MACD calculator
MACD, signal line and histogram from closes.
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Rate of change calculator
How far the price has moved over your period, in %, and whether the move is gaining or losing speed.
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The rate of change
The 10-bar rate of change is +3.27%: the price is up 3.27% from 10 bars ago.
- The move
- From 2,319.40, 10 bars ago, to 2,395.20 now: +75.80 in price, the strongest of the 21 readings.
- Speed
- The rise is speeding up: the rate of change has grown for 2 bars.
- How it is read
- Above 0 the price is higher than 10 bars before, below 0 lower. A cross of 0 is read as a change of direction; a rate of change that shrinks while the price still climbs is read as a move losing steam.
- Read it with care
- The rate of change compares two closes only; one spike 10 bars back can swing it on its own when that close drops out.
The rate of change on the last bars. The last bar is marked.
| Bar | Close price | Rate of change |
|---|---|---|
| 7 ago | 2,349.70 | +1.56% |
| 6 ago | 2,356.20 | +2.08% |
| 5 ago | 2,344.80 | +1.86% |
| 4 ago | 2,362.50 | +1.99% |
| 3 ago | 2,374.90 | +1.94% |
| 2 ago | 2,381.30 | +1.83% |
| 1 ago | 2,376.40 | +1.90% |
| Last | 2,395.20 | +3.27% |
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Momentum in one number
The rate of change divides the last close by the close a set number of bars earlier and turns the result into a percentage. Momentum is the same comparison in price instead of %. Both swing around 0: positive while the price is above where it was, negative while it is below.
For a smoother read of momentum try the MACD calculator or the RSI calculator, and size the trade with the position size calculator.
Not advice. Arithmetic on the closes you type; an indicator describes the past bars, not the next one.
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