DMI_DX

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Keyword Description

DX (Wilder)

Class

Indicator

Where Legal

Resources

Entry Logic

Exit Logic

Initial Size

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Syntax

DMI_DX[n]

Where n is an integer representing the number of days in the study.

Example

Sample code

COL2 = DMI_DX[30] 

 

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Directional Indicators ( -DI, +DI, DX, ADX)

DX is defined as: (+DI minus -DI) / (+DI plus -DI)  * 100

These indicators were designed and popularized by Welles Wilder and are calculated exactly as he specified. Other software products use their own calculation methods. The calculations for them are fairly involved and are explained in his "New Concepts in Technical Analysis"