Source code for qf_lib.plotting.helpers.create_returns_distribution

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from matplotlib.ticker import FormatStrFormatter, MaxNLocator

from qf_lib.common.enums.frequency import Frequency
from qf_lib.common.utils.returns.get_aggregate_returns import get_aggregate_returns
from qf_lib.containers.series.qf_series import QFSeries
from qf_lib.plotting.charts.chart import Chart
from qf_lib.plotting.charts.histogram_chart import HistogramChart
from qf_lib.plotting.decorators.axes_formatter_decorator import AxesFormatterDecorator
from qf_lib.plotting.decorators.axes_label_decorator import AxesLabelDecorator
from qf_lib.plotting.decorators.axes_locator_decorator import AxesLocatorDecorator
from qf_lib.plotting.decorators.legend_decorator import LegendDecorator
from qf_lib.plotting.decorators.line_decorators import VerticalLineDecorator
from qf_lib.plotting.decorators.title_decorator import TitleDecorator


[docs]def create_returns_distribution(returns: QFSeries, frequency: Frequency = Frequency.MONTHLY, title: str = None) -> \ HistogramChart: """ Creates a new returns distribution histogram with the specified frequency. Parameters ---------- returns: QFSeries The returns series to use in the histogram. frequency: Frequency frequency of the returns after aggregation title title of the chart Returns ------- HistogramChart A new ``HistogramChart`` instance. """ colors = Chart.get_axes_colors() aggregate_returns = get_aggregate_returns(returns, frequency, multi_index=True).multiply(100) chart = HistogramChart(aggregate_returns) # Format the x-axis so that its labels are shown as a percentage. x_axis_formatter = FormatStrFormatter("%.0f%%") axes_formatter_decorator = AxesFormatterDecorator(x_major=x_axis_formatter, key="axes_formatter") chart.add_decorator(axes_formatter_decorator) # Only show whole numbers on the y-axis. y_axis_locator = MaxNLocator(integer=True) axes_locator_decorator = AxesLocatorDecorator(y_major=y_axis_locator, key="axes_locator") chart.add_decorator(axes_locator_decorator) # Add an average line. avg_line = VerticalLineDecorator(aggregate_returns.values.mean(), color=colors[1], key="average_line_decorator", linestyle="--", alpha=0.8) chart.add_decorator(avg_line) # Add a legend. legend = LegendDecorator(key="legend_decorator") legend.add_entry(avg_line, "Mean") chart.add_decorator(legend) # Add a title. if title is None: title = "Distribution of " + str(frequency).capitalize() + " Returns" title = TitleDecorator(title, key="title_decorator") chart.add_decorator(title) chart.add_decorator(AxesLabelDecorator("Returns", "Occurrences")) return chart