ROC, Rate of Change

Parameter Default Acceptable Values

Length

12

1 to 1,000

Source 

Close

Open, High, Low, or Close

Example

9 Period Rate of Change line: 9, Close

Description

Rate of Change, like Momentum, is the arithmetical difference of the current price to the price a defined numbers of bars ago - expressed as a percentage.  Rate of Change depicts the rate prices are moving up or down.  If the line crosses the zero line, a change in trend is indicated.

ErlangerQuote Special

The study label, the text box that shows its current value, can be placed on either the left or the right axis.