Oscillators
Momentum
Compares today's price with the price a set number of candles ago: above 100 means higher, below 100 lower.
Die Idee in einfachen Worten
The simplest way to measure speed: how much has the price changed over the last N candles? If that change is getting smaller, the move is slowing down.
So wird gerechnet
Today's close divided by the close N candles ago, times 100.
Momentum = close ÷ close N candles ago × 100 (default N = 14)Anwendung
- Crossing above 100: the price is higher than N candles ago (upward momentum).
- Peaks in Momentum often come before peaks in price.
Schlüsse ziehen
- Falling Momentum while the price still rises shows a slowing advance, not yet a reversal.
Beispiel
EURUSD is at 1.0950; 14 candles ago it was 1.0800. Momentum = 1.0950 ÷ 1.0800 × 100 = 101.4.
Kurse in Beispielen dienen der Veranschaulichung.
Worauf man achten sollte
- It reacts to the price N candles ago too: a big candle dropping out of the window can move it.
Ein wenig Geschichte
One of the oldest technical indicators, a direct measure of rate of change.
Nur Bildungsinhalte. Kein Indikator und kein Muster sagt die Zukunft voraus, und nichts hier ist eine Anlageberatung.