D07-F01-A21 · LEVEL 2 GUIDED LAB · SYNTHETIC DATA

Quadratic-Weighted Moving Average

How strongly does quadratic recency weighting favor the newest observations? Walk the evidence clock one stage at a time. This lab teaches the publication contract; it does not simulate returns, platform parity, or trade performance.

Selected expression

QWMA_t = sum((i+1)^2 P_(t-n+1+i)) / sum((i+1)^2)

Availability rule

An output at t may use only finite, basis-consistent observations available through t; chart alignment never moves the information clock backward.

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Verified synthetic fixture

This lab is paired with datasets/implementation-fixtures.json: 96 deterministic, oldest-to-newest observations spanning oscillating, rising, and moderating regimes. It is teaching data—not market history or predictive evidence.

Canonical latest output (D07-F01-A21)
{
  "value": 103.03978017722167
}

Executable checks cover this result, flat/zero-volume boundaries, invalid timestamps, and prefix causality in both language entry points.