Kuskus Starlight: A Smoothed Fisher-Transform Price Oscillator

Summary

Kuskus Starlight is a price oscillator that maps the midpoint of each bar into its position within the recent high–low range, then transforms that normalized value with a Fisher-style logarithmic function. The described implementation smooths the normalized location before the transform, limits it to avoid extreme input values, and smooths the resulting oscillator again. Its output is colored according to whether it is above or below zero, with a zero reference level.

The source gives adjustable range and smoothing parameters and specifies that calculations begin after the lookback period is available. It also includes a small-range safeguard to prevent division by a near-zero range. These details explain the indicator's construction, but the document supplies no trading rules, performance results, or comparison with other oscillators. It therefore supports understanding or implementation of the indicator, not a conclusion that its signals are profitable. The material is a translated indicator description and code, and does not discuss markets, timeframes, or parameter selection beyond the settings shown.

Key ideas

• The oscillator normalizes bar midpoint prices within a recent high–low range.
• A Fisher-style transform is applied after smoothing and limiting the normalized value.
• A second smoothing stage produces the displayed oscillator.
• The output's color indicates whether the oscillator is above or below zero.
• The document provides no trading test or evidence of profitability.

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