EL code for momentum indicator -- use as a trigger or filter in conjunction with other indicators etc
inputs:
Price( Close ),
MomBars(7),
MomMaxMinBars(30),
AvgMomLength(3),
MomOverBotSold(70);
variables:
mom(0),
AvgMom(0),
Minmom(0),
maxmom(0)...
basic canned momentum overlaid on an average of momentum, with top and bottom lines representing % of extremes in momemtum high and low during past 20 or 30 bars.
It's similiar to stochastics. Coded in EL, displayed in chart
see second panel of previously attached chart
As the traders say, the tone is improving.........
Bonds Banging Better... 10-yr +26/32 yielding 3.639%
The market continues to cruise higher with the 10-yr yield pinging around either side of the sticky 3.645% level for the past hour. The market is regaining its flight to quality status...
I think we go lower....
BUT I AM VERY SUSPICCOUS, SCEPTICAL, ABOUT THIS DECLINE .... yesterday and today. Looks too easy. Trading is never ***that*** predictable.
Correction : TWO minute sell
I am going to keep tabs of TWO MInute ES trades only
here in ET
But will be following 1 m ES and 2m NQ and 5m ES trades in my
real time testing
Point taken. But, backtesting is useful in esatablishing the logic and parameters are tradeable and there is potential. Backtesting also allows one to filter out rank bad systems and concentrate on potentially profitable systems.
There are still several issues to be worked out in this...