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Kalman Filtered RSI | [DeV]
The Kalman Filtered RSI indicator is an advanced tool designed for traders who want precise, noise-free market insights. By enhancing the classic Relative Strength Index (RSI) with a Kalman filter, this indicator delivers a smoother, more reliable view of market momentum, helping you identify trends, reversals, and overbought/oversold conditions with greater accuracy. It’s an ideal choice for traders seeking clear signals amidst market volatility, giving you a competitive edge across any trading environment.
The RSI measures momentum by analyzing price movements over a set period, typically 14 bars. It calculates the average of price gains on up days and the average of price losses on down days, then compares these to produce a value between 0 and 100. An RSI above 70 often indicates an overbought market that may reverse downward, while below 30 suggests an oversold market that could reverse upward. RSI is great for spotting momentum shifts, potential reversals, and trend strength, but it can be noisy in choppy markets, leading to misleading signals.
That's where the Kalman filter comes in; it enhances the RSI by applying a sophisticated smoothing process that predicts the RSI’s next value based on its historical trend, then updates this prediction with the actual RSI reading. It operates in two phases: prediction and correction. In the prediction phase, it uses the previous filtered RSI and adds uncertainty from process noise (Q), which is derived from the historical variance of RSI changes, reflecting how much the RSI might unexpectedly shift. In the correction phase, it calculates a Kalman gain based on the ratio of prediction uncertainty to measurement noise (R), which is determined from the variance between raw RSI and a smoothed version, indicating the raw data’s noisiness. This gain weights how much the filter trusts the new RSI versus the prediction, blending them to produce a smoothed RSI that reduces noise while staying responsive to real trends, outperforming simpler methods like moving averages that often lag or oversmooth.
With the Kalman Filtered RSI, you get a refined view of momentum, making it easier to spot trends and reversals with clarity. This indicator’s ability to dynamically adapt to market changes delivers timely, reliable signals, making it a powerful addition to your trading strategy for any market or timeframe.
The RSI measures momentum by analyzing price movements over a set period, typically 14 bars. It calculates the average of price gains on up days and the average of price losses on down days, then compares these to produce a value between 0 and 100. An RSI above 70 often indicates an overbought market that may reverse downward, while below 30 suggests an oversold market that could reverse upward. RSI is great for spotting momentum shifts, potential reversals, and trend strength, but it can be noisy in choppy markets, leading to misleading signals.
That's where the Kalman filter comes in; it enhances the RSI by applying a sophisticated smoothing process that predicts the RSI’s next value based on its historical trend, then updates this prediction with the actual RSI reading. It operates in two phases: prediction and correction. In the prediction phase, it uses the previous filtered RSI and adds uncertainty from process noise (Q), which is derived from the historical variance of RSI changes, reflecting how much the RSI might unexpectedly shift. In the correction phase, it calculates a Kalman gain based on the ratio of prediction uncertainty to measurement noise (R), which is determined from the variance between raw RSI and a smoothed version, indicating the raw data’s noisiness. This gain weights how much the filter trusts the new RSI versus the prediction, blending them to produce a smoothed RSI that reduces noise while staying responsive to real trends, outperforming simpler methods like moving averages that often lag or oversmooth.
With the Kalman Filtered RSI, you get a refined view of momentum, making it easier to spot trends and reversals with clarity. This indicator’s ability to dynamically adapt to market changes delivers timely, reliable signals, making it a powerful addition to your trading strategy for any market or timeframe.
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Script open-source
In pieno spirito TradingView, il creatore di questo script lo ha reso open-source, in modo che i trader possano esaminarlo e verificarne la funzionalità. Complimenti all'autore! Sebbene sia possibile utilizzarlo gratuitamente, ricorda che la ripubblicazione del codice è soggetta al nostro Regolamento.
Declinazione di responsabilità
Le informazioni ed i contenuti pubblicati non costituiscono in alcun modo una sollecitazione ad investire o ad operare nei mercati finanziari. Non sono inoltre fornite o supportate da TradingView. Maggiori dettagli nelle Condizioni d'uso.