Onepager Now with knitR

Since at some point I had trouble with a conflict between knitr and the latex package textpos, I used the lesser Sweave in Another Experiment with R and Sweave.  I ran the Sweave2knitr command and discovered that textpos and knitr play well together now.  Here is the result using knitr (go to https://www.box.com/s/4nftk6qpa0cugapmncsn if the embed does not show below):

.rnw source file from Gist

	\documentclass[nohyper,justified]{tufte-handout}
	%\documentclass{article}
	%\usepackage[absolute,showboxes]{textpos}
	\usepackage[absolute]{textpos}
	\usepackage{sidecap}
	%\usepackage{color}
	%\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames,table]{xcolor}
	\begin{document}
	<<include=FALSE>>=
	opts_chunk$set(concordance=TRUE)
	@
	\begin{wide}
	\section{\Huge Performance Summary with knitR and R}
	{\Large Here is a little experiment with R and Sweave to produce a performance report. I have done some samples in the past, but I wanted to iterate through a couple more, especially to evaluate other options for what has been started in the PApages package. Of course, this text could be easily replaced with some commentary from a manager about opportunities, thoughts, or current allocation. A dashboard set of charts also might be very helpful here.}
	\hrulefill
	\end{wide}
	<<eval=TRUE,echo=FALSE,results='hide',warning=FALSE,message=FALSE,error=FALSE>>=
	#do requires and set up environment for reporting
	require(xtable)
	require(ggplot2)
	require(directlabels)
	require(reshape2)
	require(latticeExtra)
	require(quantmod)
	require(PerformanceAnalytics)
	data(managers)
	#get xts in df form so that we can melt with the reshape package
	#will use just manager 1, sp500, and 10y treasury
	managers <- managers[,c(1,8,9)]
	#add 0 at beginning so cumulative returns start at 1
	#also cumulative will match up datewise with returns
	managers <- as.xts(rbind(rep(0,NCOL(managers)),coredata(managers)),
	order.by=c(as.Date(format(index(managers)[1],"%Y-%m-01"))-1,index(managers)))
	managers.df <- as.data.frame(cbind(index(managers),coredata(managers)),stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
	#melt data which puts in a form that lattice and ggplot enjoy
	managers.melt <- melt(managers.df,id.vars=1)
	colnames(managers.melt) <- c("date","account","return")
	managers.melt[,1] <- as.Date(managers.melt[,1])
	#get cumulative returns starting at 1
	managers.cumul <- as.xts(
	apply(managers+1,MARGIN=2,FUN=cumprod),
	#add end of first month to accommodate the 1 that we add
	order.by=index(managers))
	managers.cumul.df <- as.data.frame(cbind(index(managers.cumul),
	coredata(managers.cumul)),
	stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
	managers.cumul.melt <- melt(managers.cumul.df,id.vars=1)
	colnames(managers.cumul.melt) <- c("date","account","return")
	managers.cumul.melt[,1] <- as.Date(managers.cumul.melt[,1])
	#get rolling returns for 1y, 3y, 5y, since inception
	trailing <- table.TrailingPeriods(managers, periods=c(12,36,60,NROW(managers)),FUNCS=c("mean"),funcs.names=c("return"))
	trailing.df <- as.data.frame(cbind(c("1y","3y","5y","SinceIncep"),
	c(rep("return",4)),
	coredata(trailing)),
	stringsAsFactors=FALSE)
	trailing.melt <- melt(trailing.df,id.vars=1:2)
	colnames(trailing.melt) <- c("period","measure","account","return")
	#function to get numbers in percent format
	#will use \\ to play well with tikz
	percent <- function(x, digits = 2, format = "f", ...)
	{
	paste(formatC(100 * x, format = format, digits = digits, ...), "%", sep = "")
	}
	@
	\begin{textblock*}{105mm}(15mm,70mm)
	\begin{figure}
	\vspace{0pt}
	<<echo=FALSE,eval=TRUE,fig.width=8,fig.height=12>>=
	charts.PerformanceSummary(managers,
	colorset=c(brewer.pal(9,"Blues")[6],brewer.pal(8,"Greys")[c(5,4)]),
	xlab=NULL)
	@
	\end{figure}
	\end{textblock*}
	\begin{textblock*}{75mm}(120mm,100mm)
	\small Cumulative returns offer one of the best methods to evaluate the ability of a manager to achieve long term returns. Ultimately, the cumulative return is often one of the primary objectives of our clients.
	\normalsize
	\newline
	\begin{figure}
	\vspace{0pt}
	<<echo=FALSE,eval=TRUE,results='asis'>>=
	trailingtable <- apply(trailing,MARGIN=2,FUN=percent)
	rownames(trailingtable) <- c("1y","3y","5y",paste("Since Inception ",format(index(managers)[1],"%b %Y")))
	print(xtable(trailingtable), floating=FALSE, scalebox=0.7)
	@
	\end{figure}
	\end{textblock*}
	\begin{textblock*}{75mm}(120mm,152mm)
	\small However, cumulative returns must also be evaluated with reference to the risks incurred to generate those returns. Below are multiple risk measures. We are most concerned with limiting drawdowns shown in the bottom left chart.
	\normalsize
	\newline
	\begin{figure}
	\vspace{0pt}
	<<echo=FALSE,eval=TRUE,results='asis'>>=
	risktable <- table.DownsideRisk(managers)
	print(xtable(risktable), floating=FALSE, scalebox=0.6)
	@
	\end{figure}
	\end{textblock*}
	\end{document}

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