RMA Smoothed RSI

RMA Smoothed RSI

Description:

An enhanced RSI built for cleaner intraday and swing reads. It applies RMA smoothing to damp noise.

How It Works

RSI (RMA-Smoothed):

Computes classic RSI from price changes and smooths the result with an additional RMA (user-controlled 3–7, where 5 is the sweet spot). This reduces whipsaw while preserving shifts in momentum.

How to Interpret

50 Midline = Bias Filter: Above 50 favors strength; below 50 favors weakness.

RSI vs RSI-MA Crosses: Cross up can precede thrust or mean-revert toward 50; cross down the opposite.

Inputs

Length: RSI period (default 14).

Source: Price source for RSI (default Close).

Smoothing: RMA smoothing length on RSI (3–7; default 3; 5 sweet spot).

Calculate Divergence: Toggle to compute pivots/divergences and enable alerts.

Moving Average Type: None, SMA, EMA, WMA, VWMA (default EMA).

MA Length: Length of the RSI-based MA (separate from RSI length).

Best For

Traders who want a cleaner RSI read without losing responsiveness.

Scalpers timing momentum shifts around the 50 line and MA crosses.

Swing traders using divergences as early reversal context.

Pro Tips

For fast intraday charts, start with Length 14, Smoothing 3–5, and EMA as the RSI-MA.

Use 50 reclaims/rejections as a simple regime filter.

Combine divergence labels with volume surges, key S/R, or volatility tools (e.g., BBW/TTM squeeze) to time entries.

Divergence alerts fire only if Calculate Divergence is enabled—keep it on if you rely on signals.