Definitions
In plain terms
The ready point is the first row where the calculation has enough accepted history to return a complete value instead of a warm-up status.
Technical
For a multi-state recursive calculation, the ready point is the earliest eligible index where all component initialization predicates are true and the output contract permits a numeric result.
Scope
This is a software-output boundary chosen by the package; a vendor may expose partial or differently seeded values earlier.
Examples
- If both McClellan trends require 39 accepted observations, the oscillator first becomes ready on the 39th accepted observation.
Common misconceptions
- The ready point does not prove that an indicator is predictive or statistically stable.
Concept relationships
Where this concept is used
- ImportantTraditional McClellan Oscillator: Compare Fast and Slow Raw BreadthD04-F02-A01
- ImportantRatio-Adjusted McClellan OscillatorD04-F02-A02
- ImportantTraditional McClellan Summation IndexD04-F02-A03
- ImportantRatio-Adjusted Summation Index (RASI)D04-F02-A04
- ImportantMcClellan Volume OscillatorD04-F02-A05
- ImportantMcClellan Volume Summation IndexD04-F02-A06
- ImportantExponential Moving Average (EMA)D07-F01-A02
Evidence and governance
- Calculating the McClellan Oscillator McClellan Financial Publications · first party methodology
Supports: variant distinction
Limits: Does not prescribe one universal initialization, missing-session, revision-resolution, rounding, or software interface policy.
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