Package TTR': R Topics Documented

Package ‘TTR’
December 15, 2019

Type Package
Title Technical Trading Rules
Version 0.23-6
Author Joshua Ulrich
Maintainer Joshua Ulrich <[email protected]>
Imports xts (>= 0.10-0), zoo, curl
LinkingTo xts
Enhances quantmod
Suggests RUnit
Description Functions and data to construct technical trading rules with R.
License GPL (>= 2)
URL https://github.com/joshuaulrich/TTR
BugReports https://github.com/joshuaulrich/TTR/issues
NeedsCompilation yes
Repository CRAN
Date/Publication 2019-12-15 17:00:02 UTC
R topics documented:
adjRatios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ADX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ATR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BBands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
chaikinAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
chaikinVolatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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DonchianChannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
EMV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
GMMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
KST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
lags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MACD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
OBV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
PBands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ROC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
rollSFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
RSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
runPercentRank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
runSum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SNR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
stoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
stockSymbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
TDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
TRIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
TTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ttrc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ultimateOscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
williamsAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
WPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
ZigZag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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adjRatios Split and dividend adjustment ratios
Description
Create split and dividend adjustment ratio vectors.
Usage
adjRatios(splits, dividends, close)

ADX 3
Arguments
splits Split series that is coercible to xts.
dividends Dividend series that is coercible to xts.
close Close price series that is coercible to xts.
Details
• If only splits is provided, the resulting object will only have as many observations as splits.
• If splits and close are provided, the resulting object will have as many observations as
max(NROW(splits),NROW(close)).
• close is required if dividends is provided.
Value
A xts object containing the columns:
Split The split adjustment ratio.

Div The dividend adjustment ratio.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
ADX Welles Wilder’s Directional Movement Index
Description
Directional Movement Index; developed by J. Welles Wilder.
Usage
ADX(HLC, n = 14, maType, ...)
Arguments
HLC Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains High-Low-Close prices.
n Number of periods to use for DX calculation (not ADX calculation).
maType A function or a string naming the function to be called.
... Other arguments to be passed to the maType function.
Details
The DIp/DIn (positive/negative) is the percentage of the true range that is up/down.
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Value
A object of the same class as HLC or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
DIp The positive Direction Index.

DIn The negative Direction Index.
DX The Direction Index.
ADX The Average Direction Index (trend strength).
Note
A buy/sell signal is generated when the +/-DI crosses up over the -/+DI, when the DX/ADX signals
a strong trend. A high/low DX signals a strong/weak trend. DX is usually smoothed with a moving
average (i.e. the ADX).
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
The following site(s) were used to code/document this indicator:

http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/DI.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/DX.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ADX.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ADXR.htm
https://www.metastock.com/Customer/Resources/TAAZ/?p=49
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/directional-indicator-diplus-diminus
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/adx-avg-directional-movement
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/adxr-avg-directional-movement-rating
http://www.stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:
average_directional_index_adx
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. The DX calculation uses
ATR. See aroon, CCI, TDI, VHF, GMMA for other indicators that measure trend direction/strength.
Examples
data(ttrc)
dmi.adx <- ADX(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
aroon 5
aroon Aroon
Description
The Aroon indicator attempts to identify starting trends. The indicator consists of up and down
lines, which measure how long it has been since the highest high/lowest low has occurred in the last
n periods. Developed by Tushar Chande in 1995.
Usage
aroon(HL, n = 20)
Arguments
HL Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains either a High-Low price
series, or a Close price series.
n Number of periods to use in the calculation.
Details
Aroon up (down) is the elapsed time, expressed as a percentage, between today and the highest
(lowest) price in the last n periods. If today’s price is a new high (low) Aroon up (down) will be
100. Each subsequent period without another new high (low) causes Aroon up (down) to decrease
by (1 / n) x 100.
Value
A object of the same class as HL or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
aroonUp The Aroon up indicator.

aroonDn The Aroon down indicator.
oscillator The Aroon oscillator (aroonUp -aroonDn).
Note
If High-Low prices are given, the function calculates the max/min using the high/low prices. Oth-
erwise the function calculates the max/min of the single series.
Up (down) trends are indicated when the aroonUp(Dn) is between 70 and 100. Strong trends are
indicated when when the aroonUp(Dn) is above 70 while the aroonDn(Up) is below 30. Also,
crossovers may be useful.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
6 ATR
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/Aroon.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/AroonOscillator.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/aroon-arn
http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:aroon
See Also
See CCI, ADX, TDI, VHF, GMMA for other indicators that measure trend direction/strength.
Examples
## Get Data and Indicator ##

data(ttrc)
trend <- aroon( ttrc[,c("High", "Low")], n=20 )
ATR True Range / Average True Range
Description
True range (TR) is a measure of volatility of a High-Low-Close series; average true range (ATR) is
a Welles Wilder’s style moving average of the TR. Developed by J. Welles Wilder in 1978.
Usage
ATR(HLC, n = 14, maType, ...)
Arguments
n Number of periods for moving average.
Details
TR incorporates yesterday’s close in the calculation (high minus low). E.g. if yesterday’s close was
higher than today’s high, then the TR would equal yesterday’s close minus today’s low.
The ATR is a component of the Welles Wilder Directional Movement Index (DX, ADX).
BBands 7
Value
tr The true range of the series.

atr The average (as specified by ma) true range of the series.
trueHigh The true high of the series.
trueLow The true low of the series.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/TR.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ATR.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/true-range-tr
average_true_range_atr
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See DX, which uses true
range. See chaikinVolatility for another volatility measure.
Examples
data(ttrc)
atr <- ATR(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")], n=14)
BBands Bollinger Bands
Description
Bollinger Bands are a way to compare a security’s volatility and price levels over a period of time.
Developed by John Bollinger.
Usage
BBands(HLC, n = 20, maType, sd = 2, ...)
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Arguments
HLC Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains High-Low-Close prices. If
only a univariate series is given, it will be used. See details.
sd The number of standard deviations to use.
Details
Bollinger Bands consist of three lines:
The middle band is generally a 20-period SMA of the typical price ([high + low + close]/3). The
upper and lower bands are sd standard deviations (generally 2) above and below the MA.
The middle band is usually calculated using the typical price, but if a univariate series (e.g. Close,
Weighted Close, Median Price, etc.) is provided, it will be used instead.
Value
dn The lower Bollinger Band.
mavg The middle Moving Average (see notes).
up The upper Bollinger Band.
pctB The %B calculation.
Note
Using any moving average other than SMA will result in inconsistencies between the moving av-
erage calculation and the standard deviation calculation. Since, by definition, a rolling standard
deviation uses a simple moving average.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/Bollinger.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/BollingerWidth.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/bollinger-bands
bollinger_bands
bollinger_band_width
CCI 9
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section.
Examples
## The examples below show the differences between using a

## High-Low-Close series, and just a close series when
## calculating Bollinger Bands.
data(ttrc)
bbands.HLC <- BBands( ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")] )
bbands.close <- BBands( ttrc[,"Close"] )
CCI Commodity Channel Index
Description
The Commodity Channel Index (CCI) attempts to identify starting and ending trends.
Usage
CCI(HLC, n = 20, maType, c = 0.015, ...)
Arguments
c Constant to apply to the mean deviation.
Details
CCI relates the current price and the average of price over n periods. The CCI usually falls in a
channel of -100 to 100. A basic CCI trading system is: Buy (sell) if CCI rises above 100 (falls
below -100) and sell (buy) when it falls below 100 (rises above -100).
CCI is usually calculated using the typical price, but if a univariate series (e.g. Close, Weighted
Close, Median Price, etc.) is provided, it will be used instead.
Value
A object of the same class as HLC or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the CCI values.
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Note
If HLC is a High-Low-Close matrix, then typical price will be calculated. If HLC is a vector, then
those values will be used instead of the typical price.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/CCI.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/cci-commodity-channel-index
commodity_channel_index_cci
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See aroon, ADX, TDI,
VHF, GMMA for other indicators that measure trend direction/strength.
Examples
data(ttrc)
cci <- CCI(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
chaikinAD Chaikin Accumulation / Distribution
Description
The Chaikin Accumulation / Distribution (AD) line is a measure of the money flowing into or out
of a security. It is similar to On Balance Volume (OBV). Developed by Marc Chaikin.
Usage
chaikinAD(HLC, volume)
Arguments
volume Vector or matrix of volume observations corresponding to the HLC object.
chaikinVolatility 11
Details
The AD line is similar to OBV; the difference is that OBV sums volume multiplied by +/- 1 if the
close is higher/lower than the previous close, while the AD line multiplies volume by the close
location value (CLV).
Value
A object of the same class as HLC and volume or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the accumu-
lation / distribution values.
Note
The Accumulation/Distribution Line is interpreted by looking for a divergence in the direction of
the indicator relative to price.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/AccumDist.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/accumulation-distribution
accumulation_distribution_line
See Also
See OBV, and CLV.
Examples
data(ttrc)
ad <- chaikinAD(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")], ttrc[,"Volume"])
chaikinVolatility Chaikin Volatility
Description
Chaikin Volatility measures the rate of change of the security’s trading range. Developed by Marc
Chaikin.
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Usage
chaikinVolatility(HL, n = 10, maType, ...)
Arguments
HL Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains High-Low prices.
Details
The Chaikin Volatility indicator defines volatility as an increase in the difference between the high
and low.
Value
A object of the same class as HL or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Chaikin Volatility
values.
Note
A rapid increase in Chaikin Volatility indicates an approaching bottom. A slow decrease in Chaikin
Volatility indicates an approaching top.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ChaikinVolatility.htm
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See TR for another
volatility measure.
Examples
data(ttrc)
volatility <- chaikinVolatility(ttrc[,c("High","Low")])
CLV 13
CLV Close Location Value
Description
The Close Location Value (CLV) relates the day’s close to its trading range.
Usage
CLV(HLC)
Arguments
Details
The CLV will fall in a range of -1 to +1. If the CLV is +/-1, the close is at the high/low; if the CLV
is 0, the close is directly between the high and low.
Value
A object of the same class as HLC or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Close Location Values
of a High-Low-Close price series.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:accumulation_
distribution_line
See Also
See chaikinAD, which uses CLV.
Examples
data(ttrc)
clv <- CLV(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
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CMF Chaikin Money Flow
Description
Chaikin Money Flow compares total volume over the last n time periods to total volume times the
Close Location Value (CLV) over the last n time periods. Developed by Marc Chaikin.
Usage
CMF(HLC, volume, n = 20)
Arguments
volume Vector or matrix of volume observations corresponding to the HLC object.
n Number of periods to use.
Details
Chaikin Money Flow is calculated by taking dividing the sum of the Chaikin Accumulation / Dis-
tribution line over the past n periods by the sum of volume over the past n periods.
Value
A object of the same class as HLC and volume or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Chaikin
Money Flow values.
Note
When Chaikin Money Flow is above/below +/- 0.25 it is a bullish/bearish signal. If Chaikin Money
Flow remains below zero while the price is rising, it indicates a probable reversal.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ChaikinMoneyFlow.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/chaikin-money-flow-cmf
http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:chaikin_
money_flow_cmf
CMO 15
See Also
See CLV, and chaikinAD.
Examples
data(ttrc)
cmf <- CMF(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")], ttrc[,"Volume"])
CMO Chande Momentum Oscillator
Description
The Chande Momentum Oscillator (CMO) is a modified RSI. Developed by Tushar S. Chande.
Usage
CMO(x, n = 14)
Arguments
x Price, volume, etc. series that is coercible to xts or matrix.
Details
The CMO divides the total movement by the net movement ([up - down] / [up + down]), where RSI
divides the upward movement by the net movement (up / [up + down]).
Value
A object of the same class as x or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing Chande Momentum Oscil-
lator values.
Note
There are several ways to interpret the CMO:
1. Values over/under +/- 50 indicate overbought/oversold conditions.

2. High CMO values indicate strong trends.
3. When the CMO crosses above/below a moving average of the CMO, it is a buy/sell signal.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
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References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/CMO.htm
See Also
See RSI.
Examples
data(ttrc)
cmo <- CMO(ttrc[,"Close"])
DonchianChannel Donchian Channel
Description
Donchian Channels were created by Richard Donchian and were used to generate buy and sell
signals for the Turtle Trading system.
Usage
DonchianChannel(HL, n = 10, include.lag = FALSE)
Arguments
include.lag Should values be lagged so that today’s prices are not included in the calcula-
tion? See Note.
Details
Donchian Channels consist of two (sometimes three) lines:
The top line is the highest high of the past n periods. The bottom line is the lowest low of the past
n periods. The middle line is the average of the top and bottom lines.
Value
A object of the same class as HL or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
high The highest high series.
mid The average of high and low.
low The lowest low series.
DPO 17
Note
The default of include.lag=FALSE makes DonchainChannel consistent with other TTR functions,
in that it includes the current period in the calculation.
The default is different than the original calculation, which would calculate the indicator using
periods t-1 through t-n. Setting include.lag=TRUE will return the result of the original calculation.
The default of this argument may change in the future.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/donchian-channels
See Also
See BBands.
Examples
data(ttrc)
dc <- DonchianChannel( ttrc[,c("High","Low")] )
DPO De-Trended Price Oscillator
Description
The Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO) removes the trend in prices - or other series - by subtracting
a moving average of the price from the price.
Usage
DPO(x, n = 10, maType, shift = n/2 + 1, percent = FALSE, ...)
Arguments
shift The number of periods to shift the moving average.
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percent logical; if TRUE, the percentage difference between the slow and fast moving
averages is returned, otherwise the difference between the respective averages is
returned.
Details
The Detrended Price shows cycles and overbought / oversold conditions.
Value
A object of the same class as x or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the DPO values.
Warning
The detrended price oscillator removes the trend in the series by centering the moving average.
Centering the moving average causes it to include future data. Therefore, even though this indicator
looks like a classic oscillator, it should not be used for trading rule signals.
Note
DPO does not extend to the last date because it is based on a displaced moving average. The
calculation shifts the results shift periods, so the last shift periods will be zero.
As stated above, the DPO can be used on any univariate series, not just price.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
detrended_price_osci
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See MACD for a general
oscillator.
Examples
data(ttrc)
priceDPO <- DPO(ttrc[,"Close"])
volumeDPO <- DPO(ttrc[,"Volume"])
DVI 19
DVI DV Intermediate Oscillator
Description
The DV Intermediate oscillator (DVI) is a very smooth momentum oscillator that can also be used
as a trend indicator. Created by David Varadi.
Usage
DVI(price, n = 252, wts = c(0.8, 0.2), smooth = 3, magnitude = c(5, 100,
5), stretch = c(10, 100, 2), exact.multiplier = 1)
Arguments
price Price series that is coercible to xts or matrix.
n Number of periods for the percent rank.
wts The weight given to the smoothed returns (magnitude) component and the up/down
days (stretch) component, respectively.
smooth The number of periods to smooth price.
magnitude A set of 3 periods used to smooth magnitude.
stretch A set of 3 periods used to smooth stretch.
exact.multiplier
The weight applied to identical values in the window. See runPercentRank.
Details
The DVI combines smoothed returns over different time windows and the relative number of up
versus down days (stretch) over different time windows.
Value
A object of the same class as price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the DVI values.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://cssanalytics.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/what-is-the-dvi/
http://marketsci.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/css-analytics%E2%80%99-dvi-indicator-revealed/
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Examples
data(ttrc)
dvi <- DVI(ttrc[,"Close"])
EMV Arms’ Ease of Movement Value
Description
Arms’ Ease of Movement Value (EMV) emphasizes days where the security moves easily and
minimizes days where the security does not move easily. Developed by Richard W. Arms, Jr.
Usage
EMV(HL, volume, n = 9, maType, vol.divisor = 10000, ...)
Arguments
volume Vector or matrix of volume observations corresponding to the HL object.
vol.divisor An increment to make the results larger and easier to work with.
Details
The EMV is calculated by dividing the midpoint ([high + low]/2) move by the ’Box Ratio’ (volume
divided by the high minus low).
Value
A object of the same class as HL and volume or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
emv The ease of movement values.

maEMV The smoothed (as specified by ma) ease of movement values.
Note
A buy/sell signal is generated when the EMV crosses above/below zero. When the EMV hovers
around zero, there are small price movements and/or high volume, and the price is not moving
easily.
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Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ArmsEMV.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/arms-ease-movement
See Also
Examples
data(ttrc)
emv <- EMV(ttrc[,c("High","Low")], ttrc[,"Volume"])
GMMA Guppy Multiple Moving Averages
Description
Calculate the Guppy Multiple Moving Average of a series.
Usage
GMMA(x, short = c(3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15), long = c(30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60),
maType)
Arguments
short Vector of short-term periods.
long Vector of long-term periods.
maType Either:
1. A function or a string naming the function to be called.
2. A list with the first component like (1) above, and additional parameters
specified as named components. See Examples.
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Details
The Guppy Multiple Moving Average signals a changing trend when the short and long groups of
moving averages intersect. An up/down trend exists when the short/long-term moving averages are
greater than the long/short-term averages.
Value
A object of the same class as x or price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Guppy Multiple
Moving Average.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/guppy-multiple-moving-average.asp
See Also
See aroon, CCI, ADX, VHF, TDI for other indicators that measure trend direction/strength.
Examples
data(ttrc)
gmma <- GMMA(ttrc[,"Close"])
KST Know Sure Thing
Description
The Know Sure Thing (KST) is a smooth, summed, rate of change indicator. Developed by Martin
Pring.
Usage
KST(price, n = c(10, 10, 10, 15), nROC = c(10, 15, 20, 30), nSig = 9,
maType, wts = 1:NROW(n), ...)
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Arguments
n A vector of the number of periods to use in the MA calculations.
nROC A vector of the number of periods to use in the ROC calculations.
nSig The number of periods to use for the KST signal line.
maType Either:
wts A vector the same length as n, of the weight for each period (need not sum to
one).
... Other arguments to be passed to the maType function in case (1) above.
Details
For each day (week, month, etc.), the KST calculates the ROC over several periods. Those ROCs
are smoothed using the given moving averages, then multiplied by their respective weighting values.
The resulting values are summed for each day (month, week, etc.).
Value
A object of the same class as price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Know Sure Thing
values.
Note
The KST indicates bullish/bearish momentum as it crosses above/below its moving average. Be-
cause the KST tends to lead price action, look for trend confirmation in the price.
The default arguments are for the daily KST. There is also the Long-Term KST, with arguments:
n=c(9,12,18,24) - where the periods are months, not days - and the moving average periods are
6, 6, 6, and 9 months, respectively.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112957/http://www.pring.com/movieweb/daily_kst.
htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20100101162707/http://www.pring.com/movieweb/KST_MCM.
htm
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See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See ROC for the rate-of-
change function. See MACD for a generic oscillator.
Examples
data(ttrc)
kst <- KST(ttrc[,"Close"])
kst4MA <- KST(ttrc[,"Close"],

maType=list(list(SMA),list(EMA),list(DEMA),list(WMA)))
lags Miscellaneous Tools
Description
Various functions that may be useful in designing technical trading rules.
Usage
lags(x, n = 1)
growth(price, signals, ...)
naCheck(x, n = 0)
Arguments
x Object that is coercible to xts or matrix.
signals Signals to use (defaults to vector of ones). Use ’0’ for no position, ’1’ for long
position, and ’-1’ for short position.
... Further arguments to be passed from or to other methods.
Details
growth calculates the growth of an investment using given prices and signals.
lags calculates the lags of a given series.
Value
growth returns a vector of the growth of the investment.
lags returns a matrix of lagged values of the original vector.
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Note
In growth you can specify the number of periods and type of compounding to use when calculating
returns of the price series via the '...' argument.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
MACD MACD Oscillator
Description
The MACD was developed by Gerald Appel and is probably the most popular price oscillator. The
MACD function documented in this page compares a fast moving average (MA) of a series with a
slow MA of the same series. It can be used as a generic oscillator for any univariate series, not only
price.
Usage
MACD(x, nFast = 12, nSlow = 26, nSig = 9, maType, percent = TRUE, ...)
Arguments
x Object that is coercible to xts or matrix; usually price, but can be volume, etc.
nFast Number of periods for fast moving average.
nSlow Number of periods for slow moving average.
nSig Number of periods for signal moving average.
maType Either:
percent logical; if TRUE, the percentage difference between the fast and slow moving
averages is returned, otherwise the difference between the respective averages is
returned.
Details
The MACD function either subtracts the fast MA from the slow MA, or finds the rate of change
between the fast MA and the slow MA.
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Value
A object of the same class as x or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
macd The price (volume, etc.) oscillator.

signal The oscillator signal line (a moving average of the oscillator).
Note
The MACD is a special case of the general oscillator applied to price. The MACD can be used as a
general oscillator applied to any series. Time periods for the MACD are often given as 26 and 12,
but the original formula used exponential constants of 0.075 and 0.15, which are closer to 25.6667
and 12.3333 periods.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD):
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/MACD.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/macd
moving_average_convergence_divergence_macd
Price Oscillator:
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/PriceOscillator.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/PriceOscillatorPct.htm
price_oscillators_ppo
Volume Oscillator:
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/PVO.htm
See Also
Examples
data(ttrc)
macd <- MACD( ttrc[,"Close"], 12, 26, 9, maType="EMA" )

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macd2 <- MACD( ttrc[,"Close"], 12, 26, 9,

maType=list(list(SMA), list(EMA, wilder=TRUE), list(SMA)) )
MFI Money Flow Index
Description
The MFI is a ratio of positive and negative money flow over time.
Usage
MFI(HLC, volume, n = 14)
Arguments
volume Vector or matrix of volume observations corresponding to HLC object.
Details
Money Flow (MF) is the product of price and volume. Positive/negative MF occur when today’s
price is higher/lower than yesterday’s price. The MFI is calculated by dividing positive MF by
negative MF for the past n periods. It is then scaled between 0 and 100.
MFI is usually calculated using the typical price, but if a univariate series (e.g. Close, Weighted
Close, Median Price, etc.) is provided, it will be used instead.
Value
A object of the same class as HLC and volume or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the MFI
values.
Note
Divergence between MFI and price can be indicative of a reversal. In addition, values above/below
80/20 indicate market tops/bottoms.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
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References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/default.htm?url=MoneyFlowIndex.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/money-flow-index-mfi
http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:money_
flow_index_mfi
See Also
See OBV and CMF.
Examples
data(ttrc)
mfi <- MFI(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")], ttrc[,"Volume"])
OBV On Balance Volume (OBV)
Description
On Balance Volume (OBV) is a measure of the money flowing into or out of a security. It is similar
to Chaikin Accumulation / Distribution.
Usage
OBV(price, volume)
Arguments
volume Volume series that is coercible to xts or matrix, that corresponds to price object.
Details
OBV is calculated by adding (subtracting) each day’s volume to a running cumulative total when
the security’s price closes higher (lower).
Value
A object of the same class as price and volume or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the OBV
values.
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Note
OBV is usually compared with the price chart of the underlying security to look for divergences/confirmation.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References

http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/OBV.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/balance-open-interest
on_balance_volume_obv
See Also
See chaikinAD.
Examples
data(ttrc)
obv <- OBV(ttrc[,"Close"], ttrc[,"Volume"])
PBands Construct (optionally further smoothed and centered ) volatility bands

around prices
Description
John Bollinger’s famous adaptive volatility bands most often use the typical price of an HLC series,
or may be calculated on a univariate price series (see BBands).
Usage
PBands(prices, n = 20, maType = "SMA", sd = 2, ..., fastn = 2,

centered = FALSE, lavg = FALSE)
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Arguments
prices A univariate series of prices.
n Number of periods to average over.
sd The number of standard deviations to use.
... any other pass-thru parameters, usually for function named by maType.
fastn Number of periods to use for smoothing higher-frequency ’noise’.
centered Whether to center the bands around a series adjusted for high frequency noise,
default FALSE.
lavg Whether to use a longer (n*2) smoothing period for centering, default FALSE.
Details
This function applies a second moving average denoted by fastn to filter out higher-frequency
noise, making the bands somewhat more stable to temporary fluctuations and spikes.
If centered is TRUE, the function also further smoothes and centers the bands around a centerline
adjusted to remove this higher frequency noise. If lavg is also TRUE, the smoothing applied for the
middle band (but not the volatility bands) is doubled to further smooth the price-response function.
If you have multiple different price series in prices, and want to use this function, call this functions
using lapply(prices,PBands,...).
Value
A object of the same class as prices or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
dn The lower price volatility Band.

center The smoothed centerline (see details).
up The upper price volatility Band.
Author(s)
Brian G. Peterson
See Also
BBands
Examples
data(ttrc)
pbands.close <- PBands( ttrc[,"Close"] )
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ROC Rate of Change / Momentum
Description
Calculate the (rate of) change of a series over n periods.
Usage
ROC(x, n = 1, type = c("continuous", "discrete"), na.pad = TRUE)
momentum(x, n = 1, na.pad = TRUE)
Arguments

type Compounding type; either "continuous" (the default) or "discrete".
na.pad Should periods prior to n be appended? Default is TRUE.
Details
The ROC indicator provides the percentage difference of a series over two observations, while the
momentum indicator simply provides the difference.
Value
A object of the same class as x or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the rate-of-change (or
return) values for ROC or a vector containing the differenced price series for momentum.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
Examples
data(ttrc)
roc <- ROC(ttrc[,"Close"])
mom <- momentum(ttrc[,"Close"])
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rollSFM Analysis of Running/Rolling/Moving Windows
Description
Various functions to analyze data over a moving window of periods.
Usage
rollSFM(Ra, Rb, n = 60)
Arguments
Ra Object coercible to xts or matrix, containing the excess return for an individual
security
Rb Object coercible to xts or matrix, containing the market / benchmark return
n Number of periods to use in the window
Value
A object of the same class as Ra (and Rb?) or a vector (if try.xts fails).
rollSFM returns single-factor model parameters and R-squared over a n-period moving window.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
The following site(s) were used to code/document this indicator: http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Simple_linear_regression
RSI Relative Strength Index
Description
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) calculates a ratio of the recent upward price movements to the
absolute price movement. Developed by J. Welles Wilder.
Usage
RSI(price, n = 14, maType, ...)
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Arguments
n Number of periods for moving averages.
maType Either:
Details
The RSI calculation is RSI = 100 -100 / ( 1 + RS ), where RS is the smoothed ratio of ’average’
gains over ’average’ losses. The ’averages’ aren’t true averages, since they’re divided by the value
of n and not the number of periods in which there are gains/losses.
Value
A object of the same class as price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the RSI values.
Note
The RSI is usually interpreted as an overbought/oversold (over 70 / below 30) indicator. Divergence
with price may also be useful. For example, if price is making new highs/lows, but RSI is not, it
could indicate a reversal.
You can calculate a stochastic RSI by using the function stoch on RSI values.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
Relative Strength Index:
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/RSI.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/relative-strength-index-rsi
relative_strength_index_rsi
Stochastic RSI:
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/StochRSI.htm
stochrsi
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See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See CMO for a variation
on RSI.
Examples
data(ttrc)
price <- ttrc[,"Close"]
# Default case
rsi <- RSI(price)
# Case of one 'maType' for both MAs

rsiMA1 <- RSI(price, n=14, maType="WMA", wts=ttrc[,"Volume"])
# Case of two different 'maType's for both MAs

rsiMA2 <- RSI(price, n=14, maType=list(maUp=list(EMA,ratio=1/5),
maDown=list(WMA,wts=1:10)))
runPercentRank Percent Rank over a Moving Window
Description
This function computes a running/rolling percentage rank.
Usage
runPercentRank(x, n = 260, cumulative = FALSE, exact.multiplier = 0.5)
Arguments
x Object coercible to xts or matrix.
n Number of periods to use in the window or, if cumulative=TRUE, the number
of observations to use before the first result is returned. Must be between 1 and
nrow(x), inclusive.
cumulative Logical, use from-inception calculation?
exact.multiplier
The weight applied to identical values in the window. Must be between 0 and 1,
inclusive. See details.
Details
The computation for a percentage rank can vary depending on the weight given to values in the
window identical to the value being ranked. This weight can be set using the exact.multiplier
argument which defaults to 0.5.
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Value
A object of percent ranks over a n-period moving window of the same class as x and y or a vector
(if try.xts fails).
Note
It may be important to note that this computation is different from the one used in Microsoft Excel’s
PERCENTRANK formula. Excel’s computation is rather strange and gives inconsistent results as
it uses interpolation to rank values that are not found within the lookback window.
Author(s)
Charlie Friedemann
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentile_rank
runSum Analysis of Running/Rolling/Moving Windows
Description
Various functions to analyze data over a moving window of periods.
Usage
runSum(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)
runMin(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)
runMax(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)
runMean(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)
runMedian(x, n = 10, non.unique = "mean", cumulative = FALSE)
runCov(x, y, n = 10, use = "all.obs", sample = TRUE, cumulative = FALSE)
runCor(x, y, n = 10, use = "all.obs", sample = TRUE, cumulative = FALSE)
runVar(x, y = NULL, n = 10, sample = TRUE, cumulative = FALSE)
runSD(x, n = 10, sample = TRUE, cumulative = FALSE)

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runMAD(x, n = 10, center = NULL, stat = "median", constant = 1.4826,

non.unique = "mean", cumulative = FALSE)
wilderSum(x, n = 10)
Arguments
x Object coercible to xts or matrix.
n Number of periods to use in the window or, if cumulative=TRUE, the number
of observations to use before the first result is returned. Must be between 1 and
nrow(x), inclusive.
cumulative Logical, use from-inception calculation?
non.unique One of ’mean’, ’max’, or ’min’; which compute their respective statistics for the
two middle values of even-sized samples.
y Object coercible to xts or matrix.
use Only "all.obs" currently implemented.
sample Logical, sample covariance if TRUE (denominator of n-1)
center The values to use as the measure of central tendency, around which to calculate
deviations. The default (NULL) uses the median.
stat Statistic to calculate, one of ’median’ or ’mean’ (e.g. median absolute deviation
or mean absolute deviation, respectively.)
constant Scale factor applied to approximate the standard deviation.
Value
A object of the same class as x and y or a vector (if try.xts fails).
runSum returns sums over a n-period moving window.

runMin returns minimums over a n-period moving window.
runMax returns maximums over a n-period moving window.
runMean returns means over a n-period moving window.
runMedian returns medians over a n-period moving window.
runCov returns covariances over a n-period moving window.
runCor returns correlations over a n-period moving window.
runVar returns variances over a n-period moving window.
runSD returns standard deviations over a n-period moving window.
runMAD returns median/mean absolute deviations over a n-period moving window.
wilderSum retuns a Welles Wilder style weighted sum over a n-period moving window.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
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SAR Parabolic Stop-and-Reverse
Description
The Parabolic Stop-and-Reverse calculates a trailing stop. Developed by J. Welles Wilder.
Usage
SAR(HL, accel = c(0.02, 0.2))
Arguments
accel accel[1]: Acceleration factor.
accel[2]: Maximum acceleration factor.
Details
The calculation for the SAR is quite complex. See the URLs in the references section for calculation
notes.
The SAR assumes that you are always in the market, and calculates the Stop And Reverse point
when you would close a long position and open a short position or vice versa.
Value
A object of the same class as HL or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Parabolic Stop and
Reverse values.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/parabolic-sar-sar
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/SAR.htm
parabolic_sar
See Also
See ATR and ADX, which were also developed by Welles Wilder.
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Examples
data(ttrc)
sar <- SAR(ttrc[,c("High","Low")])
SMA Moving Averages
Description
Calculate various moving averages (MA) of a series.
Usage
SMA(x, n = 10, ...)
EMA(x, n = 10, wilder = FALSE, ratio = NULL, ...)
DEMA(x, n = 10, v = 1, wilder = FALSE, ratio = NULL)
WMA(x, n = 10, wts = 1:n, ...)
EVWMA(price, volume, n = 10, ...)
ZLEMA(x, n = 10, ratio = NULL, ...)
VWAP(price, volume, n = 10, ...)
VMA(x, w, ratio = 1, ...)
HMA(x, n = 20, ...)
ALMA(x, n = 9, offset = 0.85, sigma = 6, ...)
Arguments
n Number of periods to average over. Must be between 1 and nrow(x), inclusive.
... any other passthrough parameters
wilder logical; if TRUE, a Welles Wilder type EMA will be calculated; see notes.
ratio A smoothing/decay ratio. ratio overrides wilder in EMA, and provides addi-
tional smoothing in VMA.
v The ’volume factor’ (a number in [0,1]). See Notes.
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wts Vector of weights. Length of wts vector must equal the length of x, or n (the
default).
volume Volume series that is coercible to xts or matrix, that corresponds to price series,
or a constant. See Notes.
w Vector of weights (in [0,1]) the same length as x.
offset Percentile at which the center of the distribution should occur.
sigma Standard deviation of the distribution.
Details
SMA calculates the arithmetic mean of the series over the past n observations.
EMA calculates an exponentially-weighted mean, giving more weight to recent observations. See
Warning section below.
WMA is similar to an EMA, but with linear weighting if the length of wts is equal to n. If the length
of wts is equal to the length of x, the WMA will use the values of wts as weights.
DEMA is calculated as: DEMA = (1 + v) * EMA(x,n) -EMA(EMA(x,n),n) * v (with the corresponding
wilder and ratio arguments).
EVWMA uses volume to define the period of the MA.
ZLEMA is similar to an EMA, as it gives more weight to recent observations, but attempts to remove
lag by subtracting data prior to (n-1)/2 periods (default) to minimize the cumulative effect.
VWMA and VWAP calculate the volume-weighted moving average price.
VMA calculate a variable-length moving average based on the absolute value of w. Higher (lower)
values of w will cause VMA to react faster (slower).
HMA a WMA of the difference of two other WMAs, making it very reponsive.
ALMA inspired by Gaussian filters. Tends to put less weight on most recent observations, reducing
tendency to overshoot.
Value
A object of the same class as x or price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
SMA Simple moving average.
EMA Exponential moving average.
WMA Weighted moving average.
DEMA Double-exponential moving average.
EVWMA Elastic, volume-weighted moving average.
ZLEMA Zero lag exponential moving average.
VWMA Volume-weighed moving average (same as VWAP).
VWAP Volume-weighed average price (same as VWMA).
VWA Variable-length moving average.
HMA Hull moving average.
ALMA Arnaud Legoux moving average.
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Warning
Some indicators (e.g. EMA, DEMA, EVWMA, etc.) are calculated using the indicators’ own
previous values, and are therefore unstable in the short-term. As the indicator receives more data,
its output becomes more stable. See example below.
Note
For EMA, wilder=FALSE (the default) uses an exponential smoothing ratio of 2/(n+1), while wilder=TRUE
uses Welles Wilder’s exponential smoothing ratio of 1/n. The EMA result is initialized with the n-
period sample average at period n. The exponential decay is applied from that point forward.
Since WMA can accept a weight vector of length equal to the length of x or of length n, it can be used
as a regular weighted moving average (in the case wts=1:n) or as a moving average weighted by
volume, another indicator, etc.
Since DEMA allows adjusting v, it is technically Tim Tillson’s generalized DEMA (GD). When v=1
(the default), the result is the standard DEMA. When v=0, the result is a regular EMA. All other
values of v return the GD result. This function can be used to calculate Tillson’s T3 indicator (see
example below). Thanks to John Gavin for suggesting the generalization.
For EVWMA, if volume is a series, n should be chosen so the sum of the volume for n periods ap-
proximates the total number of outstanding shares for the security being averaged. If volume is a
constant, it should represent the total number of outstanding shares for the security being averaged.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich, Ivan Popivanov (HMA, ALMA)
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ExpMA.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/WeightedMA.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/DEMA.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/T3.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/evwma-elastic-volume-weighted-moving-average
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/ZeroLagExpMA.htm
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/VIDYA.htm
http://www.traderslog.com/hullmovingaverage
http://www.arnaudlegoux.com/
See Also
See wilderSum, which is used in calculating a Welles Wilder type MA.
Examples
data(ttrc)
ema.20 <- EMA(ttrc[,"Close"], 20)
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sma.20 <- SMA(ttrc[,"Close"], 20)

dema.20 <- DEMA(ttrc[,"Close"], 20)
evwma.20 <- EVWMA(ttrc[,"Close"], ttrc[,"Volume"], 20)
zlema.20 <- ZLEMA(ttrc[,"Close"], 20)
alma <- ALMA(ttrc[,"Close"])
hma <- HMA(ttrc[,"Close"])
## Example of Tim Tillson's T3 indicator

T3 <- function(x, n=10, v=1) DEMA(DEMA(DEMA(x,n,v),n,v),n,v)
t3 <- T3(ttrc[,"Close"])
## Example of short-term instability of EMA

## (and other indicators mentioned above)
x <- rnorm(100)
tail( EMA(x[90:100],10), 1 )
tail( EMA(x[70:100],10), 1 )
tail( EMA(x[50:100],10), 1 )
tail( EMA(x[30:100],10), 1 )
tail( EMA(x[10:100],10), 1 )
tail( EMA(x[ 1:100],10), 1 )
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
Description
The n-day SNR for a given market is calculated by taking the absolute price change over an n-day
period and dividing it by the average n-day volatility.
Usage
SNR(HLC, n, ...)
Arguments
... Other arguments to be passed to ATR.
Details
|Ct − Ct−n |
SN Rn =
AT Rn
Using average true range as the volatility measure captures more of the intraday and overnight
volatility in a way that a measurement of Close-to-Close price change does not.
The interpretation is then relatively intuitive: an SNR value of five indicates that the market has
moved five times the volatility (average true range) over the given look-back period.
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Value
A object of the same class as HLC or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the signal to noise ratio.
Author(s)
Peter Carl
References
Skeggs, James and Hill, Alex (2015). Back in Black Part 2: The Opportunity Set for Trend Follow-
ing.
stoch Stochastic Oscillator / Stochastic Momentum Index
Description
The stochastic oscillator is a momentum indicator that relates the location of each day’s close rela-
tive to the high/low range over the past n periods. Developed by George C. Lane in the late 1950s.
The SMI relates the close to the midpoint of the high/low range. Developed by William Blau in
1993.
Usage
stoch(HLC, nFastK = 14, nFastD = 3, nSlowD = 3, maType, bounded = TRUE,
smooth = 1, ...)
SMI(HLC, n = 13, nFast = 2, nSlow = 25, nSig = 9, maType,

bounded = TRUE, ...)
Arguments
nFastK Number of periods for fast %K (i.e. the number of past periods to use).
nFastD Number of periods for fast %D (i.e. the number smoothing periods to apply to
fast %K).
nSlowD Number of periods for slow %D (i.e. the number smoothing periods to apply to
fast %D).
maType Either:
bounded Logical, should current period’s values be used in the calculation?
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smooth Number of internal smoothing periods to be applied before calculating FastK.

See Details.
nFast Number of periods for initial smoothing.
nSlow Number of periods for double smoothing.
nSig Number of periods for signal line.
Details
If a High-Low-Close series is provided, the indicator is calculated using the high/low values. If a
vector is provided, the calculation only uses that series. This allows stochastics to be calculated for:
(1) series that have no HLC definition (e.g. foreign exchange), and (2) stochastic indicators (e.g.
stochastic RSI - see examples).
The smooth argument is the number of periods of internal smoothing to apply to the differences in
the high-low-close range before calculating Fast K. Thanks to Stanley Neo for the suggestion.
Value
fastK Stochastic Fast %K

fastD Stochastic Fast %D
slowD Stochastic Slow %D
SMI Stochastic Momentum Index
signal Stochastic Momentum Index signal line
Note
The calculation for William’s %R is similar to that of stochastics’ fast %K.
The value for fast %K will be 0.5 whenever the highest high and lowest low are the same over the
last n periods.
The stochastic oscillator and SMI calculate relative value of the close versus the high/low range and
the midpoint of the high/low range, respectively.
The stochastic oscillator and the stochastic momentum index are interpreted similarly. Readings
below 20 (above 80) are considered oversold (overbought). However, readings below 20 (above
80) are not necessarily bearish (bullish). Lane believed some of the best sell (buy) signals occurred
when the oscillator moved from overbought (oversold) back below 80 (above 20).
For the stochastic oscillator, buy (sell) signals can also be given when %K crosses above (below)
%D. Crossover signals are quite frequent however, which may result in whipsaws.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
44 stockSymbols
References
The following site(s) were used to code/document these indicators:

Stochastic Oscillator:
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/StochasticOscillator.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/stochastics
stochastic_oscillator_fast_slow_and_full
SMI:
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/default.htm?url=SMI.htm
See Also
See EMA, SMA, etc. for moving average options; and note Warning section. See WPR to compare it’s
results to fast %K.
Examples
data(ttrc)
stochOSC <- stoch(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
stochWPR <- WPR(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
plot(tail(stochOSC[,"fastK"], 100), type="l",

main="Fast %K and Williams %R", ylab="",
ylim=range(cbind(stochOSC, stochWPR), na.rm=TRUE) )
lines(tail(stochWPR, 100), col="blue")
lines(tail(1-stochWPR, 100), col="red", lty="dashed")
stoch2MA <- stoch( ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")],

SMI3MA <- SMI(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")],

stochRSI <- stoch( RSI(ttrc[,"Close"]) )
stockSymbols Fetch Internet Data
Description
Get investment data from the internet.

stockSymbols 45
Usage
stockSymbols(exchange = c("AMEX", "NASDAQ", "NYSE"), sort.by = c("Exchange",
"Symbol"), quiet = FALSE)
getYahooData(symbol, start, end, freq = "daily", type = "price",

adjust = TRUE, quiet = FALSE)
Arguments
exchange Character vector of exchange names on which desired instrument symbols are
traded.
sort.by Character vector of columns by which returned data will be sorted. Must be one
or more of "Name", "Symbol", "Market.Cap", or "Exchange".
quiet Logical; if TRUE, status messages will be printed to the console.
symbol Yahoo! Finance instrument symbol.
start Numeric; first date of desired data, in YYYYMMDD format. Default is first
date of series.
end Numeric; last date of desired data, in YYYYMMDD format. Default is last date
of series.
freq Desired data frequency. One of "daily", "weekly", "monthly".
type Type of data to return. One of "price", or "split". type="split" will return
both split and dividend data.
adjust Logical; if TRUE, the Open, High, Low, and Close prices will be adjusted for
dividends and splits, and Volume will be adjusted for dividends.
Details
getYahooData fetches individual stock data from the Yahoo! Finance website. It also adjusts
price for splits and dividends, and volume for splits. See the Warning section, and note that it is
deprecated in favor of getSymbols in the quantmod package.
stockSymbols fetches instrument symbols from the nasdaq.com website, and adjusts the symbols
to be compatible with the Yahoo! Finance website.
Value
getYahooData returns an xts object containing the columns:
stockSymbols returns a character vector containing all the listed symbols for the given exchanges.
Date Trade date, in CCYYMMDD format.

Open Open price.
High High price.
Low Low price.
Close Close price.
Volume Volume.
46 TDI
Warning
As of TTR 0.23-2, getYahooData has been patched to work with changes to Yahoo Finance, which
also included the following changes to the raw data:
• The adjusted close column appears to no longer include dividend adjustments

• The open, high, and low columns are adjusted for splits, and
• The raw data may contain missing values.
• The raw data may contain errors.
Note
The symbols returned by stockSymbols may not be in the format necessary to retrieve data using
getYahooData.
getYahooData has only been tested on daily data. It isn’t known if the function correctly adjusts
data for any other frequency.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
Examples
### Note: you must have a working internet

### connection for these examples to work!
if (interactive()) {
ge <- getYahooData("GE", 19990404, 20050607, adjust = FALSE)
nyse.symbols <- stockSymbols("NYSE")

}
TDI Trend Detection Index
Description
The Trend Detection Index (TDI) attempts to identify starting and ending trends. Developed by M.
H. Pee.
Usage
TDI(price, n = 20, multiple = 2)

TDI 47
Arguments
multiple Multiple used to calculate (2).
Details
The TDI is the (1) absolute value of the n-day sum of the n-day momentum, minus the quantity of
(2) multiple*n-day sum of the absolute value of the n-day momentum, minus (3) n-day sum of the
absolute value of the n-day momentum.
I.e. TDI = (1) - [ (2) - (3) ]
The direction indicator is the sum of the n-day momentum over the last n days.
See URL in references section for further details.
Value
A object of the same class as price or a matrix (if try.xts fails) containing the columns:
tdi The Trend Detection Index.

di The Direction Indicator.
Note
Positive/negative TDI values signal a trend/consolidation. A positive/ negative direction indicator
signals a up/down trend. I.e. buy if the TDI and the direction indicator are positive, and sell if the
TDI is positive while the direction indicator is negative.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/trend-detection-index-tdi
See Also
See aroon, CCI, ADX, VHF, GMMA for other indicators that measure trend direction/strength.
Examples
data(ttrc)
tdi <- TDI(ttrc[,"Close"], n=30)
48 TRIX
TRIX Triple Smoothed Exponential Oscillator
Description
The TRIX indicator calculates the rate of change of a triple exponential moving average. Developed
by Jack K. Hutson.
Usage
TRIX(price, n = 20, nSig = 9, maType, percent = TRUE, ...)
Arguments
nSig Number of periods for signal line moving average.
maType Either:
percent logical; if TRUE, the rate of change is calculated using the ROC function, other-
wise the momentum function is used.
Details
The TRIX is calculated as follows:
3MA = MA( MA( MA(price) ) )
trix = 100 * [ 3MA(t) / 3MA(t-1) - 1 ]
Value
A object of the same class as price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the TRIX values.
Note
Buy/sell signals are generated when the TRIX crosses above/below zero. A nine-period EMA of
the TRIX is used as a default signal line. Buy/sell signals are generated when the TRIX crosses
above/below the signal line and is also above/below zero.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
TTR 49
References

http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/default.htm?url=TRIX.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/trix-triple-smoothed-exponential-oscillator
trix
See Also
Examples
data(ttrc)
trix <- TRIX(ttrc[,"Close"])
trix4 <- TRIX(ttrc[,"Close"],
maType=list(list(SMA), list(EMA, wilder=TRUE), list(SMA), list(DEMA)))
TTR Functions to create Technical Trading Rules (TTR)
Description
This package contains many of the most popular technical analysis functions, as well as functions
to retrieve U.S. stock symbols, and data from Yahoo Finance.
Details
Users will probably be most interested in the following functions:

ADX
BBands
changes
MovingAverages
MACD
RSI
runFun
stoch
VWAP
WebData
50 TTR
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
Maintainer: Joshua Ulrich
References
The following sites were used to code/document this package:

http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/default.htm
https://www.metastock.com/Customer/Resources/TAAZ/
https://www.linnsoft.com/indicators
http://www.stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators
Examples
data(ttrc)
# Bollinger Bands
bbands <- BBands( ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")] )
# Directional Movement Index

adx <- ADX(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
# Moving Averages
ema <- EMA(ttrc[,"Close"], n=20)
sma <- SMA(ttrc[,"Close"], n=20)
# MACD
macd <- MACD( ttrc[,"Close"] )
# RSI
rsi <- RSI(ttrc[,"Close"])
# Stochastics
stochOsc <- stoch(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
### Note: you must have a working internet connection

### for the examples below to work!
if (interactive()) {
# Fetch U.S. symbols from the internet
nyseSymbols <- stockSymbols("NYSE")
# Fetch Yahoo! Finance data from the internet

ge <- getYahooData("GE", 19990404, 20050607, adjust = FALSE)
}
ultimateOscillator 51
ttrc Technical Trading Rule Composite data
Description
Historical Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume data for the periods January 2, 1985 to December
31, 2006. Randomly generated.
Format
The format is:
Date: Class ’Date’ 5480 5481 5482 5485 5486 ...

Open: num 3.18 3.09 3.11 3.09 3.10 ...
High: num 3.18 3.15 3.12 3.12 3.12 ...
Low: num 3.08 3.09 3.08 3.07 3.08 ...
Close: num 3.08 3.11 3.09 3.10 3.11 ...
Volume: num 1870906 3099506 2274157 2086758 2166348 ...
Details
These data do not represent an actual security. They are provided so examples do not necessitate an
internet connection.
Source
Randomly generated.
Examples
data(ttrc)
plot(tail(ttrc[,"Close"],100), type="l")
ultimateOscillator The Ultimate Oscillator
Description
The Ultimate Oscillator is a momentum oscillator designed to capture momentum across three
different time frames.
Usage
ultimateOscillator(HLC, n = c(7, 14, 28), wts = c(4, 2, 1))
52 VHF
Arguments
n A vector of the number of periods to use for each average calculation.
wts The weights applied to each average.
Details
Created by Larry Williams in 1976.
Author(s)
Ivan Popivanov
References
http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:technical_indicators:ultimate_
oscillator
Examples
data(ttrc)
ult.osc <- ultimateOscillator(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
VHF Vertical Horizontal Filter
Description
The Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF) attempts to identify starting and ending trends. Developed by
Adam White.
Usage
VHF(price, n = 28)
Arguments
price Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains a Close price series, or a
High-Low-Close price series.
volatility 53
Details
The VHF is calculated by subtracting the n-period lowest low from the n-period highest high and
dividing that result by the n-period rolling sum of the close price changes.
Value
A object of the same class as price or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the VHF values.
Note
If Close prices are given, the function calculates the max/min using only those prices (the default).
If HLC prices are given, the function calculates the max/min using the high/low prices (added for
flexibility).
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.metastock.com/Customer/Resources/TAAZ/#119
See Also
See aroon, CCI, ADX, TDI, GMMA for other indicators that measure trend direction/strength.
Examples
data(ttrc)
vhf.close <- VHF(ttrc[,"Close"])
vhf.hilow <- VHF(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
volatility Volatility
Description
Selected volatility estimators/indicators; various authors.
Usage
volatility(OHLC, n = 10, calc = "close", N = 260, mean0 = FALSE, ...)
54 volatility
Arguments
OHLC Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains Open-High-Low-Close
prices (or only Close prices, if calc="close").
n Number of periods for the volatility estimate.
calc The calculation (type) of estimator to use.
N Number of periods per year.
mean0 Use a mean of 0 rather than the sample mean.
... Arguments to be passed to/from other methods.
Details
• Close-to-Close Volatility (calc="close")
v
u N n−1
u
X
σcl = t (ri − r̄)2
n − 2 i=1

Ci
where ri = log
Ci−1
r1 + r2 + . . . + rn−1
and r̄ =
n−1
• OHLC Volatility: Garman and Klass (calc="garman.klass")
The Garman and Klass estimator for estimating historical volatility assumes Brownian motion
with zero drift and no opening jumps (i.e. the opening = close of the previous period). This
estimator is 7.4 times more efficient than the close-to-close estimator.
v "
u
uN X 2 2 #
1 H i Ci
σ=t 2 log L − (2 log 2 − 1) log
n i Oi
• High-Low Volatility: Parkinson (calc="parkinson")

The Parkinson formula for estimating the historical volatility of an underlying based on high
and low prices.
v
u n 2
u N X Hi
σ= t log
4n × log 2 i=1 Li
• OHLC Volatility: Rogers and Satchell (calc="rogers.satchell")

The Roger and Satchell historical volatility estimator allows for non-zero drift, but assumed
no opening jump.
r
Ph i
σ= N n log H Hi Li
Ci × log Oi + log Ci × log Oi
i Li
• OHLC Volatility: Garman and Klass - Yang and Zhang (calc="gk.yz")

This estimator is a modified version of the Garman and Klass estimator that allows for opening
volatility 55
gaps.
s
P 2 2 2
N Oi 1 Hi Ci
σ= n log Ci−1 + 2 log Li − (2 × log 2 − 1) log Oi
• OHLC Volatility: Yang and Zhang (calc="yang.zhang")

The Yang and Zhang historical volatility estimator has minimum estimation error, and is in-
dependent of drift and opening gaps. It can be interpreted as a weighted average of the Rogers
and Satchell estimator, the close-open volatility, and the open-close volatility.
Users may override the default values of α (1.34 by default) or k used in the calculation by
specifying alpha or k in ..., respectively. Specifying k will cause alpha to be ignored, if
both are provided.
σ 2 = σo2 + kσc2 + (1 − k)σrs 2
P 2
σo2 = n−1
N
log COi−1
i
− µo
µo = n1 log COi−1
P i
P 2
σc2 = n−1
N Ci
log O i
− µc
Ci
µc = n1
P
log O i
2 N
P Hi Hi Li Li

σrs = n log Ci × log Oi + log C i
× log Oi
α−1
k= n+1
alpha + n−1
Value
A object of the same class as OHLC or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the chosen volatility
estimator values.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
The following sites were used to code/document these indicators. All were created by Thijs van den
Berg under the GNU Free Documentation License and were retrieved on 2008-04-20. The original
links are dead, but can be accessed via internet archives.
Close-to-Close Volatility (calc="close"):

https://web.archive.org/web/20100421083157/http://www.sitmo.com/eq/172
OHLC Volatility: Garman Klass (calc="garman.klass"):

High-Low Volatility: Parkinson (calc="parkinson"):

56 williamsAD
OHLC Volatility: Rogers Satchell (calc="rogers.satchell"):

OHLC Volatility: Garman Klass - Yang Zhang (calc="gk.yz"):

OHLC Volatility: Yang Zhang (calc="yang.zhang"):

See Also
See TR and chaikinVolatility for other volatility measures.
Examples
data(ttrc)
ohlc <- ttrc[,c("Open","High","Low","Close")]
vClose <- volatility(ohlc, calc="close")
vClose0 <- volatility(ohlc, calc="close", mean0=TRUE)
vGK <- volatility(ohlc, calc="garman")
vParkinson <- volatility(ohlc, calc="parkinson")
vRS <- volatility(ohlc, calc="rogers")
williamsAD Williams Accumulation / Distribution
Description
The Williams Accumulation / Distribution (AD) line is a measure of market momentum. Developed
by Larry Williams.
Usage
williamsAD(HLC)
Arguments
Details
The Williams AD line differs from OBV and chaikinAD in that it doesn’t take volume into account.
WPR 57
Value
A object of the same class as HLC or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the accumulation /
distribution values.
Note
The Accumulation/Distribution Line is interpreted by looking for a divergence in the direction of
the indicator relative to price.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/WilliamsAD.htm
See Also
See OBV, chaikinAD, and ATR.
Examples
data(ttrc)
ad <- williamsAD(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
WPR William’s %R
Description
William’s % R.
Usage
WPR(HLC, n = 14)
Arguments
58 WPR
Details
If an High-Low-Close series is provided, the indicator is calculated using the high/low values. If a
vector is provided, the calculation only uses that series.
Value
A object of the same class as HLC or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the William’s %R values.
Note
The William’s %R calculation is similar to stochastics’ fast %K.

The value for William’s %R will be 0.5 whenever the highest high and lowest low are the same over
the last n periods.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
References

http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/WilliamsR.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/williams-r-wpr
williams_r
See Also
See stoch.
Examples
data(ttrc)
stochOsc <- stoch(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
stochWPR<- WPR(ttrc[,c("High","Low","Close")])
plot(tail(stochOsc[,"fastK"], 100), type="l",

main="Fast %K and Williams %R", ylab="",
ylim=range(cbind(stochOsc, stochWPR), na.rm=TRUE) )
lines(tail(stochWPR, 100), col="blue")
lines(tail(1-stochWPR, 100), col="red", lty="dashed")
ZigZag 59
ZigZag Zig Zag
Description
Zig Zag higlights trends by removing price changes smaller than change and interpolating lines
between the extreme points.
Usage
ZigZag(HL, change = 10, percent = TRUE, retrace = FALSE,
lastExtreme = TRUE)
Arguments
HL Object that is coercible to xts or matrix and contains either a High-Low price
series, or a Close price series.
change Minimum price movement, either in dollars or percent (see percent).
percent Use percentage or dollar change?
retrace Is change a retracement of the previous move, or an absolute change from peak
to trough?
lastExtreme If the extreme price is the same over multiple periods, should the extreme price
be the first or last observation?
Details
The Zig Zag is non-predictive. The purpose of the Zig Zag is filter noise and make chart patterns
clearer. It’s more a visual tool than an indicator.
Value
A object of the same class as HL or a vector (if try.xts fails) containing the Zig Zag indicator.
Warning
The last value of the ZigZag indicator is unstable (i.e. unknown) until the turning point actually
occurs. Therefore this indicator isn’t well-suited for use for systematic trading strategies.
Note
If High-Low prices are given, the function calculates the max/min using the high/low prices. Oth-
erwise the function calculates the max/min of the single series.
Author(s)
Joshua Ulrich
60 ZigZag
References
http://www.fmlabs.com/reference/default.htm?url=ZigZag.htm
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/zig-zag-indicator-zig-zzo
https://www.linnsoft.com/techind/zig-zag-oscillator-indicator-zzo
zigzag
Examples
## Get Data and Indicator ##

data(ttrc)
zz <- ZigZag( ttrc[,c("High", "Low")], change=20 )
Index
∗Topic datasets VHF, 52

ttrc, 51 volatility, 53
∗Topic package williamsAD, 56
TTR, 49 WPR, 57
∗Topic ts ZigZag, 59
adjRatios, 2 %D (stoch), 42
ADX, 3 %K (stoch), 42
aroon, 5
ATR, 6 adjRatios, 2
BBands, 7 adjust (adjRatios), 2
CCI, 9 ADX, 3, 6, 10, 22, 37, 47, 49, 53
chaikinAD, 10 ALMA (SMA), 38
chaikinVolatility, 11 aroon, 4, 5, 10, 22, 47, 53
CLV, 13 ATR, 4, 6, 37, 41, 57
CMF, 14
CMO, 15 BBands, 7, 17, 29, 30, 49
DonchianChannel, 16 bollingerBands (BBands), 7
DPO, 17
CCI, 4, 6, 9, 22, 47, 53
DVI, 19
chaikinAD, 10, 13, 15, 29, 57
EMV, 20
chaikinVolatility, 7, 11, 56
GMMA, 21
changes, 49
KST, 22
changes (ROC), 31
lags, 24 CLV, 11, 13, 15
MACD, 25 CMF, 14, 28
MFI, 27 CMO, 15, 34
OBV, 28
PBands, 29 DEMA (SMA), 38
ROC, 31 DI (ADX), 3
rollSFM, 32 Donchian (DonchianChannel), 16
RSI, 32 DonchianChannel, 16
runPercentRank, 34 DPO, 17
runSum, 35 DVI, 19
SAR, 37 DX, 7
SMA, 38 DX (ADX), 3
stoch, 42
stockSymbols, 44 EMA, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 18, 21, 24, 26, 34, 44, 49
TDI, 46 EMA (SMA), 38
TRIX, 48 EMV, 20
ultimateOscillator, 51 EVWMA (SMA), 38
61
62 INDEX
garman.klass (volatility), 53 runVar (runSum), 35

GD (SMA), 38
getYahooData (stockSymbols), 44 SAR, 37
gk.yz (volatility), 53 SMA, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 18, 21, 24, 26, 34, 38, 44,
GMMA, 4, 6, 10, 21, 47, 53 49
growth (lags), 24 SMI (stoch), 42
Guppy (GMMA), 21 SNR, 41
guppy (GMMA), 21 stoch, 33, 42, 49, 58
stochastic (stoch), 42
HMA (SMA), 38 stochastics (stoch), 42
stockSymbols, 44
KST, 22
T3 (SMA), 38
lags, 24 TDI, 4, 6, 10, 22, 46, 53
TR, 12, 56
MA (SMA), 38 TR (ATR), 6
MACD, 18, 24, 25, 49 TRIX, 48
MFI, 27 TTR, 49
momentum (ROC), 31 TTR-package (TTR), 49
moneyFlow (MFI), 27 ttrc, 51
MovingAverages, 49
MovingAverages (SMA), 38 ultimateOscillator, 51
naCheck (lags), 24 VHF, 4, 6, 10, 22, 47, 52

VMA (SMA), 38
OBV, 11, 28, 28, 57 volatility, 53
VWAP, 49
parkinson (volatility), 53 VWAP (SMA), 38
PBands, 29 VWMA (SMA), 38
PercentRank (runPercentRank), 34
percentRank (runPercentRank), 34 WebData, 49
priceBands (PBands), 29 WebData (stockSymbols), 44
wilderSum, 40
ROC, 24, 31 wilderSum (runSum), 35
rogers.satchell (volatility), 53 williamsAD, 56
rollFun (rollSFM), 32 WMA (SMA), 38
rollSFM, 32 WPR, 44, 57
RSI, 16, 32, 49
runCor (runSum), 35 yang.zhang (volatility), 53
runCov (runSum), 35
runFun, 49 ZigZag, 59
runFun (runSum), 35 zigzag (ZigZag), 59
runMAD (runSum), 35 ZLEMA (SMA), 38
runMax (runSum), 35
runMean (runSum), 35
runMedian (runSum), 35
runMin (runSum), 35
runPercentRank, 34
runSD (runSum), 35
runSum, 35

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adjRatios Split and dividend adjustment ratios

Create split and dividend adjustment ratio vectors.

adjRatios(splits, dividends, close)

Split The split adjustment ratio.

ADX Welles Wilder’s Directional Movement Index

DIp The positive Direction Index.

The following site(s) were used to code/document this indicator:

aroonUp The Aroon up indicator.

## Get Data and Indicator ##

ATR True Range / Average True Range

tr The true range of the series.

BBands Bollinger Bands

## The examples below show the differences between using a

CCI Commodity Channel Index

chaikinAD Chaikin Accumulation / Distribution

chaikinVolatility Chaikin Volatility

CLV Close Location Value

CMF Chaikin Money Flow

CMO Chande Momentum Oscillator

1. Values over/under +/- 50 indicate overbought/oversold conditions.

DonchianChannel Donchian Channel

DPO De-Trended Price Oscillator

DVI DV Intermediate Oscillator

EMV Arms’ Ease of Movement Value

emv The ease of movement values.

GMMA Guppy Multiple Moving Averages

The following site(s) were used to code/document this indicator:

KST Know Sure Thing

kst4MA <- KST(ttrc[,"Close"],

lags Miscellaneous Tools

growth(price, signals, ...)

MACD MACD Oscillator

macd The price (volume, etc.) oscillator.

macd <- MACD( ttrc[,"Close"], 12, 26, 9, maType="EMA" )

macd2 <- MACD( ttrc[,"Close"], 12, 26, 9,

MFI Money Flow Index

MFI(HLC, volume, n = 14)

OBV On Balance Volume (OBV)

The following site(s) were used to code/document this indicator:

PBands Construct (optionally further smoothed and centered ) volatility bands

PBands(prices, n = 20, maType = "SMA", sd = 2, ..., fastn = 2,

dn The lower price volatility Band.

ROC Rate of Change / Momentum

Calculate the (rate of) change of a series over n periods.

ROC(x, n = 1, type = c("continuous", "discrete"), na.pad = TRUE)

momentum(x, n = 1, na.pad = TRUE)

x Price, volume, etc. series that is coercible to xts or matrix.

rollSFM Analysis of Running/Rolling/Moving Windows

RSI Relative Strength Index

# Case of one 'maType' for both MAs

# Case of two different 'maType's for both MAs

runPercentRank Percent Rank over a Moving Window

runSum Analysis of Running/Rolling/Moving Windows

runMin(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)

runMax(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)

runMean(x, n = 10, cumulative = FALSE)

runMedian(x, n = 10, non.unique = "mean", cumulative = FALSE)