Ultimate Oscillator

The Ultimate Oscillator (UO) was developed by Larry Williams in the 1980s. This indicator combines an instrument’s price action during 3 different time frames into one bounded oscillator. The user may change the period lengths. This indicator’s definition is further expressed in the condensed code given in the calculation below. Click here for more information.

How To Trade Using Ultimate Oscillator

Adjust the top and bottom guides to control the quantity and quality of the trading signals. If the OU crosses above the top guide a sell signal will be generated. Conversely, if the OU crosses below the bottom guide a buy signal will be given.

How To Access in MotiveWave

Go to the top menu, choose Study>General>Ultimate Oscillator

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Calculation

//period = user defined, default is 7
//period2 = user defined, default is 14
//period3 = user defined, default is 28
//TL = true low, BP = buying pressure
//TR = true range, prev = previous
//index = current bar number, sig = signal

prevClose = close[index-1];
TL = Math.min(low, prevClose);
BP = close - TL; 
TR = getTrueRange(index); 
// Calculate BPSum1 and TRSum1
sumBP1 = sum(index, period, BP);
umTR1 = sum(index, period, TR);
DIV1 =  sumBP1/sumTR1;
// Calculate BPSum2 and TRSum2
sumBP2 = sum(index, period2, BP);
sumTR2 = sum(index, period2, TR);
DIV2 = sumBP2/sumTR2;
// Calculate BPSum2 and TRSum2
sumBP3 = sum(index, period3, BP);
sumTR3 = sum(index, period3, TR);
DIV3 = sumBP3/sumTR3);
// Now we have enough data to calculate the Ultimate Osc
RawUO = 4*DIV1) + 2*DIV2 + Values.DIV3;
Plot: UO = (RawUO / (4 + 2 + 1)) * 100;
// Signals
buy =  crossedAbove(UO, topGuide);
sell = crossedBelow(UO, bottomGuide);