Super Smoother RSI: Applying Alternative Smoothing to Relative Strength

Summary

The document introduces a Relative Strength Index variant that applies a super smoother to the RSI calculation. It first outlines the usual approach of comparing summed upward and downward price changes, then notes that Wilder’s exponential smoothing is one way to smooth those values. The described variant changes the smoothing method to produce a different RSI series.

The text says the result resembles RSX, an indicator attributed to Mark Jurik, while maintaining differences that make it a separate RSI type. It provides no formula, parameter guidance, chart examples, or backtest evidence, so the behavior and performance of the variant cannot be assessed from this description alone. Its only usage guidance is to apply it as one would another RSI. Traders would need to consult an implementation and test it on relevant instruments and timeframes before drawing conclusions about signal quality.

Key ideas

• The indicator applies a super smoother in its RSI calculation.
• Wilder’s exponential smoothing is presented as the conventional smoothing approach.
• The resulting series is described as similar to RSX but distinct from it.
• The document gives no performance evidence or detailed parameter guidance.

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