Smoothing Momentum with High-Order Harmonic Filtering

Summary

The document describes an indicator that smooths a Momentum time series by filtering higher-order harmonics. It presents the technique as a general approach that could also be applied to the output of other indicators. The stated advantage is practically zero latency, though no supporting measurements or comparison are provided.

The indicator uses a Momentum period and applied price, plus parameters for series length, smoothing, and horizontal shift. Series length is specified as a power of two. The smoothing coefficient removes frequencies above a chosen level in the resulting spectrum and cannot exceed the series length expressed as a power of two; at the maximum setting, the Momentum series is repeated. The description offers no trading signals, test results, or guidance for choosing parameters, so the effect on noise, responsiveness, and downstream strategy performance remains unestablished.

Key ideas

• The method smooths Momentum by filtering higher-order harmonics.
• The same filtering approach may be applied to other indicator outputs.
• Series length is set as a power of two, and the smoothing coefficient controls which frequencies are removed.
• The source claims practically zero latency but provides no measurements or trading results.
• Parameter-selection guidance and evidence of strategy performance are absent.

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