[blackcat] L2 Ehlers Zero Mean Roofing Filter

31 oct 2020

Level: 2

Background

John F. Ehlers introuced Zero Mean Roofing Filter in his "Cycle Analytics for Traders" chapter 7 on 2013.


Function

The HP-LP Roofing Filter output still contains all of these frequency components. The only way we can reduce the effect of these lower-frequency components is to introduce another high-pass filter, adding an additional 6 dB per octave roll-off, so that the net effect of the filter is as originally surmised. Dr. Ehlers have added Filt2 to the code in "Zero Mean Roofing Filter". Note that in addition to establishing a nominally zero mean, removal of the longer cycle components caused by spectral dilation removes lag from the roofing filter output.

Key Signal

Filt2 --> Zero Mean Roofing Filter fast line
Trigger --> Zero Mean Roofing Filter slow line

Pros and Cons

100% John F. Ehlers definition translation of original work, even variable names are the same. This help readers who would like to use pine to read his book. If you had read his works, then you will be quite familiar with my code style.

Remarks

The 42th script for Blackcat1402 John F. Ehlers Week publication.

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