RSI()

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Description

Rsi() returns a Relative Strength Index value.

 

 

Syntax

 

 

Parameters

SERIES

Use the SERIES parameter when you are referencing a study value. In chart windows, values are displayed in decimals. In quote windows, values are displayed in the units of the underlying instrument.

 

INPUT

Use the INPUT parameter when you are referencing an overlay value.

 

periods

The period parameter defines the number of bars to use in the calculation.

 

<shift>

Optional. A number, positive or negative, enclosed in brackets defining the number of bars (periods) to shift the formula line. Typically used only in formulas that will be displayed in chart windows.

 

 

Return Value

A Relative Strength Index value.

 

 

Examples

RSI_EX1(SERIES,PERIOD=14)=RSI(SERIES,PERIOD)

 

RSI_EX2(INPUT,PERIOD=14)=RSI(INPUT,PERIOD[1])

 

 

Comments

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the RSI is an overbought/oversold indicator. Traditionally, the RSI employs a 14-period data set.