PerformanceAnalytics (version 1.1.0)

chart.SnailTrail: chart risk versus return over rolling time periods

Description

A chart that shows rolling calculations of annualized return and annualized standard deviation have proceeded through time. Lines and dots are darker for more recent time periods.

Usage

chart.SnailTrail(R, Rf = 0,
    main = "Annualized Return and Risk",
    add.names = c("all", "lastonly", "firstandlast", "none"),
    xlab = "Annualized Risk", ylab = "Annualized Return",
    add.sharpe = c(1, 2, 3), colorset = 1:12,
    symbolset = 16, legend.loc = NULL, xlim = NULL,
    ylim = NULL, width = 12, stepsize = 12, lty = 1,
    lwd = 2, cex.axis = 0.8, cex.main = 1, cex.lab = 1,
    cex.text = 0.8, cex.legend = 0.8,
    element.color = "darkgray", ...)

Arguments

R

an xts, vector, matrix, data frame, timeSeries or zoo object of asset returns

Rf

risk free rate, in same period as your returns

main

set the chart title, same as in plot

add.names

plots the row name with the data point. default TRUE. Can be removed by setting it to NULL

xlab

set the x-axis label, as in plot

ylab

set the y-axis label, as in plot

add.sharpe

this draws a Sharpe ratio line that indicates Sharpe ratio levels of c(1,2,3). Lines are drawn with a y-intercept of the risk free rate and the slope of the appropriate Sharpe ratio level. Lines should be removed where not appropria

colorset

color palette to use, set by default to rational choices

symbolset

from pch in plot, submit a set of symbols to be used in the same order as the data sets submitted

cex.legend

The magnification to be used for sizing the legend relative to the current setting of 'cex'.

element.color

provides the color for drawing chart elements, such as the box lines, axis lines, etc. Default is "darkgray"

legend.loc

places a legend into one of nine locations on the chart: bottomright, bottom, bottomleft, left, topleft, top, topright, right, or center.

xlim

set the x-axis limit, same as in plot

ylim

set the y-axis limit, same as in plot

width

number of periods to apply rolling calculations over, sometimes referred to as a 'window'

stepsize

the frequency with which to make the rolling calculation

lty

set the line type, same as in plot

lwd

set the line width, same as in plot

cex.lab

The magnification to be used for sizing the label relative to the current setting of 'cex', similar to plot.

cex.main

The magnification to be used for sizing the main chart relative to the current setting of 'cex', as in plot.

cex.axis

The magnification to be used for sizing the axis text relative to the current setting of 'cex', similar to plot.

cex.text

The magnification to be used for sizing the text relative to the current setting of 'cex', similar to plot.

...

any other passthru parameters

References

~put references to the literature/web site here ~

See Also

chart.RiskReturnScatter

Examples

data(managers)
chart.SnailTrail(managers[,c("HAM2","SP500 TR"),drop=FALSE],
		width=36, stepsize=12,
		colorset=c('red','orange'),
		add.names="firstandlast",
		rf=.04/12,
		main="Trailing 36-month Performance Calc'd Every 12 Months")