ClearPath Trader

PPO

Percent Price Oscillator (short name). Percentage MACD variant for cross-asset momentum comparison.

Category: Momentum · Complexity: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)

Tags: momentum, live-overlay, price

Live chart overlay: PPO

PPO chart illustration

Formula

PPO = 100 · (EMA_fast − EMA_slow) / EMA_slow

How to read

Percent MACD. Zero-line and signal crosses are the two core signals.

Limitations

Lags. Not a volatility tool.

Typical settings

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