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Ratio-Adjusted McClellan Oscillator

A McClellan oscillator calculated from 1000 times net advances divided by advancing plus declining issues.

Also known asRatio-Adjusted McClellan Oscillator (RAMO)Ratio-adjusted breadth oscillator

Definitions

In plain terms

This version first scales the advance-decline difference by the number of issues that actually moved, then compares fast and slow trends of that normalized input.

Technical

Define r_t = 1000(A_t-D_t)/(A_t+D_t) when A_t+D_t is nonzero, apply the 10% and 5% recurrences under one initialization policy, and compute RAMO_t = T10_t(r)-T5_t(r).

Scope

Unchanged issues are excluded from this denominator by methodology; zero-denominator status, eligibility, seeding, revision handling, and rounding remain explicit package policies.

Formula

r_t = 1000*(A_t-D_t)/(A_t+D_t); RAMO_t = T10_t(r) - T5_t(r)
LaTeX: r_t=1000\frac{A_t-D_t}{A_t+D_t},\quad RAMO_t=T^{10}_t(r)-T^{5}_t(r)
SymbolMeaningUnit
A_tAdvancing issue count at tissues
D_tDeclining issue count at tissues
r_tRatio-adjusted breadth inputscaled breadth points
RAMO_tRatio-Adjusted McClellan Oscillatorscaled breadth points

Output unit: scaled breadth points

Examples

  • With 600 advances and 400 declines, the ratio-adjusted input is 200 before the two trends are updated.

Common misconceptions

  • Ratio adjustment does not make the oscillator a percentage; the conventional input is scaled by 1000.

Concept relationships

Where this concept is used

Evidence and governance

  1. Ratio Adjusted Summation Index McClellan Financial Publications · first party methodology

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition, formula, units, variant distinction

    Limits: Historical interpretive thresholds are not universal trading rules; the source does not prescribe the package's evidence or software failure policies.

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