ClearPath Trader

Price Oscillator

Difference between two moving averages of price (absolute form). Similar intuition to MACD without the signal complexity.

Category: Technical · Complexity: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)

Tags: technical, live-overlay, price

Live chart overlay: PPO

Price Oscillator chart illustration

Formula

PPO-style: 100 · (EMA_fast − EMA_slow) / EMA_slow or raw MA difference

How to read

Percentage form lets you compare momentum across different price levels. Read like MACD.

Limitations

Same crossover lag as MACD.

Typical settings

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