from collections import defaultdict from zipline.transforms.base import BaseTransform class ReturnsTransform(BaseTransform): def init(self): self.by_sid = defaultdict(self._create) def transform(self, event): cur = self.by_sid[event.sid] cur.update(event) self.state['value'] = cur.returns return self.state def _create(self): return ReturnsFromPriorClose() class ReturnsFromPriorClose(object): """ Calculates a security's returns since the previous close, using the current price. """ def __init__(self): self.last_close = None self.last_event = None self.returns = 0.0 def update(self, event): next_close = None if self.last_close: change = event.price - self.last_close.price self.returns = change / self.last_close.price if self.last_event: if self.last_event.dt.day != event.dt.day: # the current event is from the day after # the last event. Therefore the last event was # the last close self.last_close = self.last_event # the current event is now the last_event self.last_event = event