Syntax

Public function Momentum(ByRef Data As Database, ByRef Source As Field, ByVal Periods As Integer, Optional ByVal FieldAliasName As String = "") As RecordSet

Overview

The momentum indicator calculates the change of over a specified length of time as a ratio.

Interpretation

Increasingly high values of the momentum oscillator may indicate that prices are trending strongly upwards. The momentum oscillator is closely related to MACD and Price Rate of Change (ROC).

Class: Oscillator

Properties

Sample

 Public Sub main()        'Variables        Dim _symbolInfo As VTLGeneral.CSymbol=ClientCode.GetSymbolByName("GOLD")        Dim DB As New VTLGeneral.Database()        Dim RecordCount As Integer        Dim m_Recordset As VTLGeneral.RecordSet        Dim _historyData As object()        Dim output As String        Dim Record As Integer        Dim m_Date As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Open As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_High As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Low As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Close As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim j As Integer = 0        Dim i As Integer = 0        Dim _recordCount As Integer =100                m_Recordset = DB.CreateRecord        m_Open = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_High = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_Low = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_Close = New VTLGeneral.Field         DB.RecordCount = _recordCount        RecordCount = _recordCount         'Initialize Recordsets        m_Open.initialize(_recordCount-1, "Open")        m_High.initialize(_recordCount-1, "High")        m_Low.initialize(_recordCount-1, "Low")        m_Close.initialize(_recordCount-1, "Close")        'load high, low ,open and data         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_HIGH, _recordCount)          For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_High.setValue(i,_historyData(i))         Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_LOW, _recordCount)         For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_Low.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_OPEN, _recordCount)         For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_Open.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_CLOSE, _recordCount)         For i  = 0 To _recordCount-1                m_Close.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next          m_Recordset.addField(m_Open)        m_Recordset.addField(m_High)        m_Recordset.addField(m_Low)        m_Recordset.addField(m_Close)         'Momentum indicator        Dim _indRecord As New VTLGeneral.RecordSet()        Dim osc As New VTLGeneral.Oscillator()        _indRecord = osc.Momentum(DB,m_High,14)         For i = 0 To DB.getRecordCount-1                output = output  &  CSTR(_indRecord.getValue(_indRecord.getName(1), i) ) & vbcrlf        Next         GUI.MsgDialog(output) End Sub  

See Also

• Price Oscillator
• Stochastic Oscillator
• TRIX

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