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- Rust core: typical_price.rs ((H+L+C)/3), median_price.rs ((H+L)/2),
  weighted_close.rs ((H+L+2C)/4) — stateless per-bar OHLC transforms — and
  linreg.rs (LinearRegression — endpoint of a rolling ordinary-least-squares
  fit) and linreg_slope.rs (LinRegSlope — slope of that fit). Each with a
  full Indicator impl, runnable doctest and reference / property / warmup /
  reset / batch==streaming tests.
- Python: PyTypicalPrice / PyMedianPrice / PyWeightedClose /
  PyLinearRegression / PyLinRegSlope PyO3 classes + module registration +
  .pyi stubs.
- Node: explicit TypicalPriceNode / MedianPriceNode / WeightedCloseNode /
  LinearRegressionNode / LinRegSlopeNode; index.d.ts and index.js updated.
- WASM: explicit WasmTypicalPrice / WasmMedianPrice / WasmWeightedClose;
  WasmLinearRegression / WasmLinRegSlope via the scalar macro.
- Wiki: a new indicators/statistics/ folder with five Indicator-*.md pages,
  a new "Statistics" family in Indicators-Overview.md and Home.md.

cargo fmt + clippy (core/wickra/data/wasm/node) clean; 454 core tests,
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# WeightedClose
> Weighted Close — the bar's `(high + low + 2·close) / 4`, a per-bar price
> that gives the close double weight.
## Quick reference
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Family | Statistics |
| Sub-category | Price transforms |
| Input type | `Candle` (uses `high`, `low`, `close`) |
| Output type | `f64` |
| Output range | unbounded (price scale) |
| Default parameters | none (no parameters) |
| Warmup period | `1` |
| Interpretation | A representative per-bar price that leans on the close. |
## Formula
```
WeightedClose = (high + low + 2·close) / 4
```
Like the [`TypicalPrice`](Indicator-TypicalPrice.md), the weighted close
collapses an OHLC bar to one number — but it counts the close twice, so the
result sits closer to where the bar settled than to its range. Reach for it
when the closing print carries more signal than the extremes.
## Parameters
`WeightedClose` takes **no parameters**`WeightedClose::new()` in Rust,
`wickra.WeightedClose()` in Python, `new ta.WeightedClose()` in Node.
## Inputs / Outputs
From `crates/wickra-core/src/indicators/weighted_close.rs`:
```rust
impl Indicator for WeightedClose {
type Input = Candle;
type Output = f64;
// update(&mut self, input: Candle) -> Option<f64>
}
```
`WeightedClose` is a **candle-input** indicator that reads `high`, `low` and
`close`. In Python the streaming `update` accepts a 6-tuple or a dict; the
batch helper takes `high`, `low`, `close` numpy arrays. Node and WASM expose
`update(high, low, close)` and the matching `batch`.
## Warmup
`WeightedClose::new().warmup_period() == 1`. It is a stateless per-bar
transform — it emits a value from the very first candle.
## Edge cases
- **No warmup.** Every candle produces a value immediately.
- **Reset.** `wc.reset()` only clears the `is_ready` flag; there is no
rolling state to discard.
## Examples
### Rust
```rust
use wickra::{Candle, Indicator, WeightedClose};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let mut wc = WeightedClose::new();
let v = wc.update(Candle::new(10.0, 12.0, 8.0, 11.0, 1.0, 0)?);
println!("{:?}", v);
Ok(())
}
```
Output:
```
Some(10.5)
```
`(12 + 8 + 2·11) / 4 = 42 / 4 = 10.5`. This matches the `reference_value`
test in `crates/wickra-core/src/indicators/weighted_close.rs`.
### Python
```python
import numpy as np
import wickra as ta
wc = ta.WeightedClose()
print(wc.batch(np.array([12.0]), np.array([8.0]), np.array([11.0])))
```
Output:
```
[10.5]
```
### Node
```javascript
const ta = require('wickra');
const wc = new ta.WeightedClose();
console.log(wc.batch([12], [8], [11]));
```
Output:
```
[ 10.5 ]
```
## Interpretation
The weighted close sits on the spectrum between the raw close and the
[`TypicalPrice`](Indicator-TypicalPrice.md): closer to the close, but still
nudged by the bar's range. Use it as a drop-in close replacement when you want
the settlement to dominate without ignoring the extremes entirely.
## Common pitfalls
- **Feeding it scalar prices.** It needs the full `high`/`low`/`close` bar.
## References
The Weighted Close; the `(H + L + 2C) / 4` definition is standard (TA-Lib's
`WCLPRICE`).
## See also
- [Indicator-TypicalPrice.md](Indicator-TypicalPrice.md) — `(H + L + C) / 3`.
- [Indicator-MedianPrice.md](Indicator-MedianPrice.md) — `(H + L) / 2`.
- [Indicators-Overview.md](../../Indicators-Overview.md) — the full taxonomy.