Price Oscillator

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Description

The Price Oscillator is an indicator based on the difference between two moving averages, and is expressed as either a percentage or in absolute terms.

 

... Courtesy of StockCharts

 

 

Syntax

PriceOscillator(int fast, int slow, int smooth)
PriceOscillator(ISeries<double> input, int fast, int slow, int smooth)

 

Returns default value
PriceOscillator(int fast, int slow, int smooth)[int barsAgo]
PriceOscillator(ISeries<double> input, int fast, int slow, int smooth)[int barsAgo]

 

 

Return Value

double; Accessing this method via an index value [int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar.

 

 

Parameters

fast

The number of bars to calculate the fast EMA

input

Indicator source data (?)

slow

The number of bars to calculate the slow EMA

smooth

The number of bars to calculate the EMA signal line

 

 

Example

ns

// Prints the current value of a 20 period PriceOscillator using default price type
double value = PriceOscillator(12, 26, 9)[0];
Print("The current PriceOscillator value is " + value.ToString());

 

 

Source Code

You can view this indicator method source code by selecting the menu New > NinjaScript Editor > Indicators within the NinjaTrader Control Center window.