SuperRSI Trader Guide PDF
SuperRSI Trader Guide PDF
A Comparison of the Classic RSI vs. Super RSI™: Old vs. New Page 4
The indicators included within the Super RSI™ Indicator Package are:
- Our Divergence Engine is not limited to only simple bullish & bearish
divergences; it issues a whole array of various divergence signals, such as
standard divergences, “Filtered Divergences” and 3-Point Divergences! In
addition, you can be immediately notified of each divergence signal by
customizable audio, visual and/or email alerts!
- Color-coded divergence trendlines are instantly drawn directly onto the price
panel and indicator subpanel (depends on platform) as soon as any kind of
valid divergence is detected.
- Only the Super RSI™ allows users to smooth the price data that flows into
the RSI formula. By smoothing the price data, the actual plot of the Super
RSI™ becomes much smoother than the jagged plot of the original RSI.
- Allows you to select any averaging method to use when smoothing price
data. Choose from SMA, EMA, DEMA, TEMA, WMA, TMA, HMA, or GMA!
The user has the option to set the “Gap Filter” to any value between 0 – 1.0.
- At a setting of “0”, all price gaps will be included when calculating the RSI.
- At a setting of “1”, all price gaps will be excluded when calculating the RSI.
- Each and every one of the various plots is fully customizable, giving you the
ability to choose your own color, shape and size for any plot!
- Users have the ability to activate or deactivate each of the various alerts, so
that they can avoid being distracted by signals that they aren’t trading.
The most effective way to overcome these inherent limitations is to smooth the
price data before the RSI performs its calculations; this is precisely what we have
done with the Super RSI™. Instead of using only the previous bar’s closing price,
traders can now input a length that determines how many bars to use in order to
obtain an average price over the last “N” bars. This way the price data that is
flowing into the RSI calculations is “filtered”, so to speak. It cannot differ
drastically from bar to bar since it is being averaged, which produces a much
smoother RSI value.
When viewing the following chart examples, note how the plot of the Super RSI™
differs with each averaging method. Each chart example uses identical price data,
so that you can visually distinguish the differences between the various averaging
methods.
If you are already familiar with the various averaging methods, you may wish to
skip directly to the “Expert Tips & Advice” section on page 17.
*** All of the following chart examples use a Super RSI™ length of “14” and a
price smoothing length of “5” to obtain a good balance between the smoothness of
the RSI plot and its response time.
Traders can now choose from any of the following color-coding options:
Market environments are rapidly changing and price often behaves much
differently during one period of time than another … this holds true whether you
are trading on a 1-minute chart or a monthly chart. Therefore, it is vital that the
Indicators we use to trade are able to recognize and adapt once a market or price
begins to behave differently. Using static OB/OS Levels that never change is just
not reliable or effective since both price and the market environment is constantly
changing and evolving. Our “DOBOS™” Levels overcome this problem by
adapting to the recent market behavior and pin-pointing the ideal values for where
the OverBought and OverSold Levels should be, based on the current market
environment.
OB/OS Buffer: This extends the OB/OS levels so that they are more difficult to
penetrate. This setting should be a value between 0 and 1.0 and you can
experiment with it to adjust how 'strict' the OB/OS levels are (how often they are
penetrated).
Show OB/OS Crossovers: These signals occur when the Indicator value
crosses above or below the OB/OS Levels.
Using the dynamic gradient option will make the color-coding more leading and
predictive, as opposed to simply being concurrent with price. Rather than gauging
where the RSI value is within the possible range of “0 – 100”, it will instead
determine where the RSI value is within the range of the minimum and maximum
RSI values over the last “X” number of bars. Consider the following examples:
When the Super RSI™ value crosses above the Overbought level, it often marks
the point at which price is amidst a strong bullish trend and is likely to continue
moving upwards.
When the Super RSI™ value crosses below the Oversold level, it often marks the
point at which price is amidst a strong bearish trend and is likely to continue
moving downwards.
*** This trading concept should be used with Overbought / Oversold levels around
“70/30”, which enables one to catch a trend in its middle stages. Using levels of
“80/20” would catch a trend in its later stages, greatly diminishing the potential for
profit.
Gap Filter: This value is the percent of each price gap that will be ignored when
calculating the RSI value. For example, a value of “0.3” means that 30% of each
price gap will be ignored when calculating the RSI, whereas a value of “1.0”
means that each price gap will be completely ignored when calculating the RSI.
RSI Average Length: Length or period to use when calculating the RSI Average.
OHLC Price Activation: Set to “TRUE” to enable the RSI formula to use the
“OHLC / 4” as the price for each bar. Set to “FALSE” to enable the RSI formula to
use the close as the price for each bar.
OB/OS Crossover Signals & Alerts: Set to “TRUE” to enable “dot” signals and
alerts for when the Super RSI™ enters and exits the overbought or oversold
thresholds.
RSI Average Crossover Signals & Alerts: Set to “TRUE” to enable “dot” signals
and alerts for when the Super RSI™ crosses above the RSI Average while in
oversold territory or crosses below the RSI Average while in overbought territory.
Slope Reversal Signals & Alerts: Set to “TRUE” to enable “dot” signals and
alerts for when the Super RSI™ reverses the direction of its slope while in the
overbought or oversold territory.
Use Dynamic Gradient: If set to “TRUE”, the gradient color-coding method will
become dynamic. This means that the color of each bar is based upon the current
RSI value and how it compares against the maximum and minimum RSI over the
user-defined “Gradient Color Range”.
Gradient Color Range: Determines the lookback period or amount of bars that
will be referenced when obtaining the Maximum and Minimum RSI values that are
required for Dynamic Gradient Color-Coding.
Super RSI™: Displays the current Super RSI™ value. It is also color-coded, so
that the cell is “Green” when the RSI value is in oversold territory, and “Red” in
overbought territory.
OB/OS Crossovers: Displays OB/OS Crossover signals when the Super RSI™
enters or exits (crosses over) the user-defined overbought/oversold thresholds.
RSI Average Crossovers: Displays RSI Crossover signals when the Super
RSI™ crosses above the RSI Average while in OS territory, or below while in OB
territory.
Slope Reverse: Displays Slope Reversal signals when the Super RSI™ reverses
its slope while in either overbought or oversold territory.
Slope Reverse: Displays Slope Reversal signals when the Super RSI™ reverses
its slope while in either overbought or oversold territory.
3) Click the (+) to the left of “Super RSI™ Scanner” under the “Field” column.
Here you can change the input settings and select your desired time interval.
*** You must ensure that you enter a value for “Load Additional Data” so that the
indicators have enough historical price data to perform the proper calculations.
3) Click the (+) to the left of “Super RSI™ Scanner” under the “Field” column.
Here you can change the input settings and select your desired time interval.
Our Divergence Engine is unique in that it is truly the most advanced, most
customizable tool of its kind available on the commercial market. Traders can now
take full advantage of the special features that only our Divergence Engine offers:
► What is a Divergence?
Simply put, a divergence occurs when price is in disagreement with the Super
RSI™. In other words, each are moving in opposite directions. A bullish or
positive divergence occurs when the Super RSI™ value increases while price
decreases. A bearish or negative divergence occurs when the Super RSI™ value
decreases while price increases.
In simpler terms, the Super RSI™ value has increased while Price has decreased.
In the following example, note how the Super RSI™ is at its lowest value over the
last “3” bars (Default Left Pivot Strength) and then changes direction and moves
higher for “1” bar (Default Right Pivot Strength).
In simpler terms, the Super RSI™ value has decreased while Price has increased.
In the following example, note how the Super RSI™ is at its highest value over the
last “3” bars (Default Left Pivot Strength) and then changes direction and moves
lower for “1” bar (Default Right Pivot Strengths).
1) Two simultaneous bottom pivots in both the Super RSI™ and Price;
2) First pivot’s Super RSI™ value < Second pivot’s Super RSI™ value;
In simpler terms, the Super RSI™ value has increased while Price has decreased.
But what makes it a ‘Filtered Bullish Divergence’ is that each time the Super RSI™
made a valid bottom pivot, Price simultaneously made a valid bottom pivot as well.
In the following example, note how both Price and the Super RSI™ are at their
lowest values over the last “3” bars (Default Left Pivot Strengths) and then change
directions and move higher for “1” bar (Default Right Pivot Strengths), thereby
confirming valid bottom pivots.
The example above uses the setting “Use High/Low for Price Pivots” = True. This
means that the price low is used for determining whether a Price Bottom Pivot is
valid. If “Use Close for Price Pivots” = True, then only the closing price is used for
determining whether a Price Bottom Pivot is valid.
1) Two simultaneous top pivots in both the Super RSI™ and Price;
2) First pivot’s Super RSI™ value > Second pivot’s Super RSI™ value;
In simpler terms, the Super RSI™ value has decreased while Price has increased.
But what makes it a ‘Filtered Bearish Divergence’ is that each time the Super
RSI™ made a valid top pivot, Price simultaneously made a valid top pivot as well.
In the following example, note how both Price and the Super RSI™ are at their
highest values over the last “3” bars (Default Left Pivot Strengths) and then
change directions and move lower for “1” bar (Default Right Pivot Strengths),
thereby confirming valid top pivots.
The example above uses the setting “Use High/Low for Price Pivots” = True. This
means that the price high is used for determining whether a Price Top Pivot is
valid. If “Use Close for Price Pivots” = True, then only the closing price is used for
determining whether a Price Top Pivot is valid.
- Activating this unique feature requires that both the Super RSI™ and
Price plot simultaneous pivots at both the start and endpoint of each
divergence. Filtered Divergences are far superior signals because they
are significantly more accurate and powerful than standard divergences.
- User has the option to turn on/off divergences that span out over 3
consecutive pivots. When this feature is activated, divergences can be
detected between Pivot 1 and Pivot 2, Pivot 2 and Pivot 3, and Pivot 1
and Pivot 3!
- Users have the option to change the colors that are used when drawing
the bullish and bearish divergences.
- Users have the ability to set different values for both the left pivot strength
and the right pivot strength.
- Users can decide if price top pivots and price bottom pivots are calculated
by using the closing price or the high/low prices.
Use Divergence Alerts: If set to “True”, then all divergences will issue
audio/visual/email alerts just seconds after they are registered and plotted.
For Example: If set to “50”, then the two pivots that form a divergence must occur
within 50 bars of each other.
Left Pivot Strength: The number of bars before the pivot point that must be
higher/lower than the pivot bar’s Super RSI™ value.
For Example: If set to “3”, the value of the Super RSI™ at the pivot point must be
higher (top pivots) or lower (bottom pivots) than each of the “3” bars preceding it.
Right Pivot Strength: The number of bars after the pivot point that must be
higher/lower than the pivot bar’s Super RSI™ value.
For Example: If set to “3”, the value of the Super RSI™ at the pivot point must be
higher (top pivots) or lower (bottom pivots) than the “3” bars after it.
For Example: If set to “3”, the closing price at the pivot point must be higher (top
pivots) or lower (bottom pivots) than each of the “3” bars preceding it.
Price Right Pivot Strength: The number of bars after the price pivot point that
must have a price that is > or < than the pivot bar’s closing price.
For Example: If set to “3”, the closing price at the pivot point must be higher (top
pivots) or lower (bottom pivots) than the “3” bars after it.
Use HighLow Price Pivots: If set to “False”, then only closing prices will be used
to calculate price pivots.
For Example: For a top price pivot, the closing price of the pivot bar must be
greater than the previous “3” bars (if left strength is set at “3”) and the next “3”
bars that come after it (if right strength is set at “3”)… vice versa for a bottom pivot.
-- If set to “True”, then the price highs/lows will be used to calculate price pivots.
For Example: For a top price pivot, the price high of the pivot bar must be
greater than the previous “3” bars (if left strength is set at “3”) and the next “3”
bars that come after it (if right strength is set at “3”)… vice versa for a bottom pivot.
Show 3 Point Divergences: If set to “True”, divergences that span out over 3
different pivots will be detected and plotted. Activating this setting will produce
longer-term divergences, as well as “double divergences”.
Normal divergences only connect Pivot 1 with Pivot 2. However, activating this
setting will connect divergences from Pivot 1 to Pivot 2, Pivot 2 to Pivot 3, and
Pivot 1 to Pivot 3; resulting in longer-term divergences and “double divergences”.
Line Size: Determines the size of the divergence trendlines that are drawn.
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