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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.
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# UlcerIndex
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> Ulcer Index — Peter Martin's downside-only risk measure: the
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> root-mean-square of recent drawdowns.
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## Quick reference
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| Field | Value |
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|-------|-------|
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| Family | Volatility & Bands |
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| Input type | `f64` (single close) |
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| Output type | `f64` |
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| Output range | `[0, ∞)` (percent) |
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| Default parameters | `period = 14` (Python) |
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| Warmup period | `2·period − 1` |
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| Interpretation | Depth and duration of drawdowns; `0` means no drawdown at all. |
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## Formula
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```
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max_t = highest price over the trailing `period` bars
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drawdown_t = 100 · (price_t − max_t) / max_t
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UlcerIndex = √( mean( drawdown² over period ) )
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```
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Standard deviation treats an up-move and a down-move as equally
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"volatile". The Ulcer Index measures only the **pain of being underwater**:
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for each bar it takes the percentage drop from the trailing high, squares
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it, and reports the root-mean-square. A market that only rises has no
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drawdown and an Ulcer Index of `0`; the deeper and longer the drawdowns,
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the higher the reading. It is the volatility term in the Martin ratio
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(Ulcer Performance Index).
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## Parameters
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| Name | Type | Default | Valid range | Description |
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|----------|---------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
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| `period` | `usize` | `14` (Python) | `>= 1` | Look-back for both the trailing high and the RMS window. `0` errors with `Error::PeriodZero`. |
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The Python binding defaults `period` to `14`.
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## Inputs / Outputs
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From `crates/wickra-core/src/indicators/ulcer_index.rs`:
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```rust
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impl Indicator for UlcerIndex {
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type Input = f64;
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type Output = f64;
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// update(&mut self, input: f64) -> Option<f64>
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}
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```
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A single `f64` close in, an `Option<f64>` out. Python maps this to
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`float | None` / `numpy.ndarray` (NaN warmup); Node to `number | null` /
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`Array<number>` (NaN warmup).
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## Warmup
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`UlcerIndex::new(period).warmup_period() == 2·period − 1`. The first
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`period` prices fill the trailing-maximum window; the per-bar squared
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drawdown then needs another `period − 1` bars to fill the RMS window.
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## Edge cases
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- **Pure up-trend.** Price never trades below its own running high, so
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every drawdown — and the Ulcer Index — is `0`
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(`pure_uptrend_yields_zero` pins this).
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- **Constant series.** A flat series has no drawdown; the output is `0.0`
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(`constant_series_yields_zero` pins this).
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- **Non-negative.** The Ulcer Index is an RMS of real numbers and is
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never negative (`output_is_non_negative` pins this).
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- **NaN / infinity inputs.** Non-finite inputs are silently dropped.
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- **Reset.** `ui.reset()` clears both rolling windows and the sum.
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## Examples
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### Rust
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```rust
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use wickra::{BatchExt, Indicator, UlcerIndex};
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fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
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let mut ui = UlcerIndex::new(2)?;
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let out: Vec<Option<f64>> = ui.batch(&[10.0, 8.0, 12.0, 9.0]);
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println!("{:?}", out);
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Ok(())
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}
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```
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Output:
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```
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[None, None, Some(14.142135623730951), Some(17.67766952966369)]
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```
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`UlcerIndex(2)` warms up after `3` bars. At bar 3 the squared drawdowns in
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the window are `[400, 0]`, so the index is `√(400/2) = √200`. At bar 4
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they are `[0, 625]`, giving `√(625/2) = √312.5`. This matches the
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`reference_values` test in
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`crates/wickra-core/src/indicators/ulcer_index.rs`.
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### Python
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```python
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import numpy as np
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import wickra as ta
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ui = ta.UlcerIndex(2)
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print(ui.batch(np.array([10.0, 8.0, 12.0, 9.0])))
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```
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Output:
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```
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[ nan nan 14.1421356 17.6776695]
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```
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### Node
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```javascript
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const ta = require('wickra');
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const ui = new ta.UlcerIndex(2);
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console.log(ui.batch([10, 8, 12, 9]));
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```
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Output:
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```
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[ NaN, NaN, 14.142135623730951, 17.67766952966369 ]
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```
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## Interpretation
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`UlcerIndex` answers "how uncomfortable has holding this been?" — a high
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reading means deep or prolonged drawdowns, a low reading means a smooth
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ride up. It is most useful for *comparing* instruments or strategies on a
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downside-risk basis, and as the denominator of the Ulcer Performance
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Index (`(return − risk-free) / UlcerIndex`), a Sharpe-ratio analogue that
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penalises only downside volatility.
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## Common pitfalls
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- **Reading it as two-sided volatility.** The Ulcer Index ignores upside
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entirely — a wildly choppy *up*-trend can still score near `0`. Use
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[`StdDev`](../volatility-bands/Indicator-StdDev.md) for two-sided dispersion.
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- **Forgetting the doubled warmup.** Warmup is `2·period − 1`, not
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`period`.
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## References
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Peter Martin and Byron McCann, *The Investor's Guide to Fidelity Funds*
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(1989); the index is also documented at StockCharts. The trailing-high
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drawdown RMS here follows that definition.
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## See also
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- [Indicator-StdDev.md](../volatility-bands/Indicator-StdDev.md) — two-sided dispersion.
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- [Indicator-Atr.md](../volatility-bands/Indicator-Atr.md) — per-bar range volatility.
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- [Indicators-Overview.md](../../Indicators-Overview.md) — the full taxonomy.
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