Mass Index

Function Prototype

/* Mass Index */
/* Type: indicator */
/* Input arrays: 2    Options: 1    Output arrays: 1 */
/* Inputs: high, low */
/* Options: period */
/* Outputs: mass */
int ti_mass_start(TI_REAL const *options);
int ti_mass(int size,
      TI_REAL const *const *inputs,
      TI_REAL const *options,
      TI_REAL *const *outputs);

Description

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The Mass Index is used to identify trend reversals.

Mass Index takes on parameter, the period n.

It is calculated for each bar as follows:

The Exponential Moving Average used in the calculation each use a fixed period of 9.

See Also

• Exponential Moving Average

References

• Achelis, S. (2000) Technical Analysis from A to Z, 2nd Edition

Example Usage

Calling From C

/* Example usage of Mass Index */
/* Assuming that 'high' and 'low' are pre-loaded arrays of size 'in_size'. */
TI_REAL *inputs[] = {high, low};
TI_REAL options[] = {5}; /* period */
TI_REAL *outputs[1]; /* mass */

/* Determine how large the output size is for our options. */
const int out_size = in_size - ti_mass_start(options);

/* Allocate memory for output. */
outputs[0] = malloc(sizeof(TI_REAL) * out_size); assert(outputs[0] != 0); /* mass */

/* Run the actual calculation. */
const int ret = ti_mass(in_size, inputs, options, outputs);
assert(ret == TI_OKAY);

Calling From Lua (with Tulip Chart bindings)

-- Example usage of Mass Index
mass = ti.mass(high, low, 5)

Example Calculation

period = 5

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