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AO

The Awesome Oscillator (AO) is a classic technical indicator constructed by subtracting moving averages (SMA) with different periods.

To use the indicator, the AwesomeOscillator class should be used.

Calculation

The Awesome Oscillator histogram is a 34-period simple moving average constructed on the central values of bars (H+L) / 2, subtracted from a 5-period simple moving average on the central points (H+L) / 2. Thus, the slow moving average line is subtracted from the fast one, to get an idea of the strength of price movement and its further intentions.

MEDIAN PRICE = (HIGH + LOW) / 2
AO = SMA (MEDIAN PRICE, 5) � SMA (MEDIAN PRICE, 34), where

MEDIAN PRICE � median price
HIGH � the highest price of the bar
LOW � the lowest price of the bar
SMA � simple moving average

The values are taken for the classic indicator, and in the settings, it is always possible to specify your own parameters.

IndicatorAwesomeOscillator

See Also

Bollinger Bands