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Relative vigor index simple moving average
A simple moving average of the Relative Vigor Index, typically used as that indicator's own signal line.
What the numbers mean
4
The single setting is the length of the average applied to RVI to form its signal line. Four is conventional; a longer setting produces fewer, later crossings.
- 4 — the conventional signal-line length
- 10 — a slower version giving fewer, later crossings
How it is used
Read only in relation to RVI itself — the crossing of the two lines is the signal, with the distance between them indicating how fast vigour is shifting.
- Read only against RVI itself; the crossing is the whole signal
- The gap between the two lines shows how fast vigour is shifting
How it relates to everything else
This is a component rather than an indicator — the same role the 9-period EMA plays for MACD. On its own the line carries no information.
- Signal line for RVI, exactly as the 9 EMA is for MACD
- Lengthen it to cut false crossings, at the cost of lateness
What to watch for
On its own the line means nothing. It is a component, not an indicator.