Relative Strength Index (RSI)

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Creator: J. Welles Wilder

Measures how strongly price has moved up or down in recent bars. It moves between 0 and 100 and tells if a stock is overbought or oversold.

• Default RSI Period : 14
• Average Period: 9

You will see two lines plotted below the chart when you plot the RSI indicator.

1. The green line represents the RSI indicator
2. The red line represents the average line of the RSI

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is one of the most popular momentum indicators.

According to the pattern of closing prices in the data, it calculates the strength of prices over the past 14 periods.

14-period is a popular parameter suggested by Wilder, but you can experiment with different parameters.

Rising RSI shows buyers are getting stronger. Falling RSI shows sellers are getting stronger.

RSI is considered bullish when it is above 50 and above its average line.

The RSI indicates bearishness when it falls below 50 and below its average line.

The RSI above 70 is considered to be an overbought condition, while the RSI below 30 is considered to be an oversold condition. However, there is much more to be learned about RSI.

Useful readings:

RSI above 70: Overbought zone, price may pause or pull back

RSI below 30: Oversold zone, price may bounce

RSI between 40 and 60: No clear side is winning, sideways market

RSI holds above 40 during dips: Uptrend is healthy, dips can be bought

RSI fails to cross 60 on rises: Downtrend is in control, rises get sold

Price makes new high but RSI does not: Bearish divergence, uptrend losing power

Price makes new low but RSI does not: Bullish divergence, downtrend losing power

Objective rules:

Bullish: RSI crosses above 60.

Bearish: RSI crosses below 40.

Buy-the-dip filter: RSI between 40 and 50 while price is above 200 SMA

Sell-the-rise filter: RSI between 50 and 60 while price is below 200 SMA

Overbought exit: RSI crosses back below 70 after staying above it

Oversold exit: RSI crosses back above 30 after staying below it

What makes it unique:

Its fixed 0-100 scale made overbought and oversold measurable for the first time, and it remains the reference momentum scale. Its divergences are among the most watched signals in all of technical analysis.

To learn more about RSI, please click here.

The indicator can be found in the Indicator Digger section of TradePoint & RZone. There are ready conditions in tabular format that can be used to pick stocks based on the condition of this indicator on any charting technique.

The indicator table value in TradePoint & RZone also provides you with a list of all values of this indicator for any group of stocks. This will allow you to compare the readings of this indicator across different stocks.

This indicator is also available in the System Builder on RZone & TradePoint for all charting methods. Using the system builder, you can develop various strategies based on the different conditions already present in this indicator. Additionally, it can be used with other indicators or price patterns to develop effective trading strategies. For any group of stocks and market segments, you can scan and backtest stocks based on those strategies.

The indicator is applicable to all types of charting. It is calculated based on the number of columns on P&F charts, bricks on Renko charts, lines on Line-break charts, candles on Heikin-Ashi charts, and lines on Kagi charts. While the formula and reading of the indicators remain the same, they become more dynamic on these charts.