mdd

swordfish.function.mdd()

Alias for maxDrawdown. Calculate the maximum drawdown for the input X. Null values are ignored in calculation.

Parameters:

• X (Constant) – A numeric vector, indicating the input data for calculating maximum drawdown (MDD), commonly cumulative return (or rate).

• ratio (Constant, optional) –

  A Boolean scalar indicating whether to express the MDD in ratio or absolute value.

  • true (default): Return the ratio of MDD over the peak.

  • false: Return the absolute value of MDD.

Returns:

A scalar of the same type as X.

Return type:

Constant