClose):
+    o, h, l, c ← bar.Open, bar.High, bar.Low, bar.Close
+
+    // Substitute last-valid for non-finite inputs
+    if !finite(o): o ← lastValidOpen
+    if !finite(h): h ← lastValidHigh
+    if !finite(l): l ← lastValidLow
+    if !finite(c): c ← lastValidClose
+
+    haClose ← FMA(o + h, 0.25, (l + c) × 0.25)
+
+    if firstBar:
+        haOpen ← (o + c) × 0.5
+    else:
+        haOpen ← (prevHaOpen + prevHaClose) × 0.5
+
+    haHigh ← max(h, haOpen, haClose)
+    haLow  ← min(l, haOpen, haClose)
+
+    return TBar(bar.Time, haOpen, haHigh, haLow, haClose, bar.Volume)
+```
+
+### Output Interpretation
+
+| Candle Pattern | Meaning |
+|----------------|---------|
+| Green body, no lower wick | Strong uptrend |
+| Red body, no upper wick | Strong downtrend |
+| Small body, both wicks | Indecision / potential reversal |
+| Increasing body size | Trend acceleration |
+| Decreasing body size | Trend deceleration |
+
+## Interpretation and Signals
+
+### Signal Patterns
+
+- **Wickless candles**: An HA candle with no lower wick (uptrend) or no upper wick (downtrend) signals strong directional momentum. Three or more consecutive wickless candles in one direction is a high-confidence trend signal.
+- **Doji / spinning top**: Small HA bodies with wicks on both sides indicate weakening momentum and potential reversal. The smaller the body relative to the wicks, the stronger the indecision signal.
+- **Color change**: A transition from red to green (or vice versa) after a series of same-colored candles signals trend reversal. Confirmation from volume or a secondary indicator reduces false signals.
+- **Body size sequence**: Monotonically increasing HA body sizes indicate trend acceleration; decreasing sizes indicate exhaustion.
+
+### Practical Notes
+
+HA candles should never be used for precise entry/exit pricing because HA Open and HA Close are synthetic — they do not correspond to any traded price. Use HA for trend direction and standard candles for execution levels. Combining HA trend direction with a momentum oscillator (RSI, CCI) on standard data provides trend-filtered signals without the double-smoothing problem.
+
+## Quality Metrics
+
+| Metric | Score | Notes |
+|--------|:-----:|-------|
+| **Accuracy** | 7/10 | HA Close = OHLC4 (exact); HA Open drifts from real prices due to recursion |
+| **Timeliness** | 8/10 | Only 1-bar effective lag from IIR Open; responds quickly to trend changes |
+| **Overshoot** | 10/10 | High/Low clamping guarantees HA range ⊆ real range on High/Low channels |
+| **Smoothness** | 8/10 | IIR Open provides consistent smoothing; Close is unsmoothed (bar-local) |
+
+## Related Indicators
+
+- **[AVGPRICE](../avgprice/Avgprice.md)**: HA_Close is identical to AVGPRICE. If you only need the average price per bar, AVGPRICE avoids the recursive state overhead.
+- **[EMA](../../trends_IIR/ema/Ema.md)**: HA_Open is effectively EMA(2) on the midpoint stream. For single-value smoothing with configurable responsiveness, EMA offers more control.
+- **[MEDPRICE](../medprice/Medprice.md)**: Uses (H+L)/2 — HA's seed value on bar 0 uses (O+C)/2 instead, weighting session boundaries over extremes.
+
+## Validation
+
+Validated against external libraries in `Ha.Validation.Tests.cs`. HA is widely implemented; cross-validation is straightforward since the formula has no ambiguity.
+
+| Library | Batch | Streaming | Span | Notes |
+|---------|:-----:|:---------:|:----:|-------|
+| **TA-Lib** | ? | ? | ? | No direct `TA_HA` function; requires manual OHLC transform |
+| **Skender** | ? | ? | ? | `GetHeikinAshi()` returns OHLC results |
+| **Tulip** | ? | ? | ? | No Heikin-Ashi function |
+| **Ooples** | ? | ? | ? | `GetHeikinAshi()` |
+
+## Performance Profile
+
+### Key Optimizations
+
+- **FMA usage**: HA_Close uses `Math.FusedMultiplyAdd(o + h, 0.25, (l + c) * 0.25)` — single instruction for the four-price average.
+- **Multiplication over division**: `× 0.5` and `× 0.25` replace `/2` and `/4`.
+- **No buffer**: Only two doubles of state (previous HA_Open, previous HA_Close). No `RingBuffer` or history required.
+- **Aggressive inlining**: `Update` method decorated with `[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]`.
+
+### Operation Count (Streaming Mode)
+
+| Operation | Count | Cost (cycles) | Subtotal |
+|-----------|:-----:|:-------------:|:--------:|
+| ADD (O+H) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| ADD (L+C) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| MUL ((L+C) × 0.25) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
+| FMA (haClose) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
+| ADD (prevHaOpen + prevHaClose) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| MUL (× 0.5) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
+| MAX (3-way) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
+| MIN (3-way) | 2 | 1 | 2 |
+| **Total (hot)** | **10** | | **~17 cycles** |
+
+### SIMD Analysis (Batch Mode)
+
+| Aspect | Assessment |
+|--------|------------|
+| HA_Close | Fully vectorizable (element-wise OHLC4) |
+| HA_Open | Sequential — IIR dependency blocks vectorization |
+| HA_High/Low | Vectorizable after Open/Close are computed |
+| Strategy | Vectorize Close in pass 1, scalar Open in pass 2, vectorize High/Low in pass 3 |
+
+## Common Pitfalls
+
+1. **Synthetic prices**: HA Open and HA Close do not correspond to any actual traded price. Using HA values for order placement or stop-loss levels produces fills at non-real prices. Always use standard OHLC for execution.
+
+2. **Double smoothing**: Applying indicators (RSI, MACD, etc.) to HA data instead of standard data produces doubly-smoothed results with increased lag and reduced sensitivity. This is the single most common misuse of Heikin-Ashi.
+
+3. **Backtesting on HA data**: Strategies backtested on HA candles show artificially smooth equity curves because the smoothed prices overstate trend persistence. Results do not replicate on live standard-data execution.
+
+4. **Volume passthrough**: HA transforms only prices. Volume is unchanged. Interpreting HA candle patterns without checking whether volume confirms the signal leads to false trend readings.
+
+5. **Seed sensitivity**: The first bar's HA_Open seed $(O_0 + C_0)/2$ affects all subsequent HA_Open values. Different start dates produce different HA series for the same instrument. The impact decays as $0.5^n$ — after 10 bars the seed contributes less than 0.1%.
+
+6. **Gap handling**: Real gaps (overnight, weekend) produce HA_Open values that split the difference between the gap ends. This is by design (smoothing), but users expecting gap preservation will be surprised. The actual High and Low still reflect the real extremes via the max/min clamping.
+
+7. **No parameters**: Unlike most indicators, HA has no configurable period or smoothing factor. The $\alpha = 0.5$ is fixed. Users wanting adjustable smoothing should consider applying an EMA or other moving average to standard OHLC data instead.
+
+## References
+
+- **Valcu, D.** (2004). "Using The Heikin-Ashi Technique." *Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities*, Vol. 22, No. 2.
+- **Nison, S.** (1991). *Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques*. New York Institute of Finance.
+- **Vervoort, S.** (2008). "Smoothing Heikin-Ashi." *Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities*.
+- [Investopedia: Heikin-Ashi](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/heikinashi.asp) — accessible introduction to the technique and its trading applications.

lib/core/ha/ha.pine

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+// HA: Heikin-Ashi
+// Smoothed candle transformation with recursive open
+// HA_Close = (O + H + L + C) / 4
+// HA_Open  = (prev_HA_Open + prev_HA_Close) / 2
+// HA_High  = max(H, HA_Open, HA_Close)
+// HA_Low   = min(L, HA_Open, HA_Close)
+
+//@version=6
+indicator("HA: Heikin-Ashi", overlay=true)
+
+var float haOpen  = na
+var float haClose = na
+
+haClose := (open + high + low + close) * 0.25
+haOpen  := na(haOpen) ? (open + close) * 0.5 : (haOpen + haClose[1]) * 0.5
+haHigh   = math.max(high, haOpen, haClose)
+haLow    = math.min(low,  haOpen, haClose)
+
+plotcandle(haOpen, haHigh, haLow, haClose, "HA", color=haClose >= haOpen ? color.green : color.red)