Recursive Multi-Timeframe RSI with Optional SMA Smoothing

Summary

This document describes an RSI indicator that can display values from multiple timeframes through a recursive call to itself. It applies a simple moving average to standard RSI values to smooth them; smoothing can be disabled by setting the smoothing parameter to one or less. The recursive design is presented as a programming technique for combining conventional and multi-timeframe behavior in one indicator.

The document offers no trading rules, performance results, or evidence that the indicator improves decisions. It explicitly frames the implementation as a demonstration of a special coding technique rather than a distinctive trading oscillator. As a result, it may be useful to readers studying indicator implementation, but it does not establish the indicator’s predictive value or suitability for a trading strategy.

Key ideas

• The indicator smooths standard RSI values with a simple moving average.
• Smoothing can be disabled by setting its parameter to one or less.
• A recursive self-call provides lower-timeframe values within the multi-timeframe indicator.
• The implementation is presented as a programming demonstration, not as a validated trading strategy.

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