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Rolling User Metric with Window Functions
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Rolling User Metric with Window Functions

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query using window functions to compute a rolling metric by user over time.

Use settled executions and calculate each user's rolling average PnL over the current execution and the two preceding settled executions. Exclude executions without a settled status.

Output

  1. One row per settled execution, including user_id, user_name, executed_at, execution_id, pnl, and rolling_avg_pnl
  2. Order by user_id, executed_at, and execution_id ascending

Schema

users
ColumnTypeDescription
user_idPKVARCHAR(10)Unique user identifier
user_nameVARCHAR(100)Display name for the user
executions
ColumnTypeDescription
execution_idPKINTUnique execution identifier
user_idVARCHAR(10)User who generated the execution
executed_atTIMESTAMPExecution timestamp
statusVARCHAR(20)Execution processing status
pnlDECIMAL(12,2)Profit or loss from the execution
Tablesusersexecutions
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