Using a Detrended Synthetic Price Oscillator and Bar Display

Summary

This brief note discusses the Detrended Synthetic Price indicator, attributed to John Ehlers, and compares ways of displaying it. The author finds versions that rely on fixed threshold levels cumbersome because the levels may need adjustment for each symbol, timeframe, or parameter configuration. As an alternative, the note favors a version without signal lines, displayed as colored bars on the main chart, and mentions comparing that display with oscillator and bar variants under different coloring settings.

The document does not explain the indicator’s calculation, define how bar colors should be interpreted, or give entry and exit rules. It also supplies no chart, test results, or evidence that the suggested display improves decisions. It is therefore a limited implementation and visualization observation, rather than a complete trading method; users would need additional documentation and independent validation before applying it as a signal.

Key ideas

• The note attributes the Detrended Synthetic Price indicator to John Ehlers.
• It says fixed-level implementations may require adjustments across symbols, timeframes, and parameter settings.
• The author prefers a version without signal lines, displayed as colored bars on the main chart.
• No calculation details, trading rules, or performance evidence are provided.

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