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B-Xtrender Uses Short- and Long-Term RSI Trends for Trade Signals

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Summary

B-Xtrender is a trend-following indicator intended mainly for higher timeframes. It combines a short-term oscillator, derived from the difference between two moving averages and then transformed with RSI, with a separate long-term RSI measure based on a moving average. The display uses histogram and line colors to show whether each measure is above or below zero and whether it is rising or falling. Turning points in a smoothed short-term line are marked as potential shifts.

The document presents the indicator as a way to distinguish trend changes from smaller corrections and to inform entries, scaling, and exits. Its code supplies example parameter settings and a visual implementation, but the text offers no performance results, trading rules for acting on signals, or risk controls. It says other entry methods can be paired with the trend reading, so signals require interpretation and validation. The described logic is an aid to viewing trend state, not evidence that the indicator predicts price moves or works across markets and timeframes.

Key ideas

  • The indicator combines separate short-term and long-term trend readings.
  • The short-term reading applies RSI to the difference between two moving averages.
  • The long-term reading applies RSI to a moving average and centers the result around zero.
  • Color changes reflect both direction relative to zero and whether a reading is rising or falling.
  • The document provides implementation details but no backtest results or complete standalone trading rules.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.