Category: Technical · Complexity: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Tags: technical, live-overlay, price
Live chart overlay: DPO
Formula
DPO = C_{t − n/2+1} − SMA_n(C_t)
How to read
Removes a longer cycle so shorter oscillations are easier to see. Peaks/troughs time cycle highs/lows.
Limitations
Displaced by design — not a real-time trend overlay.
Typical settings
20 or 21
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