Stochastic PC [BigBitsIO]

10 jun 2020

This script is a very simple stochastic calculation similar to Stochastic RSI that calculates a stochastic value of a moving average of the percentage price change. The purpose of the indicator is to find positive and negative volatility momentum peaks which might be able to help identify changes in trends. Like other stochastic indicators, it may be best used in combination with other indicators.

Explained:
- First gets the % change for the candle from open to close. Green candles produce positive values, red candles produce negative values.
- Then it creates a moving average of that number to try and reduce impacts of very large moves, although this can be changed with the super-fast smoothed length setting. Set it to 1 to remove all smoothing.
- After that, it creates a K value using a stochastic calculation based on the range of the price change moving average we created in the previous step. Set the smoothK to one to use a fast stochastic calculation, it is a slow stochastic calculation by default (3-period SMA of stochastic)
- Finally, to create the D value it calculates a 3-period SMA of the K value.

FAQ:
- Why is this script useful?
- This script can help identify the peaks and valleys of volatility momentum

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