ClearPath Trader

ROC

Rate of Change (short name). Momentum gauge of how far price has traveled over N periods.

Category: Momentum · Complexity: ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)

Tags: momentum, live-overlay, price

Live chart overlay: ROC

ROC chart illustration

Formula

ROC = 100 · (C_t − C_{t-n}) / C_{t-n}

How to read

Short name for Rate of Change. Crosses of zero and divergences are the main uses.

Limitations

Lookback drop-off can fake signals when an old spike leaves the window.

Typical settings

12

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