- DXcharts Web
- Release notes
- Version 5.13.2
- Version 5.13.1
- Version 5.13.0
- Version 5.12.2
- Version 5.12.0
- Version 5.11.1
- Version 5.11.0
- Version 5.10.3
- Version 5.10.2
- Version 5.10.1
- Version 5.10.0
- Version 5.9.2
- Version 5.9.1
- Version 5.9.0
- Version 5.8.3
- Version 5.8.0
- Version 5.6.8
- Version 5.5.0
- Version 5.4.0
- Version 5.3.0
- Version 5.2.1
- Version 5.0.0
- Version 4.9.0
- Version 4.8.0
- Version 4.6.0
- Version 4.5.0
- Version 4.4.0
- Version 4.1.0
- Version 3.5.0
- Version 3.0.0
- News and updates
- Chart types
- Tools
- Drawings
- Indicators
- A-B
- C-D
- Center of Gravity Oscillator (COG)
- Chaikin Oscillator (CHO)
- Chaikin Volatility (CHV)
- Chande Momentum Oscillator (CMO)
- Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
- Commodity Selection Index (CSI)
- Day Open-Close
- DeMarker (DeM)
- Detrended Price Osc (DPO)
- Directional Movement Index
- Double Exponential Moving Average
- Dynamic Momentum Index (DYMI)
- E-F
- G-L
- M-N
- O-Q
- R-S
- Rate of Change (ROC)
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Relative Vigor Index (RVI)
- Relative Vigor Index Simple Moving Average (RVIMA)
- Relative Volatility Index (RVI)
- Schaff Trend Cycle (STC)
- Simple Moving Average (SMA)
- Simple Moving Average Envelope (SMAE)
- Slow Stochastic
- Smoothed Moving Average (SMMA)
- Smoothed Moving Average Envelope (SMMAE)
- Smoothed Rate of Change (SROC)
- Spearman
- Standard Deviation
- Standard Deviation Channel (SDC)
- Standard Deviation Volatility
- Standard Error Bands (SEB)
- Stoller Average Range Channel Bands (STARC)
- Swing Index (SI)
- T-U
- V-Z
- Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF)
- Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)
- WaveTrend (WT)
- WaveTrend with Crosses
- Weighted Close
- Weighted Moving Average (WMA)
- Weighted Moving Average Envelope
- Wilders Smoothing
- Williams Accumulation/Distribution (Williams AD)
- Williams Alligator
- Williams Fractal
- Williams Percent Range (WPR)
- Zig Zag
- Chart settings
- Keyboard navigation
- DXcharts API
- Release notes
- DXcharts Android/iOS
- Release Notes
- Instrument search
- Aggregation period
- Indicators
- A-B
- C-D
- Center of Gravity Oscillator (COG)
- Chaikin Oscillator (CHO)
- Chaikin Volatility (CHV)
- Chande Momentum Oscillator (CMO)
- Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
- Commodity Selection Index (CSI)
- Day Open-Close
- DeMarker (DeM)
- Detrended Price Osc (DPO)
- Directional Movement Index
- Double Exponential Moving Average
- Dynamic Momentum Index (DYMI)
- E-F
- G-L
- M-N
- O-Q
- R-S
- Rate of Change (ROC)
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Relative Vigor Index (RVI)
- Relative Vigor Index Simple Moving Average (RVIMA)
- Relative Volatility Index (RVI)
- Schaff Trend Cycle (STC)
- Simple Moving Average (SMA)
- Simple Moving Average Envelope (SMAE)
- Slow Stochastic
- Smoothed Moving Average (SMMA)
- Smoothed Moving Average Envelope (SMMAE)
- Smoothed Rate of Change (SROC)
- Spearman
- Standard Deviation
- Standard Deviation Channel (SDC)
- Standard Deviation Volatility
- Standard Error Bands (SEB)
- Stoller Average Range Channel Bands (STARC)
- Swing Index (SI)
- T-U
- V-Z
- Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF)
- Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP)
- WaveTrend (WT)
- WaveTrend with Crosses
- Weighted Close
- Weighted Moving Average (WMA)
- Weighted Moving Average Envelope
- Wilders Smoothing
- Williams Accumulation/Distribution (Williams AD)
- Williams Alligator
- Williams Fractal
- Williams Percent Range (WPR)
- Zig Zag
- Drawings
- Settings
- Chart types
- Trading from Chart
- DarkLight
Momentum
- DarkLight
Momentum is an indicator that quantifies acceleration and deceleration of the market prices over a specified period of time. The indicator line fluctuates above or below the zero line indicating uptrend (crosses above the zero line) or downtrend (crosses below the zero line).
Momentum = (Price today / Price n periods ago) x 100
where:
Price – the data price source
INPUTS
Input | Description |
---|---|
Length | The number of bars to go back to find the past price |
Price |
---|
The following data sources are available for calculation of the EMA:
|
PLOTS
The plot renders the data you are working with on the chart. You can show/hide a plot by clicking the corresponding item in the settings. Every plot has a set of basic settings that you can change: color, weight, and type.
Plot | Description |
---|---|
Momentum | The Momentum plot |
Zero | The zero level |
Color |
---|
Click the color rectangle under the plot's name to open the palette. Use the slider at the bottom to set the opacity of the color. To create a custom color:
The custom-created colors are added to your palette. To remove a custom color, drag it out of the palette. |
Weight |
Change the value (in px) to adjust the thickness of the plot. |
Type |
The following plot types are available:
|
OVERLAYING
Check Overlaying to display the indicator on the chart. Otherwise, the indicator is shown in a study pane down below.