Files
wickra/docs/wiki/indicators/price-statistics/Indicator-WeightedClose.md
T
kingchenc d2f99efd78 F13c: restructure the indicator catalogue into eight families
The original taxonomy was four classical families plus a statistics group,
with the F1-F12 expansion slotted in as sub-categories. This regroups the
whole 71-indicator catalogue into eight top-level families, each with at
least five members:

  Moving Averages (12), Momentum Oscillators (13), Trend & Directional (9),
  Price Oscillators (5), Volatility & Bands (12), Trailing Stops (5),
  Volume (9), Price Statistics (7).

- Wiki: docs/wiki/indicators/ reorganised into eight family folders; all 71
  indicator pages moved with `git mv`. Every internal cross-link is
  normalised to `../<family>/Indicator-X.md`, each page's `Family` field is
  set to its new family, and two pre-existing `../Indicator-Chaining.md`
  links (should have been `../../`) are corrected. A link check confirms
  every relative wiki link resolves.
- Indicators-Overview.md fully rewritten around the eight families;
  Home.md indicator reference and the README family table follow suit.
- Warmup-Periods.md gains the eight F13 indicators; CHANGELOG records the
  46-indicator expansion (25 -> 71) and the eight-family taxonomy.
- Tests: Node indicators.test.js and Python test_new_indicators.py cover
  all eight new indicators (Node 91/91, Python 117/117 green).

cargo fmt + clippy (core/wickra/data/wasm/node) clean; 508 core tests,
25 data tests and 74 doctests green.
2026-05-22 21:21:56 +02:00

137 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown

# 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 | Price Statistics |
| 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`](../price-statistics/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`](../price-statistics/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](../price-statistics/Indicator-TypicalPrice.md) — `(H + L + C) / 3`.
- [Indicator-MedianPrice.md](../price-statistics/Indicator-MedianPrice.md) — `(H + L) / 2`.
- [Indicators-Overview.md](../../Indicators-Overview.md) — the full taxonomy.