mom

Change (Difference from historical value)

mom(source, length)

Parameters

Change - change(source, length)

Difference from historical value.

  • source (field): Data series
  • length (int): Periods to look back

Formula


change = source - source[length]

Examples


change(close, 1) > 0;               // positive gain from prior bar
change(high, 5); < 0                // lower high from 5 bars ago
change(volume, 10) >= volume[10];   // volume more than doubled from 10 bars ago

Returns

Float (positive = increase, negative = decrease)