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%R

Williams %R (%R, Williams� Percent Range) is a momentum indicator that fluctuates between 0 and -100 and displays overbought and oversold levels.

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

Calculation

The formula for calculating the Williams� Percent Range indicator is similar to that used for calculating the Stochastic Oscillator:

%R = - (MAX(HIGH(i - n)) - CLOSE(i)) / (MAX(HIGH(i - n)) - MIN(LOW(i - n))) * 100

where:

CLOSE(i) - today's closing price;
MAX(HIGH(i - n)) - the highest maximum of the past n periods;
MIN(LOW(i - n)) - the lowest minimum of the past n periods.

The value of n is set as the indicator parameter.

IndicatorWilliamsR

See Also

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